AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUILDING OF THE INDONESIA
PAGUYUBAN COMPUTER NETWORK

Onno W. Purbo, Ph.D
Computer Network Research Group
Inter University Center on Microelectronics
Institute of Technology Bandung
Bandung 40132
Tel: 62-22 250-4256
FAX: 62-22 250-5442
yc1dav@itbgtw.itb.ac.id
onno-itb@kesemek.cs.ui.ac.id

	In this report, an overview of the current status of the Indonesia Paguyuban computer network is presented. Transmission Control Protocol / InterNet Protocol (TCP/IP) is used as our main communication protocol to enable an ease interconnection of various Local Area Networks and computer types into a unified network. Packet radio technology is used as our major long distance telecommunication technology to build our national backbone. Locally developed application softwares to support the operation and the use of the Paguyuban Indonesia computer network is reported. Finally, various efforts to develop locally the required hardware, including, high-speed PC-based High Level Data Link Controller (HDLC) card, high-speed 56Kbps-250Kbps MSK modem, wide bandwidth radio transverter, will be presented.