State Wide Area Network (SWAN)
About the Project
State Wide Area Network is one of the core projects under National e-Governance Plan. The network is envisaged to connect sub-offices at tehsil level and district level to the State Headquarter through appropriate communication media to form a closed user group to carry voice, data and video traffic To setup one nodal point i.e. Point of Presence at each State/District/Block Headquarter Under the SWAN project for A&N Islands, it is proposed to setup hybrid communication network of BSNL and ISRO established Development Communication Network in A&N Islands The network has been planned with one State Head Quarter, four District Head Quarter and fourteen Block Head Quarter in A&N Islands.
Purpose:
To develop a closed loop network of all Government Offices and Common Service Centres to access all the application hosted in the State Data Centre To provide second line of communication (data, video and voice) connecting 18 locations across A&N Islands to support Disaster Preparedness / Management activities To provide Intranet Mail service for A&N Administration Employee spread over all the inhabited Islands.
Outcome:
Provide a conduit between CSCs, Departments and Data Centre, also among departments Enable effective implementation of e-Governance initiatives till last mile Strengthen Disaster Management Capacity Improve the data communication efficiency.