Where is Nepalese IPv6 Task Force

Its Nepalese bad habits that they never initiate by themselves for the innovation as well as solving of any problem within the countries. This is the scenarios from Nepalese politics to every other sector where let non-Nepalese solve our problem. Prithvi Narayan Shah said that “ NEPAL DUI(2) DHUNGA BICHKO TARULA HO”, instead our famous artist Manoj Gajurel said: “NEPAL DUI (2) TARUL BICH KO DHUNGA HO”.  I really appreciate with Manoj Gajurel with this famous quotation ha ha. And it’s the reality. If we look at the policits, technology, economy, education bla blab la…everything…our side by countries is far ahead.

Technologies enter very late in Nepal. Nepalese follow the technologies only after other countries implement earlier (4/5 yrs before). This is obvious because we Nepalese are poor in every sector. Electricity, education, technology, politics but proudly to say we are very ahead in doing strike…:P. it’s my fault, it’s your fault, its his/her fault, it’s all Nepalese faults that we want to do nothing or we can’t do anything even if we try it. Might be it’s a situation or condition of Nepal that we always in dilemma.

Its been five years since I have been operating IPv6 network in Tribhuvan University Nepal under AI3/SOI-ASIA (http://soi.ioe.edu.np)  project, WIDE University. The project’s major objective is sharing/transferring the knowledge Asia-wide and world-wide with the latest internet technology (IPv6 Network Infrastructure). We always talk about how to spread the technology and education within the countries through this project on every Bi-Annual Meeting. However, I am not fulfilling those what I want. I have to say “its my mistake”.  First time we have implemented IPv6-Network in Nepal (2007 continuing initiating from 2005 after TU became the SOI partner) via its university research network from AI3 Project. Center for Information Technology (CIT) IOE Pulchowk campus has its IPv6-only Network where online classes are conducting almost daily via SOI (School on the Internet) project(www.soi.asia). But it remains as it is. No more extension. With my Five years working experience over IPv6 network (consists of IPv6 servers and routers), I came into some level of confidence to extend IPv6 over Nepalese backbone network. But unfortunately there is no any government backbone network I found. However there are some private practices for the research network (http://www.nren.net.np) establishment in Nepal. Almost Nepalese ISPs are directly connected with outside network. It is recommended to have government backbone network with secure gateway so that Nepal could be the transit network. Making Nepal as ICT transit point is the objective of IT-policy 2057. Are there any activities to fulfill that objective? Of course we heard the optic fiber network from Nepal<>Khasa (china). East-west optical fiber network and optical connectivity with India. These all initiated by Nepal Telecom, the leading company of Nepal. Nepal Telecom is going to implement NGN starting with this year from its network. But what about IPv6 Implementation. No problem, we can implement NGN over ipv4 network however future of the internet addressing is IPv6 where all the NGN services can only be fulfilled with new addressing mechanism.

IANA already announced the address space exhaustion (http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/index.html) with IPv4 and by 2011 there won’t be IPv4 address any more. (http://ipv6.he.net/statistics/ ,IPv4 exhaustion report). In this scenario, it is the time for Nepal to have activities for the IP issues. India, china, Pakistan ….and all other countries have already planned to move to IPv6 infrastructure with the formation of IPv6 task force. (http://ipv6forum.org.in/).

Activities of IPv6 task force India
·    Liaison with members of the national and international community to spread awareness of IPv6 in the areas of technology, policy and business.
·    Arrange summits and awareness events periodically.
·    Share new developments with the members and community, through locally hosted resources.
·    Encourage showcasing of IPv6 deployment and interoperability, including applications.
·    Identify and drive projects in IPv6 product development.
·    Promote India as a solutions provider for IPv6 services.
·    Align with the activities of the international Forum.

Pakistan IPv6 Task Force (Pkv6TF)

The Pakistan IPv6 Task Force (Pkv6TF) is dedicated to the advancement and propagation of IPv6 (Internet Protocol, version 6) in the Pakistan. Comprised of individual members, rather than corporate sponsors, the Pkv6TF mission is to provide technical leadership and innovative thought for the successful integration of IPv6 into all facets of networking and telecommunications infrastructure, present and future. Through its continued facilitation of technical and business case whitepapers, IPv6-centric conferences & seminars, IPv6 test bed and IPv6 deployment readiness guides, the Pkv6TF will strive to be the guiding force for IPv6 adoption and readiness in the Pakistan region.

In this context, it is the time for Nepal government to think about IPv6 task force. Then who is responsible on it? HLCIT or NCIT??? Right now I am currently working on NTA where I am expecting to work on ICT and Telcom QoS control. High Level Commission for Information Technology (HLCIT) is the government policy making body to enhance ICT sector of Nepal. Under HLCIT, National Information Technology Center (NITC) is the executive body. In last 2009, HLCIT chairman had briefly took suggestions with me to have IPv6 initiative in Nepal. As being an experienced IPv6 operator, I had committed with my capacity to him regarding IPv6 implementation in Nepal.  I have googled about the IPv6 status in Nepal. Till this date, I could found nothing activities for IPv6 Implementation. Instead I got some commenting mails regarding the establishment of IPv6 forum and taskforce in Nepal.

Mr. Latif Ladid, Chair, European IPv6 Task Force and President, IPv6 FORUM, is quite interested to form IPv6 forum in Nepal and let help Nepal in IPv6 implementation through global IPv6 forum.

Should Nepal government say “ let ISPs migrate the network by themselves without any guideline or do whatever they want? Or lets build an IPv6 taskforce under Nepal government and include all ISPs encourage to implement IPv6 in Nepal.  I hope HLCIT (as an ICT policy maker) will take short initiative as soon as possible to implement IPv6 in Nepal. International Telecommunication Union has also maintained the activity sites regarding the IPv6 (http://www.itu.int/net/ITU-T/ipv6/activities.aspx).

i hope Nepal Government will soon proceed for  deployment of IPv6 in Nepal. As a concerned professional, i am always in support from my capacity to implement IPv6 in Nepal.

Double Benefit: Moment of Enjoyment and closeness with new environment

I could not remember when did I join the last picnic while I was in IOE. Hummmm…yes I can remember the day at Daxinkali Picnic with IOE-DOECE Group. It was really exciting moment for me. It was the year of 2007 when I became 2 years old with my IOE job. Picnic is one of the most important moment where attendees enjoy with friends, seniors and juniors. Wake up early morning, be hurry..go to office, spent whole time in office, return back home, eat and sleep….rerun the cycle whole life.. its really being tedious and monotonous for anyone who has job. So sometimes we human beings definitely need some refreshment periodically. That’s why this picnic was organized by NTA group as an official entertainment program.

I really wanna give thanx to the organizer that this picnic gave me double benefit. I am new in NTA..the most one newcomers. Hence I was roaming with the environment when I can be familiar with whole NTA family as soon as possible. This picnic program helped me to interact with all staffs and with board members too.

Place was lakuri bhanjyang, really exciting place where I felt I am on the top of mountain. The snow falling hilly zone is quite near from the spot.

enjoyed watching the moment too. Eating, Drinking, Dancing and sharing the feelings..anyway nice moment

Ha..Ha..Ha....Bishnu..seems quite angried with sunil....and so...sunil is...ha ha ha

Nice View of Himal from Picnic Spot

Moment of Enjoyment

definitely he will won who is getting back support from our CM...:p..ha ha ha
Moment of Enjoyment

this is the way how to love the boss...ha ha

DDs and ADs of NTA!!!

My Volunteer Post Promotion!!!

It is been THREE months since I have been working as System Administrator which is my volunteer post promotion just after I became Asst. Professor at IOE. I hope everybody knows the meaning of this word “volunteer”. But the pattern of my work is quite interesting. It seems neither volunteer nor professional activities. Because I felt myself that I am not working properly in my old office. Sometimes damn care but sometimes caring too. Sometimes when I got a call regarding the problems, my answers would simply be “that’s not my responsibilities” but sometimes feeling that I am not fulfilling responsibilities myself.

I have to recommend lower level staff’s leave, recommend for equipments procurement process and blab bla bla..but officially, it is not legal as its being not the scope of volunteer.

These days I got a post “System Administrator” of CIT which is my former office after I got new appointment of DOECE. I am sorry I am not handling all the works within this office as being system administrator. It is just a “kam chalau” ..Because I am just waiting system and network engineer who only can handle the responsibilities as assigned. Another problem is I don’t have time to do research on networking and system administration. This might be the cause due to my other professional engagement.

I know that I am really benefitted from this post that is only I gain from my office. It is not a simple one who got volunteer to handle whole system with its big network. Imagine why people want to do volunteer in UN, World Bank etc…..

Previously I was system engineer, now I am one level promoted to handle all technical and nontechnical administrations so called “System Administrator”. Anyway it is my big achievement.

Quite surprised!!!..There was big transition in my life during the period between last and current new post in my blog. Definitely I have to write the effect of change in my life but time ..time time……really tough to manage the time.

Software Track: Cyber Mall Automation System

writing a program for a programmer is not big task as compared with designing front end and backend. Before that, analysis to have perfect output is the major one. without having depth analysis, one cant design the system. Further without having perfect design, coding is not possible. While i was in second year at my Bachelor study, i always tried to have code first and get output then others like keeping focus on analysis and design. But i realized the importance of analysis and design in my final year project. Our motto was to get the product completely implementable for the competitive market. Though somehow, we were successful but limited time could not allow us to get the perfect outcome.

Anyway i was quite satisfied with my work in my project. I was always worried about the project because my other partners were more relaxing. I also felt that leading in a project is not an easy task. Analyze the system, design the system, coding, reporting ...means like following software development life cycle properly. But who can handle which part..proper work division in a group may not lead to desired output.

Here i want to describe briefly about what my project was. the project was entitled "Cyber Mall Automation System". In Kathmandu Valley, there are lots of cyber cafes but no one Cyber was found to be automated. Time manipulation, bill generation were not the only activities out project captured. This project was designed with border concept that a cyber cafe may provide cafe service as well as the necessary stationery for the internet users. A cyber may have pre-registered users who can balance for month, year or even lifetime so that every time its not necessary for him/her to pay for the service. Cafe administration system should have to deduce the price automatically for the registered users as well. No problem, one can pay on the spot for the service.

We already have computers in networking. Definitely there should be a gateway server on its Cyber LAN. Hence to implement a software system for allCcyber activities with cafe services requires no more resource addition. Just run the software on its LAN as a client-server environment. Based upon this concept, the project was formulated. the major facilities of the package are:

1. client-server based.
2. calculate the time based on processor's clock tick for the internet users.
3. realtime cafe service as per the order by the client from his/her desk.
4. Advance Payment system for the frequent internet users (once a users is registered, he can access the cyer facilities until his balance donto cross the minimum threshold)
5. realtime bill generation.
6. daily/monthly/yearly report generation for managerial action.
7. Remote monitoring of the client machine (shutdown client, lock/unlock client etc...)
and many more.

The Concept:
1. the server keeps status of its all clients in the network by polling every minutes.
2. server database contains clients_PC database, Items Inventory Lists, internet users database.
3. server keeps log of every users conenction and order activities.
4. server gives alarm based on clients orders/requests.
5. client could not access internet without providing username/password.
6. registered users and guest users are treated separately to maintain the necessary information.
7. server can shutdown the remote PCs at time at the office close time.

The figure on the left shows the collecting hosts information just after running the server process. When an operator logs into the server, it starts finding out the live clients and listed its status. When any user logs into the client for the internet access, it is responded to server and listed on the same session table which has client host, status (power on/off), internet session, logged in username, type of
user(guess/registered), and time span.

The server databse must maintan the host information in its LAN. When new PC is connected to LAN, the name and IP address for that PC needs to be specified and registered into the server databse. Client PC never sends client name and client IP to server. so first its name/IP should be specified in the server databse and client package have to be installed on the new client.

The service provider not only provide the internet but also provide cafe service. when internet users want to have snacks, he can place an order immediately. Hence the server database maintains items inventory with its rates and availability information for that day.

It is remote control window in server side. this window lists all the live PC on the LAN. Just before closing the Cyber, the administrator shutdown all PC from server control. in addition, if any one internet users found doing fraud, admin can lock the clinet machine immediately.

For any MIS and automated system, Report is the most. It helps to analyze to do further decision and actions.

This is client's welcome screen. iI there is server failure, client may connect to another server choosing from the list of servers. Without connecting to server, no one client can enter into the system. All the special keys are disabled for security purpose.

After client logged into the client PC, his time starts the cliet only send the login time and logout time to server. But for cliet's reference, it is continuously displays on the clinet side.

The order placement window. the item list on the table shows the available items for that moment. Client must first put order adding items on his/her basket and finally order as per his/her requirements.

Hence, this software has lots of features which i cant explain in detail all about within this blog. We did our much effort to make the system user friendly and attractive too as well as bug free. It can be implemented to anywhere like not only to Cyber cafes but also to a departmental store which supplies goods where we can avoid internet billing rather we may focus on items billing.

Software Track - Object Oriented Programming (3-D visualization of Complex Poynomial)

I just looked back to my project developed as subject project while studying BE Computer Engineering@IOE. Among the different types of programming, I like Object Oriented Programming specially JAVA due to its robustness, architectural independence, parallel processing (thread), and other properties of OOPs.

Computer Graphics, one of the interesting subjects of study. Rajendra Dev Adhikari (Currently telecom engineer), was the subject teacher encouraged us to develop project in graphics. We had to implement Gaurad shading and other necessary algorithms if possible.

Myself (Babu Ram Dawadi) with my roommate Arun Parajuli in IOE hostel decided to draw complex polynomial using Hornor’s Method (studied in Numerical Method). Arun Parajuli was quite perfect in JAVA multithreading. Hence our effort came into realization that we perfectly developed a project combining graphics algorithm and Numerical Method Algorithm. The project was developed in JAVA Swing. If you supply coefficients of a polynomial, then the program shows the 3-D plot like shown below.

AAA for Wired and Wireless Campus Area Internet Users @IOE Pulchowk

Center for Information Technology of IOE Pulchowk campus has been managing Internet Users over WINNT Domain. It has been 4 years since I have been working as system/network administrator managing different servers of IOE.EDU.NP domain and SOI System under WIDE Project. During this run, several improvement have been done like IOE Mail, bandwidth management, power management, network management and hardware update etc.. But it’s a universal truth that clients never satisfy with the service.

As a consequence, I tried to remove all the domain controllers with old P2 Dell server and replace the authentication through radius users over Quad Core 2Ghz Dell Server. I found radius authentication the best one solution for wired/wireless and dialup users. So that through a single database server can control all kinds of user’s authentication though LDAP is also another solution. IOE Pulchowk has more than 2000 users on its LAN, so it’s not the easy task to maintain more than 1500 machines enabled with internet. Virtual LANs on the central backbone switch, two Transparent Proxies, and two Radius servers enabled the system a bit manageable.
Chillispot is a wireless captive portal mostly suitable on wireless internet, though it can be used in wired LAN (UAM technique). I designed to have a concept of utilizing chillispot on wired as well as wireless LAN. Chilli-Radius Authentication with appropriate firewall and bandwidth control is the current implementation as new authentication system in IOE Pulchowk Campus. But performance is another major issue whether the new system might have shown improvement in internet access or not.
The central authentication system is supposed to have some benefits like:
•Users can be captured with their MAC/IP address
•MAC authentication can be implemented
•Fraud users can be identified
•Users with unnecessary site access can be easily traced.
•All the users request is passed through transparent proxy: performance is supposed to be improved
•Public IP block Saved (private Class B IP addressing has been implemented)
•Web based password change option

There is still difficulty in wireless user’s authentication in case of using wireless routers. Normal Wireless router doesn’t have authentication within itself. But due to over traffic chilli and firewall process seems not working properly. Symptoms of frequent connectivity breakdown may need more research and test.




authentication system

The basic authentication and internet system is as follows:
•When a client browse the internet, the gateway servers running chilli and proxy provides authentication page to clients.
•Client supply the username and password which is forwarded to radius servers for the users validation.
•Radius server replies with the validation information to chilli, then the users are authenticated and the subsequent request of users would be forwarded to transparent proxy.
•Users can be seen online until he/she logged out.




Lists of users with their machines IP/MAC address accessing internet

My First Attempt: Paper Presentation in an International Conference & IT Park Visit

“International Conference on Electronic Commerce in the 21^st Century” was the main title of the conference held in June 2 to 4 at Soaltee Crown Plaza, Kathmandu Nepal. When I appeared in SIGCOMM 2007 conference at Kyoto Japan, I was really surprised with the environment. I hadn’t had expected that environment on this conference though I was curious about the situation because I had to present my paper there. What if I could not answer expert’s questions!! :O. I was a bit afraid as the hall was full of foreigner and locals. My English is not good so far though I had already prepared somehow to cover up my 30mins presentation time.

The organizer had mistakes in formatting my paper which could easily be pointed out from the wrong mail address and wrong picture placement. Any way I felt really comfortable with presentation and as per my knowledge, I easily tackled the questions at the end.

Australian professor Kuzic was a bit funny and impressive. Almost Asian guys especially Indians were presenting their paper just reading slides. Kuzic commented it out that just to explain what we would understand...no need to read line by line. Another professor Leon from Luxemburg wanted to start his session with European Style (keep the audiences relaxed ...like provide them beer, whisky…). Sometimes the hall was disturbed with mobile ring during middle of the presentation…ha ha...it’s a Nepalese Style.

The last day of the conference was already planned for foreigner to visit to IT Park. By the way, I had never got a chance to visit IT park of Nepal which was located alone at Banepa. This was my opportunity having trip with foreign professors to IT Park. The member secretary and full time member of HLCIT briefly described about the environment and technology currently implemented in IT Park. One thing what they focused with proudly was about finger print verification to permit into the room. Ha ha ha...it was already old and nothing for foreigner. Hence Australian professor frankly commented that not to be proud of our work but be focused what we could do and approached with vision to Indian and Chinese which are the two major IT industries of the world. I appreciated his comment.

Discussion meeting at IT-Park, Banepa

Group photo on the IT-Park premise

The trip to Bhaktapur Durbar Square was also quite interesting. I had to visit friends in the evening for software development and outsourcing plan. So I just separated from the group who had next plan to visit to Pashupati around 5:15PM from Quoteshwor. Thanks much to Dr. Tank Dhamala (Head, TU Central Department of Computer Science) for such a nice trip and for the successful completion of the conference.