NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE NETWORK

NKN is a revolutionary step towards creating a knowledge society without boundaries. It will provide unprecedented benefits to the knowledge community and mankind at large. The purpose of such a knowledge network goes to the very core of the country's quest for building quality institutions with requisite research facilities and creates a pool of highly trained professionals. The NKN is a state-ofthe-art Pan-India network. It will facilitate the development of India's information infrastructure, stimulate research, and create next generation applications and services. NKN is designed to provide high availability, Quality of Service, security and reliability.