A Presentation

on
“GSWAN”
Government of Gujarat IT Infrastructure
• Sachivalaya Integrated Communication Network
(SICN)

• Sachivalaya Campus Area Network (SCAN)

• Centralized Server Farm.

• Gujarat State Wide Area Network (GSWAN)

• Mobile VSAT Terminal (VSAT Van)

 GSWAN
Government of Gujarat (GOG) has setup Gujarat State
Wide Area Network (GSWAN), connecting all the Districts,
Talukas and all GoG offices to the State Center
Gandhinagar.
GSWAN supports Voice, Data and Video services on the
same Bandwidth. GSWAN has been Operated by Private
Operator on BOOT basis, for a period of 8 years.

TCIL has been appointed as ‘Third Party Auditor’ (TPA)

through tendering process, to evaluate the performance of
GSWAN.
Central Node
District Node
 GSWAN - Features
• BOOT (Build Own Operate Transfer) for 8 years.
• Connecting 25 Districts to State Center at Gandhinagar on
2 Mbps leased circuits upgradeable to 8 Mbps
• Connecting 225 Talukas to 25 District HQ on 64 Kbps
leased circuits upgradeable to 2 Mbps.
• Interconnecting more than 1900 GoG offices all over the
state for voice and data services.
• Video-conferencing between various GoG offices.
• Over 11000 E-mail IDs created for Government officers all
over the state.
• Over 125 Websites are hosted for various departments.
 GSWAN NETWORK DIAGRAM

Internet
GoG LAN VC Setup
EPABX
SC
(Gandhinagar)

Server Farm

Cisco 7513
VC Setup VC Setup

LAN
DC(1) DC(N) LAN

BSNL
Cisco 3662 2 Mbps Cisco 3662

BSNL BSNL
64 Kbps 64 Kbps EPABX
EPABX

TC TC
Cisco 1751 Cisco
1751
 GSWAN Network Concept

VIDEO
DATA
VOICE
Taluk HQ
District HQ DOT Leased lines State HQ
2Mbps
District HQ

NMS
Gandhi
Nagar
Taluk HQ
Network Management

Voice Data Video

GSWAN Statewide Voice Connectivity

TC # 1 EPABX
SC

TC # n 2 Mbps leased lines

GANDHINAGAR
from DoT
DC #1

TC # 1

TC # n DC # n EPABX

EPABX
 GSWAN Statewide Data connectivity

TC #1

LAN
LAN DC # 1 SC
2 mbps leased lines
from DoT

LAN
TC #n
LAN
LAN
Gandhinagar
TC #1 DC # n
LAN

LAN TC #n
Mode of Connectivity for GSWAN
• OFC / CAT 5 cabling ( For the office within 600
mtrs from DC GSWAN node and 1.5 Kms from TC
node).

• Wireless Units (For offices between 600 mtrs and

5 Kms. from Collector)

• 64 kbps Leased Circuits (For offices > 5 Kms.

away from Collector office)

• Dial up circuits (For all remote offices)

 Connectivity through OFC and OFC+Switch
(For the offices within 600 meters form GSWAN Control Room)

Offices to be
Offices to be connected through
connected through Transceiver & Switch Office B
Transceiver Tran receiver
Switch/Hub
Tran receiver
Office A Cat-5 OFC OFC Cat-5 Office C
GSWAN Control Room
5 Amp Power
At Collectorate Office Office D
Point 5 Amp Power
Point
 Connectivity through Wireless
(For the offices within 5 km form GSWAN Control Room)

Offices to be 6 mtr.
connected Roof Top
Tower 3 mtr.
through 3 mtr.
Roof Top Roof Top
Wireless Tower
Tower
Switch/Hub
Wi-LAN
Office A Wi-LAN
GSWAN Control Room Office B
At Collectorate Office Cat-5
Office C

Office D

Offices to be
connected through
Wireless & Switch
Connectivity through Leased Line and Switch
(For the offices more than 5 km from GSWAN Control Room)

Cisco 1751 Router

Cisco 1751 Router Office B
Switch/Hub
Cat-5
Office A Office C
Leased Line Leased Line
Offices to be RAD (64 kbps) (64 kbps) RAD Cat-5
connected through Modem Modem Office D
Leased Line GSWAN Control Room Offices to be
at Collectorate Office connected through
Leased Line & Switch
 CURRENT GSWAN NETWORK
VSAT

DATA Connected Video

to SCAN Conference
EPABX VOICE
(245 connected
out of 300)

SC
(Gandhinagar)
1 Video
Conference

DATA
(21 connected DC
out of 21)
BSNL
2 Mbps
BSNL
VOICE
BSNL
EPABX
(29 connected 64 Kbps
out of 30)
TC
DATA
(2 connected
out of 1)
VOICE
(2 connected
out of 2)
 PROJECTED GSWAN NETWORK AFTER 3 YEARS

VSAT

DATA Connected Video

to SCAN Conference
EPABX VOICE
(Scalable to 1000
connections)

SC
(Gandhinagar)
1 Video
Conference

DC
DATA
(Scalable BSNL
up to 52)
2 to 8 Mbps
VOICE BSNL
(Scalable 64 Kbps to 2 MB
Up to 170) EPABX
RAS (10 lines)

TC
DATA
(Scalable
up to 1)

VOICE
(Scalable
up to 9)
 GSWAN Expansion
1. State Center
• The capacity of GSWAN exchange will be increased
from existing 300 Connections to 1000 connections.
2. District Center
• GSWAN connectivity to existing 20 offices will be
extended to 30 more offices.
• 1 port in each office will increase to 3 ports.
3. Taluka Center
• GSWAN voice connectivity to existing 2 offices will be
extended to 4 more offices.
• 1 voice connection in Mamlatdar office will increase to 3
voice connections.
Operational Issues - Administrative
• Space for Setting up GSWAN nodes in
Districts and Talukas.
• Availability of Space for Installation of the
equipments.
• Provision of Stabilized Uninterrupted Mains
Power Supply.
• Restoration of Connectivity after shifting.
• Awareness of GSWAN.
• Issues related to BSNL / Bandwidth Provider
 Operational Issues - Technical
• Multiple Vendors working for GSWAN, Server Farm,
Wireless Equipments, Cabling, LAN / WAN equipments,
require very close coordination.
• Issues related to GSWAN Usage in Districts and Taluka
– Virus Removal
– IP Configuration
– Dial-Up Configurations
– User Authentication Installation
• Bandwidth Management related issues
• Security related issues
• Network Expansion related issues
Thank You