DAK NET TECHNOLOGY

 

Although we are living in the 21 st century, technology is expanding more and more these days. There are some places and people who are isolated quite so apart from no phones, electricity and where even availability of water is a problem…What do you do when you want to provide digital communications such as email, voice mail etc.. to those places? There is a solution, let’s take the internet for a rural ride on a bike!!.. And yes learners, we are going to see such technology which is going to take us there “DAK Net”.

WHAT IS DAK NET?

To be simple it,

· Uses wireless technology

· Is an adhoc network

· Digital connectivity in rural areas.

To elaborate this, DAK Net is the term derived from the Hindi language “DAK” means post which is the form of communicating a message in the form of mail. It takes place in the form of wireless network providing internet through two/four wheelers or even a bicycle or any other transport at low cost in rural areas. This is not a permanent internet service, but it connects rural to urban. This concept was developed by MIT alumni and co-founders of First Mile Solutions Ritcher Fletcher and Amir Alexander.

COMPONENTS OF DAK NET:

1. HUB:

· Connection point which connects LAN segments.

· Consists of multiple ports

· It accepts input and broadcasts information to all devices in the network without any change.

2. KIOSK:

· Kiosk acts like an agent placed at regular intervals which provides internet services to required areas.

· It requires an interface to enable users to enter information and

· Amplifiers to support proper signal

3. MOBILE ACCESS POINT(MAP):

· Transmits data which is collected from kiosk and network

· Data is transferred by using low cost wi-fi radios

· MAP is placed on transportation vehicles which provides stored, forward and high band connectivity

WORKING OF DAK NET:

The first step is the installation of a hub with a server consisting of many nodes either through repeaters or directly. Kiosks are installed at public places. Hubs are connected to Kiosks so that transfer of information is done effectively.

Mobile Access Points are to be installed on moving transportation vehicles .People can access the internet through kiosks when MAP equipped vehicles are in the range of HUB because MAP transfers or receives data from Kiosks or hubs.

When the MAP equipped vehicle comes under the range of village WI-FI Kiosk and hub, it automatically senses wireless communication and synchronizes data from all rural kiosks, using the internet and thus data transfer takes place.

DAK NET is used for internet and intranet messaging. People can also have access to mobile e-commerce applications. The process of connecting rural to urban population through dak net has created many pros and cons. Let's have a look!!..

PROS:

· Implementation requires no wires or cables, so there is no installation and maintenance cost required.

·It provides stable bandwidth speed.

·As it is wireless, it is easy to expand across network coverage areas. There is no loss of information so that brings more connectivity among people.

CONS:

· There is limited storage space in the kiosk.

· Some applications such as VOIP are not supported by the network.

· The view of customized web pages which are found on some advanced sites cannot be viewed since it is unsupported.

“Applications are the key to generating end-user demand for Dak net technology” says USAID. In the future we have to be perceived as a one stop low cost information, digital services provider in rural areas. To achieve this working , exploring and improvising on cons in DAK net technology will definitely help us to satisfy all our people's needs.

Keep exploring… Thanks for reading !!..Hope you liked this blog, share your thoughts and stay engaged for more blogs.

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