The Jordanian Universities Network is part of the National Broadband Network (NBN) which aims to implement the Royal Initiative of Connecting Jordanians. This network was created to provide an advanced TCP/IP network for Jordan’s Research Institutions and Public Universities.
The network was built using dark fiber leased from National Electricity Power Company (NEPCO) on Indefeasible Right to Use (IRU) basis. The reason for dark fiber is the freedom of selecting the transmission technology as well as the communication speed. The fiber network now connects all the Public Universities except the Tafila Technical University.
The Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) was the selected technology to be used in the core of the Universities Network. MPLS was selected because of its Flexibility, Scalability, Security and Management.
Currently; JUNet is subscribing for 910 Mbps IP bandwidth. This bandwidth is distributed to the Universities via the fiber network of JUNet based on internal arrangements between JUNet and these Universities.
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