DakNet To

Internet
The global system of
interconnected
computer networks
 Network
Applications
Everything is getting hi-tech nowadays and use of
internet has deepened its roots everywhere like:
File Sharing
e banking
e shopping
e ticketing
Cheap communication through E mails & VOIP
Research & Development
Entertainment
But…. Can They Afford
Internet Expenses??
 Here Comes The
Benefit Of DakNet
DakNet, an ad hoc network that uses
wireless technology to provide
asynchronous digital connectivity.
Developed by MIT Media Lab
Researchers.
Deployed in remote parts of both
India and Cambodia at a cost two
orders of magnitude less than that of
traditional landline solutions.
Daknet offers data to be transmitted over
short point-to-point links. It combines
physical and wireless data transport .Data
is transported by means of a mobile
access point, which automatically and
wirelessly collects and delivers data
from/to each kiosk on the network. Low
cost WIFI radio transceivers automatically
transfer the data stored in the MAP at high
bandwidth for each point- to- point
connection.
As the MAP-equipped vehicle
comes within range of a village WiFi enabled
kiosk, it automatically senses
the wireless connection and then
uploads and downloads tens of
megabytes of data.
When a MAP-equipped vehicle
comes within range of an Internet
access point (the hub), it automatically
synchronizes the data from all the rural
kiosks, using the Internet.
DakNet Enabled Public bus
DakNet Enabled Bikes
 POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS

The store-and-forward wireless network represented by

DakNet can be used for a wide variety of applications.

Internet/intranet messaging
Information distribution/broadcasting
Information Collection
Information Searching and Web
applications
 DAKNET IN ACTION
Daknet is currently in action in many places.
They are,
Bhoomi initiative in Karnataka
SARI (Sustainable Access for Rural India)
project of Tamilnadu
Ratnakiri project in Cambodia
This Is How A DakNet Dialing
System Appears
Scalability

DakNet provide a seamless method of

upgrading to always-on broadband
connectivity.
Can use the same hardware, software,
and user interface to enjoy real time
information access.
People Using DakNet
 Next Steps: Scaling It Up
DakNet is going to be deployed and
tested in larger implementations with
applications that exploit in broadband
capabilities.
The current R&D focus is on further
lowering the costs of the required and
developing a highly interoperable and
cross platform software module so that
deployment processes can be streamlined.
 DakNet Economics
A back-of-the-envelope calculation for DakNet
suggests that a capital investment of $5M
could equip 50,000 rural vehicles with a $100
MAP and thereby provide intermittent
broadband connectivity to most of rural India.
This is orders of magnitude lower in cost than
current alternatives for rural communications.
 CONCLUSION
Daknet’s low deployment cost and enthusiastic
reception by rural users has motivated dozens
of inquiries for further deployments. This provides
millions of people their first possibility for digital
connectivity. Increasing connectivity is the most
reliable way to encourage economic growth. The
larger goal is to shift the policy focus of the
Government’s universal service obligation funds
from wireless village telephones to wireless ad-
hoc networking. The shift will probable require
formal assessment for user satisfaction, resulting
economic growth and system reliability.
Queries !!
Abhishek Khurana
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