Armenian Environment in Internet

   
Armenian Environment in Internet

     Vahram Mekhitarian, Armenian Computer Center, vm@acc.am
    - Hovik Melikian, Armenian Computer Center, hovik@acc.am

   - Armenian Network Structure

                   

                              

                        

         

                            

The Armenian Network is structured as one common network. It is an fiber optics, ISM band radio and satellite communication network.

Actually the information interchange is by fiber optics. It goes through whole Armenia and connects to Europe-Asia Intercontinental network's fiber optics backbone in Meghri. All the rest components are reserve, in case of destroying the general fiber optics network, to organize a minimum size of communication.

Companies, that provide local networks, are connecting to Armenian Network by radio and fiber optics, and the existing satellite channel is connecting to general network for common use.

In local networks are used cable, radio and telephone lines.

It is important, that during construction of local networks, to pay attention at tendencies of development of the Armenian general network and support to its ordinary development. This will allow to make less expensive the creation and serving of local networks.

   `  
Armenian Environment in Internet basic structures

                     

                                                 99.9%  

                                                    

                                                   

                            

                                   

                                               

Say honestly, the discussions about the InterNet, remind me Marlboro's add, When after looking it people run to buy a horse.

Today, when someone speaks about international network, he speaks about connections, computers, modems, fiber optics and everything, but not about what the goal and what problems it going to solve. Unorganized policy in this major caused, that 99.9% of information interchanging is in Latin letters.

The government has his part of debt. There aren't standards, concrete requests and government institutions. Government position on this problem could be named uncareful. Impression is like that in Armenia people still ridding horses and they don't need the roads or mechanical industry.

But the greatest fault lies on high quality professionals of this major. They wanted instant gratification, they were technocrats which weren't carriers of their own culture, they behaved like users. They tried to solve humanitarian problems by giving only technical equipment to nation. (it is the same as to gift to Armenian Latin type-writer, without possibility to type on Armenian).

Armenian environment in the InterNet reminds, more trash than the Armenian Information Interchange System. And the Latin transliteration of Armenian words, in E_mail's, could be named at least insulting.

Rarely Armenian Home pages are so far from being perfect. Some people use character that aren't exist in Armenian alphabet.

What organizations are needed in international network to provide Armenian environment? Basing on current situation and developing features of InterNet it is necessary to create Armenian Global Communication center (Which we named ARPIE - armenian name of morning sun).

`   Arpie- The morning Sun.
      
Arpie - Armenian Internet Communication Center

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             

This fundamental structures in INTERNET, in our opinion will normally rule Armenian environment and will conduce to its general development.