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HARNET (The Hong Kong Academic and Research Network) is the wide-area network that links up the campus networks of the eight local universities with the Internet and Internet2. Currently HARNET has separate links to the U.S. Internet, HKIX (Hong Kong Internet Exchange), CERNET (China Education and Research Network) and TANET (Taiwan Academic Network). CTNET has multiple links to HARNET for Internet traffic as well as video conferencing and video broadcasting activities amongst the member institutions. Wharf T&T – CTNET has its own connection to the Internet via Wharf T&T with a bandwidth of 35 Mbps. IPv6 Gateway CTNET is connected to the global IPv6 networks via a direct connection. With these connections in place, CTNET users may experiment or try out Internet applications running on top of the next generation IP protocols. Voice Gateways In a move towards a converged network, over 2,000 IP phones are installed and connected to the campus network. Voice gateways on CTNET are connected to the public telephone network with T1 trunk lines for handling incoming and outgoing calls. |
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