Network Administration and Research Center (NARC)
Khurram Mahmood
Director Networks
Email: [email protected]
Ph: 051- 9047463, Fax: 051- 9047420
NARC Research Facilities
Network Administration and Research Center (NARC)
was founded to provide better support and services
to the University. NARC is an outcome of University
Computerization and Network Enhancement
Program (UCNEP) project. Under UCNEP project,
state of the art equipment was procured and latest
technology was introduced to enhance the quality of
communication infrastructure, existing Lab facilities
and processes of the University.
NARC is responsible for design and development of
networking infrastructure within University campus
and sub campuses. It also provides 24 hour internet
facilities for the university. Wireless hotspots are
available in campus of the of the university to use
internet and Intranet services for students and
researchers. NARC staff comprises of highly skilled, well qualified
and technically competent workers who perform
their tasks as a passion of their life.
NARC is not only limited to provide services to the
University and its sub campuses, it also helps in
providing technical assistance to other projects of
national interest. NARC staff is actively involved in
providing consultancy services to other universities
and educational institutes, thus contributing towards
the development of IT infrastructure of Pakistan.
NARC provides 24 hours research facilities to PhD
scholars and researchers. All facilities provided by
NARC are available round the clock. This includes
Digital Library which provides free access to
research papers and technical material from leading
international forums and organizations around the
world. It also provides High Performance Computing
(HPC) facilities for students and researchers.
Necessary equipment required to complete the students in their semester and final year projects is provided
free of cost to the students. Moreover technical guidance is
also provided to them. NARC hosted the 17th International
Conference on Microelectronics (ICM'05) held in December
2005 and ICOCN-07(International Conference on Optical
Communication and Networks)
NARC is currently providing support in the following areas:
• Wireless Adhoc Networks
• Wireless Mesh Networks
• Network Routing
• Network Simulation
• Stateful inspection Firewalls
• Optical Fiber
• Secure VoIP communication
• Clusters and Grid Computing
• WiFi
• Blade Server
• Students Email Service using Google Apps
• Central Storage System for Faculty and Students
• Online Course Management System