TheTaiwan Academic Network (TANet) was founded in 1980 byMinistry of Education (Taiwan) andTaiwanese universities in order to assist with teaching and research activities for educational andresearch institutions. In 2006, TANet provided services to almost 4 million people.[1]
As of 2014, all colleges and universities are connected to the network, as well as another 4,000primary andsecondary schools.
In mid 1980, The Ministry of Education introduceBITNET university teaching and research network system, providing research network with international e-mail and files transfer services. In late 1980, Ministry of Education Science and Technology Advisory Office (Renamed toAdvisory Office in 1990)DirectorChang Jin-fu provision is made and commissioned by the Science and Technology AdvisoryWen-Tsuen Chen to subsidy mainly the National Universities to build a universities network. July 1990, Ministry of Educationcomputer center invite those universities to set up a "Taiwan Academic Network (TANet)" usingTCP/IP protocol of Internet-based system. It was Taiwan's first Internet system, but also basis of the internet system of Taiwan further development of government and commercial Internet. Since 1999, Ministry of Education to promote primary and secondary schools to use ADSL connections to TANet, make IT education down roots, so far TANet has become the platform of network and information for all levels of school education.[2]
The early TANet connecting Taiwan academic institutions and research institutions are using telephone connection, bandwidth was 9.6 kbit/s. On 3 December 1991, a 64 kbit/s data connection toJvNCnet inPrinceton University, United States was made. It was Taiwan's first international network connection.[3][4] In early 1994, aT1 connection is connected toHinet, become Taiwan's firstpeering Internet connection. In June 1994, a 10 Mbit/sEthernet connection toSEEDNet, Taiwan start to connect to multi-network network connection. After years of expansion of TANet, TANet Network Structure can be divided in National Backbone Network, Area-based Network and School-Based Network, TANet National Backbone Network was upgraded to 10 Gigabit Ethernet in 2005. As of April 2008, connection to the United States wasSTM16 (2488.32 Mbit/s), connection to Taiwan other networks bandwidth was 102.718 Gbit/s.[citation needed]
TANet Network Structure is as below:[5]
TANet select one University Unit in various location, and setup Network Regional Center, to assist the school and Academic Research Unit in sharing Internet Resource in the region.
Assignment of IP Address according toAsia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) and Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC). Most of TANet IP begins with 140.92, 140.109 to 140.138, there also 192.83, 192.192 and 163.13 to 163.28, 163.28 is reserved to TANet and Regional Network Proxy Range.Domain name mainly end with edu.tw.