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IT PROJECTS (UNDER CAO/FOIS)

IT PROJECTS (UNDER CAO/FOIS). FIRST QUARTER REVIEW ******** PROGRESS AND CONCERNS. APPROACH. PRESENT PROJECT SPECIFIC DETAILS WITH AREAS REQUIRING BOARD’S INTERVENTION SHARE OUR VISION ON GENERAL ISSUES-INFRASTRUCTURE,TRAINING AND INSTITUTIONALISION . IMPORTANT PROJECTS. FOIS COA

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IT PROJECTS (UNDER CAO/FOIS)

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  1. IT PROJECTS(UNDER CAO/FOIS) FIRST QUARTER REVIEW ******** PROGRESS AND CONCERNS

  2. APPROACH • PRESENT PROJECT SPECIFIC DETAILS WITH AREAS REQUIRING BOARD’S INTERVENTION • SHARE OUR VISION ON GENERAL ISSUES-INFRASTRUCTURE,TRAINING AND INSTITUTIONALISION

  3. IMPORTANT PROJECTS • FOIS • COA • ICMS • CMS

  4. GENERAL ISSUES • V-SAT EXPANSION • INFRASTRUTURE -BLDGS • TRAINING • SETTING UP OF CONTROLS

  5. ISSUES-FOIS • V-SAT INSTALLATION AT 203 TMS SITES • EQUIPMENTS AVAILABILITY • RAILWAY’S INVOLVEMENT • CHANGED TRAFFIC PATTERN

  6. FOIS TMS Module • 524* locations on IR • 212 locations on VSAT • 324 locations online covering 376 sites • 126 locations printing RR online covering 176 sites • Around 1100 PCs and 400 printers supplied so far • 668 PCs and 612 printers under supply *(3 locations of SR – 1 as P2, 1 closed, 1 HOM port location didn’t commission at all.)

  7. TMS VSAT locations • 212 TMS locations have to be commissioned on VSATs by IRPMU • Railway Board’s target was June 2006. IRPMU’s revised target is Sept 2006 • 53 VSATs have been installed upto 30.06.06 • 37 of these were commissioned upto June 2006 • The target for July 2006 is for commissioning 64 locations on VSAT • Target for 118 (64+53) locations is 15th Aug 2006 • 72 locations have been commissioned upto 10.08.06

  8. IMPACT ON TARGET-FOIS • V-SAT DEPENDENT TMS SITES(212) WILL TAKE LONGER TO STABLISE • RESPONSE TIME ISSUES (1500 vs700 msecs) • CHANGE IN HUB FROM VENDOR’S TO OUR OWN (Realignment of each dish)

  9. DECISION/ASSITANCE-FOIS • Nomination of 2 Rates Inspectors by each zone to CAO/FOIS for verification of referential database and testing of software changes due to rates circulars • Board’s directive for AT/generator supply from station to TMS site

  10. STATUS-COA • Pilot project under trial at Madurai and Trivandrum divisions of SR • DOMs/SrDOMs visiting TVC/MDU and their reports being sent to CRIS continuously for necessary changes/enhancements • Tender for customization of software for IR under finalization in CRIS. • Tender for hardware and roll out to 23 divisions also under finalization in CRIS (Phase I) • Strategy for roll out – In three phases • Phase I – SR, SCR, SWR, CR, ECOR, SECR • Phase II – WR, WCR, NCR, NR, NWR • Phase III – SER, ER, ECR, NER. NFR

  11. ISSUES-COA • Integration with dataloggers • Links with RFID/GPS based tracking systems • Integration with FOIS, COIS, CMS and other public interface systems like NTES, Call centers etc • Record keeping of Control chart information – policy for archival

  12. IMPACT ON TARGET-COA • Board’s target for IR (76 locations) – Mar 2007 • Latest review with CRIS indicates that software and hardware may become available by Dec 2006 • Roll out @ 7 divisions per month

  13. DECISION/ASSITANCE-COA • Telecom and C&IS directorates to decide terms and conditions for acquisition of interface software from Datalogger suppliers • Safety and C&IS directorates to help freeze archival policy

  14. STATUS-ICMS Enhanced scope • Punctuality Module • Implemented on IR. Migrated module will be given for testing by the end of July 2006 • Coaching Stock Management Module • Being implemented in three phases • Software ready and under field trials at Nizamuddin & Chennai • Ready for roll out • Timetabling Module • Time table simulation module’s system requirements under discussion

  15. STATUS-ICMS Enhanced scope (contd) • Coaching Stock Maintenance Module • Scope of Mechanical module has been enhanced from capturing of coaching depot maintenance related activities to automation of C&W department • It covers 154 depots & 975 coaching locations. • Scope of Electrical Maintenance module defines only 8 technical modules developed by NR under MIS projects. It also does not give assessment of hardware & user specifications.

  16. ICMS – Coaching Stock Management Module • Phase I – 114 terminals at 41 locations Target for implementation 31st Aug 2006 • Phase II - 78 terminals at 34 locations Target for implementation 31st Oct 2006 • Phase III - 128 terminals at58 locations Target for implementation 31st Dec 2006 • Training • 186 staff from 136 locations trained so far • Training labs being set up to take care of additional training needs • Equipment • Thin clients and printers supplied to all locations • Datacom equipment- 57 LAN extenders supplied. Rest under supply • UPSs to be procured by zonal railways – implementation held up for want of UPSs • 14 locations commissioned – NR-1, WR-9, SECR-3 & SR-1 • 107 locations have been provided connectivity.

  17. ISSUES-ICMS • Purchase of UPS – zonal railways • Supply of datacom equipment by CRIS • Freezing the scope of Mechanical & Electrical Maintenance Modules – Railway Board

  18. IMPACT ON TARGET-ICMS • Three months delay due to supply of UPS and datacom equipment

  19. DECISION/ASSITANCE-ICMS • C&IS directorate to facilitate freezing of scope for Mechanical & Electrical Maintenance Modules in view of dropping of work from MIS • C&IS directorate to sanction & release funds for time tabling module.

  20. STATUS-CMS • Detailed estimate of Rs 38.16 crores sanction by Railway Board. • 302 lobbies to be covered, out of which 261 are integrated lobbies. • Target for completion 7.3.2007

  21. STATUS-CMS • Application under development and testing for • Freight module • Coaching, shunting and pilot module • Suburban module • Site Preparation • Lump sum sanctioned @ Rs 1,31,728 for major and Rs 82,890 for minor lobbies • Target for readiness Aug 2006 • Terminal Equipment • Under vetting • Target of Phase I supply - Dec 2006 • Datacom Equipment • Under vetting. Will be procured through CRIS • Training • Core group and core implementers will be trained at CRIS • Core group identified on all 16 zonal railways • Training labs being set up at 5 locations

  22. ISSUES - CMS • Difference in interpretation of Board’s circulars by zonal railways in calculation of running allowance

  23. IMPACT ON TARGET-CMS • Board’s target – 302 sites by Mar 2007 • Latest review with CRIS indicates software and hardware will be available only by Dec 2006. • Going by the FOIS and other roll out experience, commissioning of 30 sites per month would be a reasonable target

  24. DECISION/ASSITANCE-CMS Nomination of Committee of ED s of Electrical, Mechanical, Personnel & Finance for practice to be adapted for computation of running allowance and other issues / business reengineering

  25. GENERAL ISSUES- V-SAT • HECL CONTRACT-235(+ OR- 25%) • TOTAL NEED-477 • HUB CAPACITY-500 (CAN GO UPTO 1000) • TRANSPONDER HIRING ISSUE

  26. Problems relating to the VSAT Network • Poor Application Response Time owing to High Round Trip Time (RTT) • RTT varies between 1600 – 2400 ms for a 1000 Byte Packet Size vis-à-vis the desirable value of 1200-1400 ms. • High Delay Variation i.e. Jitter leading to inconsistency in the Application Response Time.

  27. VSAT Issues Contd.. • Voice communication facility not yet provided at the VSAT sites. • Video Conference requirement between CRIS & zonal Rly. Hqrs. not addressed. • Requirement of providing connectivity to a FOIS location using a terrestrial link from the VSAT based location not met. • Backhaul Link Failure leads to total outage of all VSAT based locations. For instance, complete failure from 14:00 hrs on 26.06.06 to 10:20 hrs of 27.06.06

  28. VSAT Service Levels • VSAT Network to operate using Shared Hub Services from HECL till Railway owned Hub is commissioned. • Service Level Agreement w.r.t. Quality of Service (QoS) not available with the user • Bandwidth Allocations/ Channel Access Mechanism on the Outbound & Inbound channels not known • Status report of Captive Hub Project not available.

  29. VSAT Migration to our own HUB • Migration Plan for shifting the Remote VSATs to our own HUB needs to be worked out while specifying the following parameters: • - Service disruption due to re-alignment of Antenna/Tx-Rx Frequency at each remote site. • - Time required for establishing end-to-end connectivity between remote site and the FOIS datacentre • - Overall Stabilization of the VSAT Network

  30. GENERAL ISSUES -INFRASTRUTURE • INVESTMENT • SPACE-BLDG • MANPOWER • DISASTER TOLERANCE

  31. GENERAL ISSUES -TRAINING • CURRICULAM IN TRAINING INSTITUTES-TRAFFIC,MECHANICAL,ELECTRICAL-MPP DTE’S ROLE • ADDITIONALTRAINING CENTERS –5 (DLI,SC,BB,HWH,TPJ)

  32. Growth of IT projects in IR • IR’s capital budget for IT is Rs. 273 crore in 2006-07 • It is projected to increase to about Rs. 900 crore to Rs. 1200 crore by 2010 – 2011 • To make this scale of operation possible, requirement of space and other facilities for CRIS and FOIS organization needs to be significantly increased

  33. Statement of Expenditure of the Projects under CAO/FOIS

  34. Anticipated increase in strength of FOIS and space requirement

  35. SPACE - CRIS location

  36. SPACE – Area with Railways

  37. Required facilities for expansion Secure areas in red Restricted areas in orange Open access in green

  38. THANK YOU

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