Gwangmyeon Network ( cor. 광명 망 ? , 光明網 ? ) Is the national intranet in the DPRK . It was created in 2000 [1] at the initiative of the DPRK government and is one of the most isolated computer networks from the Internet (see Deep Web ). It contains, in addition to materials praising Juche and the DPRK government, various scientific materials (technical, natural-science texts, communication sites of higher educational institutions, etc.). Electronic correspondence is available [2] , private user sites are allowed. According to various estimates, in 2014 it numbers from 1 to 5.5 thousand sites [3] . Of these, half are educational institutions and other organizations.
Content
Description
By orders of institutions, the Computer Information Center downloads sites from the Internet, mainly of scientific and technical content, conducts a censorship audit of the content of the site, after which it is uploaded to Gwangmyeon and made available to users.
Gwangmyeon accounts for most of the domain names in the .kp zone that cannot be accessed using global Internet access. [4] In 2016, Korean Computer Center specialists implemented the implementation of IPv4 protocol to use the IP range 10.0.0.0/8. [4] , IPv4 addresses of the ranges 172.16.0.0/12 and 192.168.0.0/16 are also used. DPRK citizens primarily use IP addresses to search for websites, more often than domain names. [4] Like the Internet, Gwangmyeon supports browsers developed in the DPRK, e-mail services and news groups.
The main interface language of the network is Korean . However, there are materials in English, Russian, Japanese and other languages for the use of which a network translation service has been created, in which 2000 translators work around the clock, with a database of 2 million words.
Access Technology
Unlimited free round-the-clock access to the network is carried out via telephone lines via Dial-Up , mobile access to Gwangmyeon is supported by Koryolink . Since 2013, there has been its own mobile application for entering Gwangmyeon using the Samjiyon tablet [5] and Ariran smartphones. Since 2016, “Gwanmyeon” has been used as the main network for the IPTV system “ Manban ” [6] ; a wireless connection of the set-top box with the network [7] has been organized. In 2018, the Mire wireless access system was launched, which is technologically similar to Wi-Fi , which should improve the quality of access in Gwangmyeon in Pyongyang. [eight]
See also
- Internet in DPRK
- Mince
Notes
- ↑ Andrew Jacobs . Google Chief Urges North Korea to Embrace Web (January 10, 2013). Date of treatment January 10, 2013.
- ↑ Will Scott. Computer Science in the DPRK [31c3 ] . media.ccc.de . Chaos Computer Club (December 29, 2014). Date of treatment June 26, 2017.
- ↑ Eric Talmadge . North Korea: Where the Internet has just 5,500 sites (February 23, 2014). The appeal date is July 15, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Mäkeläinen, Mika Yle Pohjois-Koreassa: Kurkista suljetun maan omaan tietoverkkoon (fin.) . Yle (May 14, 2016). Date of appeal May 15, 2016.
- ↑ Martyn Williams . Android tablet gives rare glimpse at North Korean tech (July 30, 2013). The appeal date is July 15, 2014.
- ↑ North Korea has developed its own IP television, media reported | RIA News
- ↑ Williams, Martyn . Manbang IPTV Service in Depth , 38 North , The Henry L. Stimson Center (February 22, 2019). Date of treatment March 6, 2019.
- ↑ Jakhar, Pratik . North Korea's high-tech pursuits: Propaganda or progress? , BBC (December 15, 2018).
Links
- North Korea: the “red” Internet with the soul of capitalism // Russian Journal , 01/12/2003
- Netizens in Pyongyang Have Online Debate in Chatting Room