08/25/2015
With a potential to reduce transmission costs and increase efficiency of service for consumers, The Republic of Liberia has launched one of only 10 Internet exchange points in Africa according to the Daily Observer. http://liberianobserver.com/news/liberia-commissions-%E2%80%98internet-exchange-point%E2%80%99
An Internet exchange point (IX or ) is a physical infrastructure through which Internet service providers ( ) and content delivery networks (CDNs) exchange Internet traffic between autonomous systems or networks. In essence, the LIXP will ensure that internet traffic intended for local use is kept local and will also help to reduce the cost of communication and increase speed and other benefits to diverse users.
Performing the commissioning of the LIXP Thursday, Vice President Joseph Nyumah Boakai stated that it is an investment in one of the very critical IT infrastructures that helps to keep local internet traffic local and also improve network performance. The Vice President is correct and I am excited because this type of development breaks ground for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition ( ), Distributed Control Systems ( ) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) which are the backbone for Industrial development. SCADA systems are highly distributed systems used to control geographically dispersed assets, often scattered over thousands of square miles, where centralized data acquisition and control are critical to system operation. They are used in distribution systems such as water distribution and wastewater collection systems, oil and gas pipelines, electrical power grids, and railway transportation systems. DCSs are used to control industrial processes such as electric power generation, oil and gas refineries, water and wastewater treatment, and chemical, food, and automotive production. DCSs are integrated as a control architecture containing a supervisory level of control overseeing multiple, integrated sub-systems that are responsible for controlling the details of a localized process. PLCs are computer-based solid-state devices that control industrial equipment and processes. While PLCs are control system components used throughout SCADA and DCS systems, they are often the primary components in smaller control system configurations used to provide regulatory control of discrete processes such as automobile assembly lines and power plant soot blower controls. PLCs are used extensively in almost all industrial processes.
VP Boakai cutting the ribbons to the facilities as Madam Weeks, first from left, AU Mr. Yedely and Posts Min. Norkeh, last right, hold onto the ribbons Liberia Commissions ‘Internet Exchange Point’ Sun, 08/09/2015 - 23:48 admin Potential to reduce transmission costs and increase efficiency of servic…
