TMI BlogProvisioning of IT Infrastructure by Custodians of Customs Stations as per "Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009"- reg.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ustoms(N.T.) dated 17 th March 2009 bringing into effect the "Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations 2009" (referred in short as 'Regulations') and Circulars Nos. 13/2009-Customs dated 23 rd March 2009 and No. 21/2009-Customs dated 4 th August 2009 . 2. The above Circulars issued by the CBEC prescribe that the networking, communication equipments, Uninterrupted Power Supply System, Computers/Personal Computers/Thin Clients, servers, printers and other computer peripherals as specified by the Directorate General of Systems shall also be provided by the custodians. It has further been provided that these instructions apply to all the Custodians of ports, airports, Inland Container Depots (ICDs), Container Freight Stations (C ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Details of the "Image" or software required for use with the thin clients may separately be obtained from Directorate of Systems Data Management. 3.1.4 Alternatively , the Custodian can provide PCs, with Pentium Core 2 Duo/1 GB RAM/ 40 GB HDD and Windows XP/ Vista and Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers, in place of thin clients. In such cases CD drive / USB Drive (for storage functions) must be disabled. OS hardening /Password policy /Access control must be implemented in compliance with CBEC's Information Security Policy. Besides these PCs should be updated with latest antivirus Signatures. This is important since any violation would imply that the connectivity to the data center would be disallowed. 3.1.5 The Custodia ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... . Each partner will arrange the Internet Connectivity locally at their locations. For Customs officials users working at these locations, controlled access for the VPN users will be managed by TCS limited. Connectivity through the Multi-Protocol Label Switched (MPLS) networks of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)/Tata Communications Limited (TCL): In this case the custodians can connect with the MPLS Cloud of either BSNL or TCL. The last mile /local cross Connect of BSNL/TCL would be terminated on the CBEC's switch in the Public Zone. CBEC has no objections to any other service provider being engaged by the partner subject to agreement between the service provider and TCL who are CBEC's data center providers. In both the options list ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... esent LAN infrastructure is provided by CBEC is covered by a maintenance contract entered into by CBEC; all such expansion/modification/replacements required during the validity of the maintenance period shall have to be carried out in consultation with the Directorate General of Systems. The cost of maintenance in respect of all such additional acquisitions will be borne by the Custodian. 6. For detailed specifications of the IT equipment and/or documents referred to above in the partner connectivity document, Shri Jayant Sahay or Shri Ruchin Gupta, Deputy Director, Directorate General of Systems Data Management, Hotel Samrat, Chanakyapuri New Delhi may be contacted at Telephone : 011-26877965/67/68 Fax: 011-26877958 email: jayant.s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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