As a sequel of the project
for upgradation of the Upstairs lab, the CSE alumni are planning to fund a
power backup for the lab.
The
Donation Process
for the project will be through the
www.itbhu.org donation
system itself. After collecting the funds for the project, a draft payable
directly to the dealer will be handed over to Professor K.K. Shukla. After
successful installation of the UPS, Professor Shukla will hand over the draft
to the vendor.
Earlier it was planned to get a 6 KVA UPS for the lab but since the department is purchasing new computers for the lab, we had to increase the power requirement by 2 KVA. Hence the change in cost.
There have been certain surveys conducted be Ravindra Patel (CSE07) and Arpit Nand (CSE06) regarding the various UPS available in the market.
This is the report that Ravindra
Patel has submitted about his survey.
Requirement:
1 Server + 25 PCs+ 1 switch+ 1 printer about 8 KVA.
Details of UPS:
1- DELTRON
General Details
Available options : 3/5 KVA
With maintenance free Batteries.
No. of batteries, which can be connected is fixed, so no. of batteries can't be increased later on, But the batteries can be replaced with higher AH batteries to increase backup time. For this purpose a charger with higher capacity is needed to be deployed.
with 1 year maintenance warranty.
with IGBT technology
it can run with 25% overload for 30 mins and with 50% overload for 1 min.
Price Details (with batteries)
| 3 KVA with 2 hrs Backup ( extendable up to 5 hrs.) | INR 76500 /- |
| 3 KVA with 4 hrs Backup ( extendable up to 10 hrs.) | INR 118560 /- |
| 5 KVA with 2 hrs Backup ( extendable up to 5 hrs.) | INR 115600 /- |
| 5 KVA with 4 hrs Backup ( extendable up to 10 hrs.) | INR 186600 /- |
Additional
for SNMP support on Linux O/S we need to deploy a RS232 smart Card : INR 12000/-
wiring and installation charges additional.
2- TATA LIEBERT
General Details
Tata Libert is a well recognized company in India and abroad.
Available options 3/6 KVA
With Tubular batteries (require maintenance) as well as SMF batteries (service and maintenance free.
No of Batteries can be extended to improve backup time.
with 1 year maintenance warranty on UPS and 2 years on tubular batteries and 1 year warranty on SMF batteries.
Tubular batteries are available only for 2 hr. or higher backup. For lower backup these are not economic.
Tubular batteries are considered to be more reliable then SMF, but these require maintenance.
SMF batteries are maintenance free but costlier.
Price Details
| # 6 KVA online UPS | INR 115000 /- |
| Batteries for | |
| 30 min backup (SMF) | INR 40000 /- |
| 60 min backup (SMF) | INR 60000 /- |
| 2 hr backup (Tubular) | INR 55000 /- |
| 4 hr backup (Tubular) | INR 96000 /- |
| # 3 KVA online UPS | INR 72000 /- | |
| Batteries for | ||
| 30 min backup (SMF) | INR 16000 /- | |
| 60 min backup (SMF) | INR 27000 /- | |
| # 2 KVA online UPS |
INR 61000/- Inclusive of Batteries |
With SNMP support and free SNMP card (worth Rs. 13500 /-) .
With 2 years warranty.
Recommendation: Best suitable to current requirement.
Tata
Libert 6 KVA with 2 hour backup + 2 KVA with 40 minutes backup . Total Cost =
INR 2,25,000 (inclusive of installation,wiring, etc.)
List of donors (June 05 - Sept 05)
| Name | Roll No. |
Donation |
|
| Viresh Rustagi | 860010 | $ |
1000.00 |
| Rajiv Narayan | CSE 95 | $ |
250.00 |
| Sanjay Dani | CSE 87 | $ |
100.00 |
| Diwakar Nag | CSE 87 | $ |
400.00 |
| Animesh Pathak | 990010 | $ |
50.00 |
| Alok Kumar | CSE 88 | $ |
100.00 |
| Rohit Garg | CSE 87 | $ |
200.00 |
| Rajeev Chawla | CSE 88 | $ |
100.00 |
| Mahendra Kumar | CSE 88 | $ |
50.00 |
| Salil Prabhakar | 920011 | $ |
200.00 |
| Soumen Biswas | CSE 96 | $ |
100.00 |
| Ankur Jain | 980030 | $ |
100.00 |
| $ |
2650.00 |
Net Donation = 2650.00 (Gross) - 81.75 (fee) = 2568.25$
Project Administrator
C'mon guys,
the institute needs us. Let's get ready to fund another alumni project in the
department....!
Rahul Hari
20020002
Cost Breakup:
| Heads |
Costs |
| Tution fee (odd sem ) | Rs 7,720 (for 3rd sem.) |
| Tution fee (even sem ) | Rs 6,500 (for 4th sem.) |
| Stationary expenses (per sem) | Rs 500 |
| Mess Charges | Rs 12,000 pa ( Rs 1200 pm * 10 ) |
| Computer | Rs 30,000 ( for all 4 years) |
| Books | Rs 2000 pa |
| |
|
| Total
Annual Expenditure (without the cost of Computer) |
Rs 29220 |
Project Status: We are working on building a process by which we can identify the needy students and match them up with people who are interested in funding the education of the perticular student.
Next Step : Once we have the process in place we will look out for alumni who may be interested in contributing towards this effort and would ask them to contribute. The corpus of funds built by this donation would be made available to the students who are in need of this aid.
SECTION I: DIGITAL LIBRARY
A Digital Library is simply an online library section that gets added to the paper and books library that we have.
A Digital Library section will consist of a group of "client" computers and a "information server" that stores a lot of data locally on-site. All the systems are connected to both the Internet and to any internal department wired LANs, department Wireless LANs and student Hostel LANs (i.e., is easily accessible everywhere in ITBHU). This section will also have access to local printers and a copier for students to print out publications and make copies.
The Digital Library will consist of online subscription-based access to IEEE, ACM and other leading digital libraries, scientific publications and journals available on the web. In addition, the "information server" will also download and store lot of files locally including soft copies of articles, publications, journals and books - that can be accessed through the IT-BHU network as well as printed for hard copies. Students can come to the Digital Library section in person to access, read, print and copy documents on the "client" computers or they can also access it remotely over the network from their department or hostel computers with proper authentication and authorization.
SECTION 2: ESTIMATED COSTS AND PHASES
Based on discussions with ITBHU faculty, librarians and students, we estimate the following costs for implementing and maintaining the Digital Library in two phases.
| Phase 1 | |
|
| Initial Investment |
$16,000 (approx. INR 7.35 lacs ) |
Includes the cost of hardware, software, facilities, installation and
labour |
| Yearly Subscription |
$12,000 (approx. INR 5.50 lacs ) |
Includes online subscription to online/print subscriptions to IEEE /
ACM |
| Yearly Maintenance |
$1,000 (approx. INR 0.50 lacs) |
Includes equipment maintenance and labour. |
| Phase 2 |
|
|
| Other subscriptions |
$25,000 ( approx. INR 11.5 lacs ) |
Includes selective subscriptions to Springer Verlag (SpringerLink) and Elsevier (Science Direct) which are much more expensive and hence we need to additionally fund them through a combination of ITBHU library budget and ITBHU.org contributions |
This specific project and fund raising proposal is initially focused on implementing Phase I only. The Phase II will be discussed in a separate project proposal after the success of Phase I and further joint planning between ITBHU.ORG and ITBHU Library Office.
SECTION 3: TIMELINES AND BUDGET
The preliminary proposed timeline and budgets for completion of this project is as follows:
|
Timelines |
|
|
Milestone |
Date |
| Project Proposal Posted |
Aug 25, 2004 |
| Project Fundraising Request |
Aug 30, 2004 |
| Project Review and Approval |
Sept 10, 2004 |
| Project Committee Kickoff |
Sept 20, 2004 |
| Fundraising deadline |
Oct 10, 2004 |
| Phase 1 Execution Starts |
Oct 15, 2004 |
| Phase 1 Execution Ends |
Dec 15, 2004 |
|
Budget |
|
| |
|
| Total Investment in First Year |
$ 28,000 |
| Initial Investment |
$ 16,000 |
| 1st. Year Subscriptions |
$ 12,000 |
| |
|
| Total Ongoing Investment |
$ 13,000 |
| Yearly Subscriptions (ACM / IEEE) |
$ 12,000 |
| Yearly Maintenance |
$ 1,000 |
Detailed cost breakdown of these items are provided in APPENDIX A below.
The above timeline could be significantly changed if we encounter any facility or approval or legal issues at ITBHU which induces delays that are out of our control. However, on the budgetary side we anticipate only minor changes. The timeline and budget status will be continually updated as part of a regular project status posting on our website.
SECTION 4: DONORS, FUND RAISING AND ALLOCATION PROCESS
Primary Sponsor/Donor: Jagadish Bandhole, BoD ITBHU.ORG
Other Donors: Additional Contributions from ITBHU.ORG Members
The funds will be raised using a significant, fixed "initial contribution" from the primary sponsor/donor and a variable "matching contribution" process that allows ITBHU.ORG members to additionally contribute in denominations they are comfortable with. Each such donation by a member is matched by the primary sponsor/donor upto a certain limit thereby encouraging more members to help out for the cause.
We strongly encourage all forms of contributions - cash contributions, equipment or software donations, time investment in the project or any other form of help with the project implementation. Each and every contribution is going to help us out in making this successful in the shortest possible time.
Funds will be allocated at the appropriate times as per the approved project plan. Any excess funds raised will be utilized in the future for Phase II of the project or additional maintenance improvements or Phase I.
SECTION 5: PEOPLE INVOLVED
Primary Sponsor/Donor: Jagadish Bandhole, BoD ITBHU.ORG
Project Manager: Anshuman Singh, BoD ITBHU.ORG
Primary Contact from the Institute : Prof. GVS Shastry, Library Incharge.
Volunteers: ITBHU.ORG Members, Current Students, Faculty Members
SECTION 6: FUTURE OR RELATED PROJECTS
Digital Library Project is a well defined and well contained project that doesn't impact any other part of ongoing library operations. It'll simply be a great addition to the existing library in the same facility. If the Digital Library is implemented successfully, we can then leverage our experience and some of the infrastructure to implement the larger "Library Automation Project" that we've been discussing (electronic cataloguing etc.).
Please feel free to post suggestions and refinements to this project proposal. Thank you very much for your support.
Jagadish Bandhole
CSE 95
BoD ITBHU.ORG
APPENDIX A: DETAILED COST BREAKDOWN ESTIMATES
The detailed cost breakdown for both the upfront investment and annual subscription & maintenance investments are given below (all in US Dollars $):
| Item | Quantity | Unit Price | Cost | Comments |
| Initial Investment |
||||
| PCs | 10 | $500 | $5,000 | Clients |
| Server with storage | 3 | $1,500 | $4,500 | File, Backup , Web / FTP Server |
| L3 Switch | 1 | $300 | $300 | Internal LAN |
| Modem | 1 | $100 | $100 | Uplink to Internet |
| ISP Subscription (Sify) | 1 | $300 | $300 | Internet Connectivity. |
| Network Printer | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Shared Printer |
| UPS | 12 | $100 | $1,200 | Power Backup. |
| Power Strips and Cables | 20 | $10 | $120 | Cabling |
| Labour (Man hours) | 100 | $4 | $400 | Installation and Maintenance |
| Air Conditioner | 1 | $1000 | $1000 | Unit AC for the room (if needed) |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Unanticipated costs and buffer. |
| Total Initial Investment | $16,000 | (approx. INR 7.35 lacs) | ||
| Yearly Subscriptions | ||||
| ACM Digital Library Core | 1 | $5,450 | $5,450 | Digital Library |
| ACM SIG Pack | 1 | $3,850 | $3,850 | Digital Library |
| IEEE Memberships | 1 | $2,700 | $2,700 | Digital Library |
| Total Yearly Subscription Fee | $12,000 | (approx. INR 5.5 lacs) | ||
| Yearly Maintenance | ||||
| ISP Subscription (Sify) | 1 | $300 | $300 | Internet Connectivity |
| Labour (man hours) | 25 | $4 | $100 | Bi weekly inspection and service |
| Equipment Maintenance | 1 | $600 | $600 | Inspection / Service |
| Total Yearly Maintenance | $1,000 | (approx. INR 0.5 lacs) |
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