[2584] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: One regional's proposal to keep the Internet whole
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Martin Lee Schoffstall)
Wed Mar 18 20:47:56 1992
To: jrugo@nic.near.net
Cc: nearnet@nic.near.net, nearnet-plan@nic.near.net, com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 18 Mar 92 20:28:21 EST."
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 92 20:46:23 -0500
From: "Martin Lee Schoffstall" <schoff@psi.com>
So all you have to do is sign ANS's B agreement and your done right?
I'll fedex you the pen, and send a first class ticket to elmsford to
fly someone to Boston, (i was told "they only go 1st class).
But you actually have to do something, talking is insufficient. I could
dust off my favorite Globe article "asleep at the switch" if you want,
purely as a professional reminder.
Marty
PS: talking establishes protocols like CMIP as paper-tigers,
actions establishes
protocols like SNMP as solutions.
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NEARnet, and the Internet in general, have seen dramtic growth over recent
years, both in the number and variety of organizations which have joined. Man
y
members of regional networks, including NEARnet's members, have expressed
interest in using their connections to support inter-business communications.
However, use of the NSFNET to support business activities is prohibited under
the National Science Foundation's Acceptable Use Policy. An organization of
providers of commercial services has been formed to provide those services,
named the Commercial Internet Exchange (CIX). In addition, the provider of
NSFNET services, Advanced Network and Services (ANS), has formed a subsidiary
to provide commercial services (ANS CO+RE). NEARnet's policies already allow
commercial traffic between NEARnet members. NEARnet has been negotiating with
both ANS and the CIX to provide broader commercial access to our members.
NEARnet believes that the Internet needs to remain fully interconnected in
order to support the wide range of needs present in the Internet.
NEARnet has proposed to join the CIX and to sign an agreement with ANS CO+RE.
Under the terms of the ANS CO+RE agreement, NEARnet's access to the CIX member
networks (PSI, Alternet, CERFnet, BARRNET, and a few others) would be provided
by the ANS CO+RE network. We believe that this solution accomplishes two
goals. The first goal is to establish connectivity with the greatest number o
f
networks. The second goal is to establish that connection using the best
available technical means. NEARnet has determined that, if separate
connections were established to ANS and the CIX, current routing technology
would not enable us to provide the best possible service to our members.
Utilizing the high-speed ANS connection for CIX and ANS CO+RE traffic will
satisfy both goals in the interim while we continue to pursue advances in
routing technology that wil allow more diverse network connections for NEARnet
