[2756] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
NSF's Interagency Interim NREN Implementation Plan
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (raiken@nsf.gov)
Fri May 15 08:28:21 1992
Date: Fri, 15 May 92 08:12:19 -0400
To: fnc@fnc.gov
From: raiken@nsf.gov
Cc: eowg@fnc.gov, fepg@fnc.gov, com-priv@psi.com, members@farnet.org,
Bob Aiken
NSF NREN Program Director
+1-202-357-9717 raiken@nsf.gov
README
This describes the files containing NSF's Interagency Interim NREN
Implementation Plan. Since the Interagency Interim NREN is based on the
evolution of the existing Federal Agencies' research and education networks
(e.g. ESnet, NSI, NSFNET, and TWBnet) this document will prove to be
valuable background reading when contemplating NSF's next NSFNET Backbone
services solicitation in addition to the NSFNET - NREN realtionship and
subsequent plans. The original set of these documents can be acquired via
FTP from EXPRES.CISE.NSF.GOV. For the FTP session please log in as
anonymous and use your e-mail address for the password. Once logged in
change directory to recompete ("cd ~recompete"). We have included three
versions of the Plan, a postscript with embeded figures, an ascii version
(we strongly recommend the postscript version) and a postscript version
without the figures embedded (they are found in the directory as separate
postscript files). Please direct all questions and/or comments to one of
the authors (Bob Aiken = raiken@nsf.gov, Peter Ford =
peter@goshawk.lanl.gov, Hans-Werner Braun = HWB@sdsc.edu) or Steve Wolff
(steve@nsf.gov). I apologize to those who will receive multiple copies of
this notice.
" FTP EXPRES.CISE.NSF.GOV"
" cd recompete"
" get ...."
FILES:
impl.ps -- postscript version of the implementation plan with figures
impl.nofig.ps -- postscript version of the implementation plan without
figures (Figures for document in separate postscript
files)
impl.ascii -- ascii version (using dvi2tty)
net.num.ps -- graph of number of networks on NSFNET backbone
newlevel.ps -- toplogy diagram showing the existing heirarchy of networks
nex.ps -- Network access point based internetwork diagram
nsfnet.ps -- NSF backbone MAP , provided by ANS -1991
Thanks
Bob Aiken
