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 Converging
on STARTAP
STARTAP anchors the NSF
international vBNS connections program. It enables
traffic to flow to international collaborators from the
100-plus U.S. leading-edge research universities and supercomputer
centers that are attached to the vBNS or other high-performance
U.S. research networks.
STARTAP(Science,
Technology and Research Transit Access Point)
vBNS(very
high performance Backbone Network Service)
- A cooperation between the NSF and
MCI, now MCI/WorldCom, to service the vBNS.
Look under vBNS
New Connections for institutions and sites that
are connected to vBNS.
CANARIE(CAnadian
Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and
Education)
- A private-sector led, not-for-profit
consortium of Canada.
CAnet
II/3 ARNDOC(Advanced Research and Development NOC
of CAnet2 and CAnet3)
SingAREN
(Singapore Advanced Research and Education Network)
APAN(Asia-Pacific
Advanced Network)
TransPAC
(Connecting APAN to VNBS, provided by Indiana Univ)
MIRnet
(Joint US-Russian link)
DANTE
(The Next Generation of European research networking)
- Connects 16 national and one regional
research networks. Provides advanced international
computer network services for the European research
community. Replaced TEN-34 since December 11, 1998.
Important
Links in US
HPCC
National Coordination Office
Next
Generation Internet Initiative
UCAID
(University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development)
Formed in September 1998 to oversee the operation of Abilene,
in support of members in the Internet2.
Internet
2
- In October 1996, 34 US research
universities joined forces to start Internet2.
It is a collaborative effort to develop advanced
Internet technology and applications for higher
education. Membership now includes over 140 members
in academia and several corporate members.
Abilene
Project
NLANR
(National Laboratory for Applied Network Research)
Provides technical, engineering, and
traffic analysis support to sites under the NSF HIGH PERFORMANCE
CONNECTION PROGRAM and vBNS. Funded by the NSF.
Its three service components are distributed among several
locations.
DAST
(Distributed Applications Support Team, led by UIUC/NCSA)
NCNE
(National Center for Network Engineering, led by CMU/PSC)
MOAT
(Measurement and Operations Analysis Team, led by
UCSD/SDSC)
Computing
Research Association's Information on NGI Policies
Asia Oceanic Links
European
Links
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