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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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