

                                      SURAnet


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
            SURAnet
            Computer Science Center
            University of Maryland
            College Park, MD 20742-2411
            attn: Dr. Jack Hahn

            _E-_m_a_i_l: hahn@umd5.umd.edu, suranet-admin@noc.sura.net

            _P_h_o_n_e: (301)454-5434 [Hahn]


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            SURAnet, the Southeastern Universities Research  Association
            Network, is a project of SURA, the Southeastern Universities
            Research Assocation.  SURA is a consortium  of  universities
            which  supports, manages, and operates projects too large or
            complex to be handled by a single university.

            SURAnet, a TCP/IP network, is one of  the  NSFNET  mid-level
            networks.   8 data lines operate at T-1 speed (1.5 Mbps) and
            the reminder at 56 kbps. A redundant T-1 backbone is planned
            for the near future.

            SURAnet is connected to the NSFNET backbone at  the  Univer-
            sity of Maryland.

            SURAnet's geographic area includes the District of  Columbia
            and  13  states  in  the  southeast  US:  Alabama, Delaware,
            Florida, Georgia,  Kentucky,  Louisiana,  Maryland,  Missis-
            sippi,  North  Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
            and West Virginia.

            While SURA, the parent  organization,  is  a  consortium  of
            academic  organizations,  SURAnet  members comprise approxi-
            mately two-thirds academic institutions and  one-third  non-
            academic sites.

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            The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
            dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
            of this guide.


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            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s

            Any IP host of any member organization may access SURAnet.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k

            No restrictions.

            _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n


            Network Operations Center (NOC)
            Hours: 0800-1630          Manager: Mark Oros
            Hotline: (301) 454-8055   oros@umd5.umd.edu

            SURAnet Personnel: suranet-admin@noc.sura.net
            NOC Personnel:            noc-staff@noc.sura.net
            User Problems:            help@noc.sura.net


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