ILAN _A_d_d_r_e_s_s: ILAN Computer Center Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv ISRAEL _E-_m_a_i_l: hank@vm.tau.ac.il _P_h_o_n_e: +972 3 5450610 (Avi Cohen) _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n ILAN, the Israeli Academic Network, established in 1984, is dedicated to universities and academic, medical, and non- profit research institutes. The network is widely used for scientific, educational, academic, and research purposes: commercial and political use is not allowed, either directly or indirectly. ILAN has installed six 64kb lines to create a central high- speed backbone between Israel's seven major universities. ILAN has international connections to EARN and Nysernet. ILAN's former NJE traffic and all EARN/Bitnet network ser- vices now run on ILAN's TCP/IP backbone. We plan a 56kb link to Nysernet (the New York State Educational and Research Network), a regional network of NSFNET (the US National Science Foundation Network). In the interim, ILAN will connect to Nysernet via a 9.6kb IP link. Our backbone supports "Aleph," a project for the computeri- zation and interconnection of all university library card catalogs, which is near to completion. This system allows students and faculty to search card catalogs at local university libraries as well as libraries located at other universities within Israel. Since this system was developed long before the ILAN project, it was based on DECNET _________________________ The information in this section is provided in accor- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front of this guide. March 29, 1990 NNSC Section 5.30, Page 1 protocols, which required us to use a multi-protocol router. _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s It is possible for any IP host on the Internet to access ILAN. _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k ILAN may only be used for academic and research traffic. _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n For more information about ILAN contact: Avi Cohen +972 3 5450610 a32@vm.tau.ac.il Hank Nussbacher +972 3 5450610 hank@vm.tau.ac.il March 29, 1990 NNSC Section 5.30, Page 2