NEARNET: New England Academic and Research Network _A_d_d_r_e_s_s: NEARnet c/o BBN Systems and Technologies Corp. 10 Moulton St. Cambridge, MA 02138 Attn: John Rugo _E-_m_a_i_l: nearnet-staff@bbn.com _P_h_o_n_e: (617) 873-8730 [NEARnet hotline] _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n NEARnet is a high-speed (up to 10 Mb/s) network of academic, industrial, government, and non-profit organizations in New England. It was established by Boston University, Harvard, and MIT late in 1988; as of June, 1989, it included 14 organizations. NEARnet is operated by BBN Systems and Tech- nologies under contract to MIT. NEARnet uses the TCP/IP protocol suite and supports leased- line and microwave links at speeds from 9.6 Kb/s to 10 Mb/s. NEARnet has the goal of creating a regional ``information infrastructure'' in New England to support education, research and development. Special services and facilities, such as the Connection Machine (TM), the Massachusetts Microelectronics Center, and library catalogs, will be available over NEARnet. NEARnet is linked to the NSFNET backbone via connections to the John von Neumann Center network and NYSERnet. It also has a link to the Defense Research Internet. _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s At the discretion of the NEARnet member organization, any IP host at that organization may access NEARnet. Hosts on _________________________ The information in this section is provided in accor- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front of this guide. July 8, 1989 NNSC Section 5.8, Page 1 connected IP networks can exchange packets with NEARnet hosts; hosts on many networks can exchange electronic mail with NEARnet hosts. _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k Any of the members may exchange traffic with any other member for purposes that are consonant with the primary mis- sion of NEARnet, the support of education and research. Other usage policies are under discussion. July 8, 1989 NNSC Section 5.8, Page 2