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From: Erik.Huizer%SURFNET.NL@pucc.princeton.edu
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso.x400
Subject: Re: What is Cosine?
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Date: 22 May 91 08:44:03 GMT
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Dave is right about the acronym. Some more background:

The Cosine project consists of three phases:
- specification phase (lastet until 1988, published in 7 "blue" books)
- Implementation phase (now going on, until 31-12-1992)
- Exploitation phase (here the project results should be self-financing)

The Implementation phase is contracted to RARE (Association for Reaserach
networks in Europe) and consists of several sub-projects:
IXI - An International X.25 interconnection network
MHS - The X.400 coordination service
987 gateway
FTAM-FTP gateway
Pilot Directory Services
European User Information Service
Support for SIGs
CLNS pilot
Full screen VTP services

For more info, or the specifacation phase books contact:
raresec@nikhef.nl


Erik Huizer
SURFnet BV