Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!seismo!munnari!moncskermit!basser!john From: john@basser.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: 9600 bps dialups (HST 9600) Message-ID: <941@basser.oz> Date: Tue, 9-Jun-87 11:20:50 EDT Article-I.D.: basser.941 Posted: Tue Jun 9 11:20:50 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Jun-87 06:00:48 EDT References: <19269@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Reply-To: acsnet-request@basser.oz Distribution: world Organization: Dept of Comp Sci, Uni of Sydney, Australia Lines: 63 Summary: it's called ACSnet In article <19269@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, casey@vangogh.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Casey Leedom) writes: > As I understand, the Austrailian's [sic] have had a UUCP-like system (called > "ASC" if I remember right - maybe someone can produce the right name for > me) which tries to keep both halves of the communication channel running at > speed when data is available. This of course is a big win over UUCP on > communication channels which are full duplex, same speed both directions. > (`ASC' apparently has/had several other features lacking in UUCP like > restartable transfers) > > Now, a 9600/300 baud modem with the performance characteristics of the > HST would probably be really nice for UUCP, but what about `ASC'? I am posting the abstract of the original USENIX article describing ACSnet below. Technical and licensing inquiries may be directed to , seismo!munnari!basser.oz!acsnet-request. ACSnet does indeed provide restratable transfers, and as pointed out in the abstract, the software tries to use all available channel bandwidth in both directions. John Mackin, Basser Department of Computer Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia john@basser.oz.AU (john%basser.oz@SEISMO.CSS.GOV) {seismo,hplabs,mcvax,ukc,nttlab}!munnari!basser.oz!john ACSnet - The Australian Alternative to UUCP Piers Dick-Lauder Basser Dept of Computer Science University of Sydney R.J. Kummerfeld Basser Dept of Computer Science University of Sydney Robert Elz Dept of Computer Science University of Melbourne ABSTRACT ACSnet is a network with goals to serve a function similar to that currently served by the UUCP network. Routing is implicit, and addressing absolute, with domains. The network daemons attempt to make use of full available bandwidth on whatever communication medium is used for the connection. Messages consist merely of binary information to be transmitted to a handler at the remote site. That handler then treats the message as mail, news, files, or anything else. Intermediate nodes need not consider the type of the message, nor its contents.