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From: kieffer%Ucnet.UNCA.AdhocNet.CA@UNCAEDU.BITNET (Rom Kieffer, Academic Computing Services)
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Subject: decnet area numbering references
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Date: 20 May 88 20:34:19 GMT
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greetings,

A number of colleges in Alberta have built a network based on DECnet, and
we are on the verge of expanding to connect some sites of the Alberta
Research Council and other industrial R&D sites.

One problem we have already encountered is the collision of area numbers,
and I was wondering whether any one organization in Canada or the US
has a good list of area numbers used in the various research networks.
I would like to change our numbers only once, instead of everytime
we grow again.

If there is no such list, I would like to build one with the objective
of providing a reference for groups building new networks which are to
interconnect with existing DECnets.
Since DECnet V and its greater addressing flexibility is two years away (from
various comments out of the network), I think it would be a worthwhile effort
to try a bit of coordination.

From kenw@noah.arc.cdn I have received a paper by Demar@Fnale.bitnet dealing
with the management of area numbers, which provides some of the information.
It discusses the SPAN/HEPnet numbering scheme and makes a number of
recommendations that make the best of what we have. If there are other
papers, references please let me know. I will make the results available
to the network.

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thanks
 rom


 Rom Kieffer (403)-220-6210
 Manager, datacommunications
 Academic Computing Services
 The University of Calgary
 Calgary, Alberta
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