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From: steve@NOTE.NSF.GOV (Stephen Wolff)
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Subject: Re: NSFNET ?
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Date: 10 Apr 89 16:03:29 GMT
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ARPANET is being gradually decommissioned.

DARPA is building the Defense Research Internet (DRI) for the conduct of
DARPA business.

NSFNET is assuming the role of providing general purpose networking in
support of scientific research and other scholarly activities.  In your
case, access would be obtained through the regional network CERFnet, whose
Chairperson is Susan Estrada <estradas@sds.sdsc.edu> 619-534-5067.

In the longer term, the research-support networking activities of Federal
agencies are being coordinated as recommended in the 1987 report "A
Research and Development Strategy for High Performance Computing" issued by
the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.  Within this
strategic plan, networks of NSF, DARPA, NASA, DoE and other agencies will
be merged into a single National Research and Education Network, with
backbone speeds rising from the present 1.5 mb/s to 45 mb/s within three
years, and to 1-3 gb/s within ten years.

-s