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NORDUnet - The Nordic Backbone Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
NORDUnet
c/o UNI-C
Bygn. 305, DTH
DK-2800 Lyngby
DENMARK
_E_m_a_i_l: Peter.Villemoes@uni-c.dk
_P_h_o_n_e: +45 45 938355
FAX: +45 45 930220
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
NORDUnet is a collaboration between the national research
networks in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Its purpose is to provide the national research and educa-
tion communities with an efficient networking service which
ensures coherence of the national R & D networks and con-
nects these to similar networks in the rest of Europe and
the world.
NORDUnet is organized as a consortium agreement between the
national networks DENet, FUNET, SUNET, SURIS and UNINETT.
The administration is an integral part of UNI-C in Denmark.
NORDUnet has contracted its work mainly to the national
organizations. The network operations center has been con-
tracted to KTH/SUNET. It is their responsibility to monitor
the service, configure the Cisco routers (IP) as well as
coordinate operational issues. The X.25 operations have
been contracted to UNINETT and DECNET operations to UNI-C.
Overall technical coordination has been contracted to
VTKK/FUNET.
NORDUnet has five points of presence, one in each of the
Nordic countries.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
September 4, 1992 NNSC Section 5.19, Page 1
UNI-C
Building 305 DTH
DK-2800 Lyngby
DENMARK
FUNET/VTKK
Tietotie 6
Espoo
Finland
SURIS
University of Iceland
Dunhaga 5 IS-107 Reykjavik
Iceland
SINTEF/DELAB
N-7034
Trondheim
Norway
KTH/SUNET
S-100 44
Stockholm
Sweden
NORDUnet provides IP, DECNET, X.25 and CLNS layer 3 ser-
vices, in this order of volume. NORDUnet leases bandwidth in
form raw lines and adds value by providing the network layer
protocols in a coordinated fashion with equipment operated
through various contracts. The national networks which are
the NORDUnet customers see it as a "NORDUnet plug" which
provides different service "pins".
NJE traffic is transported over TCP/IP. The CLNS (including
DECNET Phase V) pilot traffic is carried by the same Cisco's
as the production traffic. The external connections are
mainly based on Cisco routers. NORDUnet runs IP and CLNS
protocols to the US and IP, CLNS and DECNET IV to Europe.
X.25 connectivity to Europe is provided via a direct connec-
tion to the IXI network.
There are app. 60.000 IP hosts, 5000 DECnet hosts, and 100
EARN hosts in the Nordic national networks that are inter-
connected by NORDUnet. NORDUnet connects the national
Nordic networks to Internet, Ebone, EASInet, EARN/BITNET,
EUnet, HEPnet, SPAN and IXI.
September 4, 1992 NNSC Section 5.19, Page 2
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
NORDUnet can only be used for academic and research traffic.
_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s
Documents available by anonymous ftp and gopher from
nic.nordu.net
September 4, 1992 NNSC Section 5.19, Page 3