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- BARRNet, the Bay Area Regional Research Network
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- _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
- Pine Hall, Rm. 115
- Stanford University
- Stanford, CA 94305-4122
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- _E-_m_a_i_l: info@nic.barrnet.net
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- _P_h_o_n_e: (415) 725-1790
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- _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
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- BARRNet is the Northern California regional hub of the
- NSFNet, the National Science Foundation Network. BARRNet's
- purpose is to facilitate scientific and educational communi-
- cations using high-performance computer networking technol-
- ogy and wide-area telecommunications utilities, and to pro-
- mote collaboration, sharing of information, and wide access
- to computer resources for research and educational purposes.
- BARRNet was established in 1986 under a grant from the NSF
- by a consortium of six members: Stanford University, the
- NASA Ames Research Center, and the Berkeley, Santa Cruz, San
- Francisco, and Davis campuses of the University of Califor-
- nia. Since then BARRNet has grown to include several addi-
- tional government and private research laboratories and more
- than twenty-five corporate affiliates.
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- Four BARRNet sites-UC Berkeley, Stanford University, the
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and NASA Ames-are
- connected in a ring by data circuits running at T1 speed
- (1.544 Mbps). UC Davis, which is connected to UC Berkeley
- by a T1 line, is also considered a core site; the remaining
- sites are connected to one of the core sites, typically by
- T1 or 56kbps lines, but in some cases by microwave or direct
- Ethernet (10 Mbps) connections. BARRNet is connected to the
- NSFNET by an NSS (Nodal Switching Subsystem) located at
- Stanford University. Stanford is also the site of the
- BARRNet Network Operating Center, or NOC.
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- The information in this section is provided in accor-
- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
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- August 31, 1990 NNSC Section 5.26, Page 1
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- Beginning in April of 1990, BARRNet's membership fees will
- be adjusted to reflect size and type of organization, as
- well as connection speed. Also during the spring and summer
- of 1990, BARRNet will be implementing low-speed (9600 bps)
- dedicated line services, with dial-up services available
- shortly thereafter.
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- An Administrative Committee oversees BARRNet policy,
- finances, and general operations. A Technical Committee
- advises the Administrative Committee, and oversees day-to-
- day operations such as routing.
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- _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
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- Any host on a network connected to BARRNet can reach (and be
- reached from) any host on any network on NSFNet and most
- other parts of the Internet.
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- _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _B_A_R_R_N_e_t
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- BARRNet's primary use is for scientific research or instruc-
- tion by its non-profit members. Use of BARRNet in support
- of a not-for-profit member's research or instruction is
- acceptable. Use of BARRNet for scientific research or
- instruction at for-profit affiliate sites may or may not be
- consistent with the purposes of BARRNet, and will be
- reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Commercial uses such as
- billing or advertising are prohibited.
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- _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
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- Executive Director:
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- William H. Yundt
- Pine Hall Rm. 115
- Stanford University
- Stanford, CA 94305-4122
- gd.why@forsythe.stanford.edu
- (415) 723-3104
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- Technical Comittee Chair:
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- Philip Almquist
- Pine Hall, Rm. 115
- Stanford University
- Stanford, CA 94305-4122
- almquist@jessica.stanford.edu
- (415) 723-2229
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- Network Operating Center
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- Manager: Ron Roberts
- Business Hours: (415) 723-7360
- After hours/weekends: (415) 723-1611
- barrnet-noc@nic.barrnet.net
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