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CERFNet - California Education and Research Federation Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
CERFnet
c/o San Diego Supercomputer Center
P. O. Box 85608
San Diego, CA 92186-9784
_E_m_a_i_l: help@cerf.net
_P_h_o_n_e: (619) 455-3900
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The California Education and Research Federation Network,
CERFnet, is a data communications regional network that
operates throughout California. The purpose of CERFnet is
to advance science and education by assisting the inter-
change of information among research and educational insti-
tutions through high-speed data communications techniques.
CERFnet was launched in the spring of 1989 with a $2.8 mil-
lion grant from the National Science Foundation. CERFnet
links fifty of the leading research and education centers in
California at data transfer rates of up to 1.544 megabits
per second (T1). The CERFnet backbone nodes are located at
UCLA, UC Irvine, SDSC, Caltech, and the UC Office of the
President in Oakland, California. CERFnet membership is
open to all organizations in California, including any
university, college, industrial or government facility, hos-
pital, or library.
CERFnet offers several different connection options. A CERF
1544 (1.544 Mbps), CERF 56 (56 kbps) or CERF 9.6 (9.6 kbps)
entitles the subscriber to a dedicated leased circuit.
CERFnet offers DIAL N' CERF, a dial-up SLIP service to the
network. DIAL N' CERF subscribers connect to the network by
dialing up the nearest backbone node and logging on to a
CERFnet terminal server.
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
June 24, 1992 NNSC Section 5.34, Page 1
CERFnet also provides twenty-four-hour network surveillance
and technical consulting, a telephone hotline ((619) 534-
5087), weekly and monthly reports on network activity, a
bimonthly newsletter, and CERFnet-sponsored seminars. In
addition, CERFnet operates a Network Operations Center,
located at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, and a Network
Information Center (NIC).
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
CERFnet supports the TCP/IP protocol suite. Various docu-
ments, including miscellaneous information on CERFnet, are
available on the CERFnet NIC. These are available via
anonymous ftp to NIC.CERF.NET. There are several subdirec-
tories: cerfnet_news, cerfnet_info, cerfnet_guide, and
cerfnet_stats, which contain information such as the CERFnet
bimonthly newsletter, acceptable use policy, brochure, and
user's guide. (The CERFnet NIC is a UNIX-based workstation.)
_W_h_o _c_a_n _u_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
Any IP host on the Internet may access CERFnet sites. Use
of the network is governed by an acceptable use policy. A
copy of this policy is available on request.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s
For more information please contact:
Karen Armstrong McKelvey
mckelvey@sds.sdsc.edu
June 24, 1992 NNSC Section 5.34, Page 2