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- _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
- Geoff Huston, Network Technical Manager
- AARNet
- GPO Box 1142 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia
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- _E_m_a_i_l: AARNet@AARNet.edu.au
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- _P_h_o_n_e: +61 6 249 3385
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- _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
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- The Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet) is a
- national network that interconnects the major academic and
- research facilities within Australia. The network connects
- all Australian universities, the Commonwealth Scientific and
- Industrial and Research Organisation (CSIRO), and many other
- government, commercial, and industrial research facilities
- in Australia.
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- Internally the network uses a mix of 2-mbit and 48-kbit
- leased lines and multi-protocol routers to provide the con-
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- The network supports national TCP/IP and DECnet Phase IV
- services. The TCP/IP network is interconnected to the Inter-
- net via a PACCOM link to FIX-West at Mountain View, Califor-
- nia. At time of writing this international link uses a
- 256-kbit satellite circuit.
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- _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
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- The network is connected to the Internet.
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- _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e/_R_e_s_t_r_i_c_t_i_o_n_s
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- AARNet can be used for academic and reseach purposes, and in
- servicing the broad requirements of the Australian academic
- and research sector.
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- The information in this section is provided in accor-
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- July 16, 1991 NNSC Section 5.41, Page 1
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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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- Documents, quarterly reports, usage graphs, and maps of AAR-
- Net are available by anonymous ftp from the host
- AARNet.edu.au.
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- A resource guide of services and organisations connected to
- AARNet can be found in the subdirectory /pub/resource-guide.
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- As well as providing networking services within Australia,
- AARNet funds a number of developmental programs within the
- country. These currently include a pilot national X.500
- directory service and a national file information/archival
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- In general the Australian hosts on the Internet are grouped
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- July 16, 1991 NNSC Section 5.41, Page 2
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