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ANS - Advanced Network & Services, Inc.
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Advanced Network & Services, Inc.
100 Clearbrook Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
_E_m_a_i_l: info@ans.net
_P_h_o_n_e: (914) 789-5300
FAX: (914) 789-5310
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
Advanced Network & Services is a U.S.-based network service
provider that offers connections to the Internet at a
variety of bandwidth levels, including 56 Kb/s, T1, 10 Mb/s
and T3. Currently, ANS has the only nationwide computing
network operating at higher than T1 speeds. ANS began by
serving only sites sponsored by the National Science Founda-
tion, and the NSFNET remains the largest segment of the ANS
network. However, today the company provides enterprise and
gateway attachment services to commercial organizations,
including other network and information service providers,
as well as research and education institutions and govern-
ment agencies. The fiber optic transmission facilities of
the ANS network are provided by interexchange carriers, and
the core nodes of the network are co-located at the carrier
points of presence (POPs), which are staffed around the
clock. The network's operations center is located at Ann
Arbor, Michigan, and also provides continuous service.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
The ANS network is accessible through direct attachment or
through gateways from the National Science Foundation Net-
work, private networks or public regional networks.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
All research and education institutions and government
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
March 11, 1993 NNSC Section 5.49, Page 1
agencies that have signed the ANS Acceptable Use Policy as
part of their contractual agreements with ANS are free to
use the company's network to send and receive information
related to research and education. Any commercial organiza-
tion that has signed the ANS CO+RE Acceptable Use Policy and
the appropriate agreements for sending and receiving infor-
mation that is commercial in nature, that is, not related to
research and education, may use the ANS network. However,
commercial traffic may not be sent through a public regional
network unless the network has signed an agreement with ANS
CO+RE allowing this type of traffic to be carried across its
gateways.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s
In addition to providing attachment services and the equip-
ment for these connections, ANS offers security services
that limit access between the Internet and private networks,
consultation in the integration of high- speed networking
into strategic planning, assistance in network engineering
and design, and educational seminars in high-speed network-
ing.
March 11, 1993 NNSC Section 5.49, Page 2