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- 015.35 China by Tian Bai Quin
- Chinese Academic Network (CANET)
- Background and history. CANET was co-initiated by ica (beijing institute for computer application) and university of Karlsruhe (Germany) in 1985.
- - first link to csnet was set up in 1986.
- - install pmdf/bs2000 on siemens 7760 in 1987.
- - "cn" top level domain was registed with ddn src-nic by ica in 1990.
- Techniques
- - implement internet dns naming and addressing.
- - implement pmdf 3.1 on vax/vms or siemens/bs2000.
- - adopt rfc-822 format.
- - communication media
- --public telephone network
- --packet switching data network-chinapac.
- - transmission speed : 1200/2400/4800 bps
- -service provided by canet : worldwide e-mail.
- Current status
- - top level domain -- cn has been operational since jan.1991.
- - currently, the international mail deliver takes half a day.
- - at present, 16 sites have been connected.
- Administrative and technical contacts
- - administrative contact :
- Tian Bai Qian
- p.o.box 2418
- beijing institute for computer application
- 10 che dao gou str.
- beijing 100081
- p.r.china
- tel: +86 +1 8413654
- e-mail: qian@ica.beijing.canet.cn
- - technical contact
- Michael Rotert
- University of Karlsruhe
- Computer Science Department
- d-7500 Karlsruhe
- Germany
- tel. +49 7216083981
- fax +49 721699284
- e-mail rotert@ira.uka.de
- Director of CANET
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