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- N-1-2-20.09 The UNINETT SAMSON Project 1992 by Peter Hausken*,
- <Peter.Hausken@samson.uninett.no>
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- The goal of this project is to provide network access to all higher
- education (120 units) in Norway by the end of 1992. Coordinating
- student applications for higher education (12th year and upwards) has
- initiated the project, but the project will also give the institutions
- access to all the services provided by the Norwegian network for
- education and research; UNINETT. This includes:
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- - Electronic Mail (based on SMTP and X.400)
- - File transfer (based on FTP)
- - Terminal access (based on Telnet and TN3270)
- - Conference systems (based on NNTP)
- - Directory services (based on X.500)
- - Information systems (based on The Internet Gopher)
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- For those institutions not connected to the network (80 sites), the
- project has purchased equipment, ordered leased lines from the Norwegian
- Telecom, and will install it preconfigured with all services at the
- schools. A UNIX machine (HP series 9000 model 705) will function as a
- postoffice, Domain Name server, information server, and as a
- workstation. A router (HP ER Router) will transfer TCP/IP traffic
- between the LAN and UNINETT.
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- The network is organized with network HUPs in each county and towards
- the four Universities in Norway (Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Tromso).
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- Both the UNIX-machine and the router will be managed over the Network
- from the computing centres at the universities. Network management is
- done by SNMP and UNIX management by Palantir (developed at the
- University in Oslo). UNIX software will be maintained using track.
- This is done in order to make it possible to operate a UNIX machine at
- sites with no UNIX knowledge.
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- Most schools already have various Personal Computers and a local area
- network. UNINETT services will also be available on these machines
- using Public Domain TCP/IP programs or commercial products.
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- User support at the schools is provided by local computer staff, who
- are supported by the University computing centres. Training is given
- by UNINETT and the Universities.
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- For more information about the project: SAMSON@UNINETT.NO
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- * Project Leader for the SAMSON project
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