United States/Europe Gateway Development and Protocol Harmonization

该提案规定美国对欧洲学术网络计划和活动的认可，并支持美国-法国联合网络发展项目的美国部分，该项目完成后将促进美国和欧洲学术和研究支持计算机网络之间的相互联系。通过取消欧洲研究协会（Reseaux Associes pour la Recherche europeanreseaux Associes pour la Recherche europeanre）的联络会员资格，首席研究员将有资格参加欧洲研究协会的技术和政策会议（没有投票权）；通过口语和听力，他将能够向RARE成员通报美国的网络需求，影响RARE的建议，并在RARE可能影响美国网络的活动的最早阶段学习。代表高端用户的RARE和ECMA（欧洲计算机制造商协会）是影响计算机网络标准及其协调的两个最具影响力的泛欧机构。该项目还为美国和法国联合开发一个网关提供费用，该网关将在国际标准组织（ISO）计算机网络协议的美国和欧洲版本之间进行翻译；如果没有这样一个网关，美国和欧洲的网络将无法互操作，即使两者都“符合ISO协议”。该项目资助的基础设施包括美国和法国之间56千比特卫星链路的美国份额；该链路将允许美国和法国参与者在网关开发中进行合作，作为网关本身的测试平台，此外还可以在美国和RARE社区之间进行选定的常规操作流量。

This proposal provides for U.S. cognizance of European academic networking plans and activities, and for support of the U.S. segment of a joint United States - French network development project which will, when complete, facilitate interworking between U.S. and European academic and research- support computer networks. By taking out liaison membership in RARE (Reseaux Associes pour la Recherche Europeanne) the Principal Investigator will be eligible to attend (without voting status) both technical and policy meetings of RARE; by both speaking and listening he will be able to apprise RARE members of US networking requirements, to influence RARE recommendations, and to learn at the earliest stage of RARE activities that may affect US networks. RARE, representing high-end users, and ECMA (the European Computer Manufacturers Association) are the two most influential Pan-European bodies influencing computer networking standards and their harmonization. The project also provides for US expenses in joint United States-French development of a gateway that will translate between the US and European versions of the International Standards Organization (ISO) computer networking protocols; without such a gateway, US and European networks will not interoperate even though both "conform to the ISO protocols". Infrastructure funded by the project includes the US share of a 56 kilobit satellite link between the US and France; the link will allow United States and French participants to collaborate in the gateway development, serve as a testbed for the gateway itself, and in addition carry selected routine operational traffic between the US and the RARE community.