A Program for Research on Very High Speed Networking

该提案确定了一项研究计划， 实验、技术开发和演示 从而建立一个全国性的数据通信系统， 传输速度超过千兆位的网络 秒（1 Gb/s）。 整个项目的具体产品有 远程网络的开发和演示， 速度大于每秒100兆比特， 包括协议在内的附加体系结构开发， 交换结构和光纤传输设施， 千兆网络。 这一建议可以被认为是一个 这是一个多阶段的计划，持续了几年。 在该第一 国家研究倡议公司（CNRI） 将发出一个白色文件的呼吁，评估的反应，举行 多次工作组会议，并与 分包商开发/选择架构方法， 高速网络。 该方法涉及CNRI协调以下方面的努力： 工业界和学术界的参与者， 私营部门分担费用。 在本阶段结束时， 详细的建议将沿着一套具体的 要完成的分包商任务。

This proposal defines a program of research, experimentation, technology development, and demonstrations leading to the creation of a national scale data communications network with transmission speeds in excess of a gigabit per second (1 Gb/s). Specific products of the overall project are the development and demonstration of long-haul networking at speeds greater than 100 megabits per second, and specification of the additional architectural development including protocols, switching fabrics, and fiber-optic transmission facilities for the gigabit network. This proposal may be thought of as the first phase of a multi-phase plan extending over several years. During this first phase the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) will issue a call for white papers, evaluate the responses, hold numerous working group meetings, and working with the subcontractors develop/select an architectural approach for a very high speed network. The approach involves CNRI coordinating the efforts of industrial and academic participants, with very substantial cost-sharing by the private sector. At the end of this phase a detailed proposal will be produced along with a set of specific subcontrator tasks to be accomplished.