Proposal for a NEARnet Nodal Switching Subsystem (NSS)

新英格兰地区的研究高度集中， 教育和创业组织。 这 集中化产生了对网络的大量需求， 促进信息交流的通信服务 在本区域内以及与其他区域的同事一道， 部分国家甚至国际。 认识到这一需要，波士顿大学、哈佛大学和 马萨诸塞州理工学院率先 建立一个区域网络，以改善通信 服务 网络，新英格兰学术和研究 该网络（近东救济工程处网络）有21个成员组织，并在不断扩大 迅速 它与NSFNET主干的当前连接是共享的 与东北部的其他JVNCNET用户合作，并增加 NEARNET最远成员与主干之间的跳数 我们的存在点的两倍。 位于麻省理工学院的另一个骨干节点将提供更多 为NSF设施的新英格兰用户提供可靠、快速的服务， 例如超级计算机，并将使独特的资源， 该地区必须为NSFNET社区提供更多的访问权限。 这一显著改善的准入将成为促进 发展新的“资讯基建” 英国 *

The New England region has a high concentration of research, educational, and entrepreneurial organizations. This concentration has created a heavy demand for network communication services to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas, both within the region and with colleagues in other parts of the nation and even internationally. Recognizing this need, Boston University, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have spearheaded the formation of a regional network to improve communication services. The network, the New England Academic and Research Network (NEARNET), has 21 member organizations and is growing rapidly. Its current connection to the NSFNET backbone is shared with other JVNCNET users in the Northeast and increases the hopcount between NEARNET's most remote members and the backbone point of presence by as much as a factor of two. An additional backbone node located at MIT would provide more reliable, faster service to New England users of NSF facilities, such as supercomputers, and would make the unique resources that this region has to offer more accessible to the NSFNET community. This significantly improved access will be a catalyst for the development of the "information infrastructure" in New England.***