Regional Networking in New England

马萨诸塞州理工学院请求 NSF用于连接假设学院，神圣学院 克罗斯和萨福克大学到新英格兰学术 研究网络（NEARnet）是NSF的中级网络 服务于新英格兰地区。 NEARnet的主要目标是 促进合作项目和资源共享 包括国外的机构。 NEARnet将提供业务管理和信息 服务，它将使三所大学连接到 NSFNET是一种高速网络（每秒1.5 - 45百万比特）， 国家骨干网。 每一所大学都写了一份关于 它的组织和互联网的好处的声明 它所期望的访问包括：更大的功能和 网络速度能够访问超级计算机，图书馆， 使文件传输沿着能够实现更 可靠的邮件系统学生和教师的研究将受益 从链接。 这也是一个独特的机会， 学校探索创新教育资源。

Massachusetts Institute of Technology requests support from NSF for connection of Assumption College, College of the Holy Cross, and Suffolk University to the New England Academic Research Network (NEARnet) which is the NSF mid-level network that serves the New England area. A primary goal of NEARnet is to facilitate collaborative projects and sharing of resources between instutuion, including those outside the state. NEARnet will provide operations management and information services and it will give the three universities a connection to the NSFNET, a high speed (1.5 - 45 million bits per second) National Backbone network. The each of the universities has written a description of its orgainization and a statement of the benefits of Internet access that it expects including: greater functionality and network speed to be able to access supercomputers, libraries, and make file transfers along with being able to implement a more reliable mail system. Students and faculty research will benefit from the links. This is also a unique opportunity for the schools to explore innovative educational resources.