Connection of Wartburg College to NSFNET

沃特堡学院请求国家科学基金会为其校园网络连接到MIDnet提供支持。MIDnet是支持爱荷华州西半部学术机构的中层网络。MIDnet将提供运营管理和信息服务，它将使华特堡学院与NSFnet连接，NSFnet是一个高速(150-4500万比特/秒)的国家骨干网络。该大学需要更高的功能和网络速度，才能访问超级计算机、图书馆和进行文件传输，并能够实施更可靠的邮件系统。学生和教职员工的研究将从这种联系中受益。这也是学校探索创新教育资源的难得机会。*

Wartburg College requests support from NSF for connection of its campus network to MIDnet. MIDnet is the midlevel network which supports the academic institutions located in the western half of Iowa. MIDnet will provide operations management and information services and it will give Wartburg College connection to the NSFNET, a high speed (1.5 - 45 million bits per second) National Backbone network. The university needs 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 link. This is also a unique opportunity for the school to explore innovative educational resources.***