Connection to NSFNET via SURANET

9416690 Eshlemann这项建议将西马里兰学院通过SuRANet连接到NSFNet。SURAnet是位于美国南部的中层网络。这些连接将提供运营管理和信息服务，它将为学院提供每秒56000比特的连接到NSFnet，这是一个高速(150-4500万比特每秒)的国家骨干网络。NSFnet连接的好处包括本地和远程研究人员和教育工作者之间的电子邮件、文件传输能力和使用远程计算机资源的能力。此外，该学院将有能力调查教育资源的创新，并将其纳入其课程。

9416690 Eshlemann This proposal for connection of Western Maryland College to NSFNET through SURAnet. SURAnet is the midlevel network located in the southern United States. These connections will provide operations management and information services and it will give the college a 56 thousand bits per second connection to the NSFNET, a high speed (1.5 - 45 million bits per second) National Backbone network. The benefits of the NSFNET connection include e-mail between local and remote researchers and educators, file transfer capability and the ability to use remote computer resources. Also the college will have the ability to investigate innovation in educational resources and incorporate them into their curricula.