For support of a Study of the Utility and Design of a National Research Network under Master Agreement No. 8618642

联邦科学、工程和技术协调委员会（FCCSET）目前正在完成一份提交给国会的报告，该报告预计将提议建立一个为科学界服务的网络。FCCSET已要求国家研究委员会（NCR）通过其计算机科学与技术委员会（CSTB）：(1)就这种能力对美国研究界的效用发表评论；（二）审查方案的技术可行性；(3)检讨现有的电脑预报，因为它们可能会影响网络服务。1987年7月31日，美国国家科学基金会计算机与信息科学与工程主任戈登·贝尔代表FCCSET向NCR提交了一封信，正式提出了这一要求。CSTB建议对FCCSET计划进行为期5个月的审查，最后得出一份简明的报告，总结目前对上述三个问题的了解。//

The Federal Coordinating Council on Science, Engineering and Technology (FCCSET) is currently completing a report to Congress that is expected to propose the establishment network to serve the scientific community. FCCSET has asked the National Research Council (NCR), through its Computer Science and Technology Board (CSTB) to: (1) comment on the utility of such a capability to the U.S. Research Community; (2) review the technical feasibility of plan; (3) review existing computer forecasts as they might affect the network service as it become available. Gordon Bell, Director of Computer and Information Sience and Engineering at the National Science Foundation, submitted a letter to the NCR dated July 31, 1987 on behalf of FCCSET to Formalize this request. CSTB proposes to conduct a 5-month review of the FCCSET plan, culminating in a succinct report that summarized current knowledge about the three stated issues.//