Proposal for Installation and Operation of NSFNET Node at Georgia Tech

佐治亚理工学院网络技术办公室建议在佐治亚理工学院安装和运行NSFSNET节点。网络技术办公室在利用TCP/IP协议套件管理和运行大规模多址网络方面具有重要的专业知识。SURAnet横跨13个州，拥有比任何其他中级网络更多的节点。部分原因是它只有1个NSS，因此存在严重的“hopcount”问题。它也有拥堵的问题。由于它的位置和靠近电信存在点（POP），佐治亚理工学院的战略定位是提供第二个SURAnet NSS。在佐治亚理工学院设置第二个SURAnet NSS将使SURAnet大大减少SURAnet节点之间的跳数，并将SURAnet进入互联网的带宽提高近一倍。SURAnet支持乔治亚理工学院和其他SURAnet节点之间的几条T1线。在马里兰大学发生故障的情况下，佐治亚理工学院的站点可以提供足够的冗余来暂时服务所有的SURAnet流量。两个NSS之间的负载平衡可以通过调整路由指标来实现。SURAnet和佐治亚理工学院制定了令人满意的程序，以确保马里兰大学和佐治亚理工学院的节点之间的协调

The Office of Network Technologies at the Georgia Institute of Technology proposes the installation and operation NSFSNET Node at Georgia Tech. The Office of Network Technologies has significant expertise in the management and operation of large scale multi-access networks utilizing the TCP/IP protocol suite. SURAnet, which spans 13 states, has more nodes than any of the other mid-level networks. Partially because it has only 1 NSS it suffers serious "hopcount" problems. It has congestion problems as well. Because of it's location and it's proximity to telecommunications Points Of Presence (POP's), Georgia Tech strategically positioned to provide a second SURAnet NSS. Locating a second SURAnet NSS at Georgia Tech would allow SURAnet to significantly reduce hopcounts between SURAnet nodes and would almost double the bandwidth out of SURAnet into the Internet. SURAnet supports several T1 lines between Georgia Tech and other SURAnet nodes. In the event of a failure at the University of Maryland, the Georgia Tech site could provide enough redundancy to temporarily service all SURAnet traffic. Load balancing between the two NSS's can be accomplished by adjusting routing metrics. SURAnet and Georgia Tech has developed satisfactory procedures to insure coordination between the nodes at the University of Maryland and Georgia Tech.***//