8-Jul-81 19:57:14-PDT,5863;000000000001 Mail-from: ARPANET host UDEL rcvd at 3-Jul-81 1827-PDT Date: 3 Jul 81 21:10-EDT (Fri) From: The.CSNET.Management.Committee Subject: MSGGROUP#1619 The First CSNET Report Sender: Dave Farber To: msggroup at Usc-Ecl Message-ID: <81183.76211.2400 @ UDel> CSNET--the Computer Science Research Network CSNET PROJECT REPORT-1 June 23,1981 The CSNET Management Committee has initiated this report series to provide liaisons and other interested par- ties with periodic CSNET status information. Organizations wishing to receive these reports should send a request to: CSNET Administrative Center Computer Science Dept. Univ. of Wisconsin 1210 W. Dayton St. Madison, WI 53706 Status of CSNET Contracts NSF has awarded contracts for CSNET development to the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Public Host/Service Host), the University of Delaware and The Rand Corporation (PhoneNet), and Purdue University (Protocol Development). Principal contacts at these sites are: Delaware - D. Farber, Rand - A. Hearn, Purdue - D. Comer and P. Denning, and Wisconsin - L. Landweber and M. Solomon. CSNET Equipment Status Equipment ordered includes four DEC VAX 11/750's, one for each of the PhoneNet relays (Delaware and Rand), and a dual-processor system for the Public Host/Service Host (Wisconsin). Delivery is scheduled for October. These sys- tems will run the Berkeley VAX UNIX operating system. Asso- ciated Computer Consultants IF-11/X.25's will provide front-end X.25 support for CSNET VAX and PDP11 systems for connection to Telenet. The first IF-11/X.25 will be delivered to Purdue this summer. ArpaNet Connections Delaware, Purdue, and Wisconsin will be connected to ArpaNet by September, with initial service at 9.6K bps. Telenet connections at 9.6K bps for Purdue and Wisconsin will be installed this summer. Delaware and Rand connec- tions at 1.2K bps have been ordered for January 1982. Application for CSNET access The Management Committee is distributing applications for PhoneNet and Public Host test-site status. Information July 1, 1981 - 2 - on criteria for selection accompanies the application form. Applications should be returned as soon as possible to the CSNET Administrative Center. CSNET CIC Status The Organization Support Group met in May to provide NSF with advice on the Coordination and Information Center (CIC). NSF will soon distribute a program announcement requesting proposals for developing the CIC. Technical Support Group The Technical Support Group will meet in July to review CSNET technical plans. Important areas to be discussed include naming and routing conventions. Policy Support Group The Policy Support Group will meet in July to review the full range of CSNET-related issues. Software Support Activites The NSF-funded CSNET project will support software development for DEC VAX and PDP11 computers running Berkeley VAX UNIX and Bell V7 UNIX respectively. It is expected that software for other systems will be developed via cooperative university - industry projects to be funded by the vendors. CSNET Protocol Standards The CSNET protocol architecture for host - to - host communication is X.25 < IP < TCP < application-protocol (A < B means that protocol B is above protocol A in the protocol architecture). Terminal access via Telenet to CSNET hosts will utilize X.25 < X.28-X.29. PhoneNet Status PhoneNet software has been installed on VAX 11/780s at Wisconsin and Purdue which are being polled on a daily basis by an interim PDP 11/70 PhoneNet Relay at Delaware. Rand is currently working on a UUCP channel for PhoneNet. Wisconsin is completing implementation of a PhoneNet inter- face for the Berkeley VAX UNIX user-level mail system. Delaware is coordinating these efforts, providing mainte- nance, implementing software enhancements, and beginning the design of a Pascal PhoneNet package. Public Host Status Current work includes specification of software required to utilize this dual processor system effectively. July 1, 1981 - 3 - Requirements for the CSNET nameserver are also being stu- died. Four temporary, asynchronous Telenet lines have been installed to the Computer Science Dept. VAX 11/780 to facil- itate testing. Protocol Development Update This summer, Purdue will receive a test version of Berkeley VAX UNIX with BBN's TCP/IP implementation. Purdue will develop software to interface IP to the ACC X.25 level 3 software. In addition, Purdue will provide an X.29 user PAD to allow incoming calls to CSNET VAX hosts via Telenet public access ports. A later project for PDP11 V7 UNIX will use the Purdue software together with a suitable TCP/IP implementation. TCP/IP alternatives for PDP11's are being evaluated. This report was prepared by L.H.Landweber for the CSNET Management Committee. Contact any of the Management Commit- tee members listed below for further information. Dave Farber (Delaware) - 302 738-1163 - Farber at Udel Tony Hearn (Rand) - 213 393-0411 - Hearn at Rand-Ai Bell Kern (NSF) - 202 357-9507 - Kern at Rand-Ai Larry Landweber (Wisconsin) - 608 262-1204 - lhl.uwisc at Udel