CERFNet - California Education and Research Federation Network


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
               CERFnet
               c/o San Diego Supercomputer Center
               P. O. Box 85608
               San Diego, CA 92186-9784

            _E_m_a_i_l: help@cerf.net

            _P_h_o_n_e: (619) 455-3900


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            The California Education and  Research  Federation  Network,
            CERFnet,  is  a  data  communications  regional network that
            operates throughout California.  The purpose of  CERFnet  is
            to  advance  science  and  education by assisting the inter-
            change of information among research and educational  insti-
            tutions through high-speed data communications techniques.

            CERFnet was launched in the spring of 1989 with a $2.8  mil-
            lion  grant  from  the National Science Foundation.  CERFnet
            links fifty of the leading research and education centers in
            California  at  data  transfer rates of up to 1.544 megabits
            per second (T1).  The CERFnet backbone nodes are located  at
            UCLA,  UC  Irvine,  SDSC,  Caltech, and the UC Office of the
            President in Oakland,  California.   CERFnet  membership  is
            open  to  all  organizations  in  California,  including any
            university, college, industrial or government facility, hos-
            pital, or library.

            CERFnet offers several different connection options.  A CERF
            1544  (1.544 Mbps), CERF 56 (56 kbps) or CERF 9.6 (9.6 kbps)
            entitles the  subscriber  to  a  dedicated  leased  circuit.
            CERFnet  offers  DIAL N' CERF, a dial-up SLIP service to the
            network.  DIAL N' CERF subscribers connect to the network by
            dialing  up  the  nearest  backbone node and logging on to a
            CERFnet terminal server.

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            The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
            dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
            of this guide.




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            CERFnet also provides twenty-four-hour network  surveillance
            and  technical  consulting,  a telephone hotline ((619) 534-
            5087), weekly and monthly reports  on  network  activity,  a
            bimonthly  newsletter,  and  CERFnet-sponsored seminars.  In
            addition, CERFnet  operates  a  Network  Operations  Center,
            located at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, and a Network
            Information Center (NIC).

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s

            CERFnet supports the TCP/IP protocol suite.   Various  docu-
            ments,  including  miscellaneous information on CERFnet, are
            available on the  CERFnet  NIC.   These  are  available  via
            anonymous  ftp to NIC.CERF.NET.  There are several subdirec-
            tories:  cerfnet_news,  cerfnet_info,   cerfnet_guide,   and
            cerfnet_stats, which contain information such as the CERFnet
            bimonthly newsletter, acceptable use policy,  brochure,  and
            user's guide. (The CERFnet NIC is a UNIX-based workstation.)

            _W_h_o _c_a_n _u_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k

            Any IP host on the Internet may access CERFnet  sites.   Use
            of  the  network is governed by an acceptable use policy.  A
            copy of this policy is available on request.

            _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s

            For more information please contact:

                    Karen Armstrong McKelvey
                    mckelvey@sds.sdsc.edu




















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