TANet - The Taiwan Academic Network


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
               Computer Center, Ministry of Education
               12th Fl, No. 106
               Sec. 2, Hoping E. Road
               Taipei, Taiwan
               Attention: Chen Wen-Sung

            _E_m_a_i_l: zchen@twnmoe10.edu.tw
               or zchen@twnmoe10.bitnet

            _P_h_o_n_e: (886) 2-737-7010
               FAX: (886) 2-737-7043


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            TANet, the Taiwan  Academic  Network,  is  a  pilot  project
            undertaken  by  the  Ministry  of Education and Universities
            Computer Center to establish a common national academic net-
            work  infrastructure.   To  support  research  and  academic
            institutions in Taiwan, TANet will provide access to  unique
            resources  and  opportunities for collaborative work.  TANet
            will be composed of most of the Taiwan  Internet  community,
            including   industry  networks  such  as  SEEDNet  (Software
            Engineering Environment Development Network).

            Network Organization:

            The management structure of TANet is a two-layer  hierarchy.
            The  TANet network service center (TANSC) is to be responsi-
            ble for the national  backbone  network  and  management  of
            international  links.  Within each regional area, a regional
            network service center (RNSC) will  provide  necessary  ser-
            vices and support connections to the TANet backbone from the
            local-area     network/campus      network      of      each
            university/institution.   At  present,  TANSC  is run by the
            Ministry of Education computer center, and each RNSC is  run
            by a major local university.

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            Membership:

            The following universities/institutions will be connected to
            TANet initially:

            Taipei area:
                  Ministry of Education Computer Center (MOECC)
                  National Taiwan University (NTU)
                  National Cheng-Chi University (NCCU)
                  National Taiwan Institute of Technology (NTIT)
                  National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU)
                  Academic Sinica (SINICA)
                  Tam-Kang University (TKU)
                  Fu Jen University (FJU)
                  Chinese Culture University (PCCU)
                  National Taipei College of Technology (TIT)
                  Institute for Information Industry (III)

               Taoyuan area:
                  National Central University (NCU)
                  Yuan Ze Institute of Technology (YZIT)
                  Telecom Laboratory, Ministry of Communication (MOCTL)

               Hsinchu area:
                  National Chiao-Tung University (NCTU)
                  National Tsing-Hua University (NTHU)
                  Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
                  Chung-Hua Polytechnic Institute (CHPI)
                  Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (SRRC)

               Taichung area:
                  National Chung-Hsing University (NCHU)
                  Feng-Chia University (FCU)

               Tainan area:
                  National Cheng-Kung University (NCKU)
                  National Chung-Cheng University (CCU)

               Kaohsiung area:
                  National Sun-Yat Sen University (NSYSU)
                  National Kaohsiung Normal University (NKNU)

               These bodies are the core  membership  of  TANet.   Other
               university/institutions  may  apply for membership and be
               connected  to  TANet  after  obtaining  their  membership
               application.

               Protocols:



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               The network protocols will initially focus on  TCP/IP  on
               the TANet backbone.  Regional networks may support multi-
               ple pro- tocols and additional facilities (including X.25
               transport or dial-up services) on a local basis in accor-
               dance with regional requirements.  Support for OSI (CLNS)
               routing  will be introduced in the near future.  Existing
               Taiwan BITNET and ifNET  (information  NETwork)  applica-
               tions  (including  electronic mail delivery, NetNEWS, and
               file transfer) will be supported over TANet via  IP  con-
               nections.

               Network Topology:

               The network implementation uses a ring/mesh topology.  It
               interconnects   by  intelligent  routers  and  high-speed
               leased circuits/LANs together.

               High-speed  T1  (1.544  Mbps)  circuits  were   installed
               between  NSYSU and NTU, MOECC, NCU, NCTU, NTHU, and NCKU.
               NTU, NTHU, NCHU, and NCKU are now  9.6  kbps  for  backup
               purposes  (they  will  be  changed to at least 64 kbps in
               1992).  Dynamic ISDN links are also intended  to  provide
               backup  services  in  the  event  of failure of a primary
               link.  The bandwidth of each local link  will  depend  on
               its  local requirements;  global considerations will dic-
               tate further moves toward higher bandwidths on the  back-
               bone links.

               A 64 kbps link is now installed from the Ministry of Edu-
               cation  Computer Center to Princeton University, and will
               be upgarded to 256 kbps before the  end  of  1992.   This
               link will couple TANet to both JvNCnet and NSFNET..kp



















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