NFS

1
NFSs Award to transPAC/APAN

• NFSs grant(HPIIS)
• TransPAC - AP region
• MirNET - Russian
• Press release
• http//www.jp.apan.net/NSF-nnouncement.html

2
Network Policy

• Peering arrangements via STARTAP
• APAN lt-gt a certain network
• bilateral bases
• Esnet
• Full routing information will be exchanged
• Agreement on bilateral bases

3
Additional informations

• APAN will provide connectivities to GOIN 99.
• NASA will provide the sattelite-monitored dara
• APAN Earth Monitoring Disater Warning WG
• APAN will join the Qbone of the Internet2.
• DiffServ
• SC98
• 3 demos will be held.
• PVC is ready.

4
How to attend APAN
Build up proposals with one or more institutes
APAN Resource Allocation subcommittee
AP region connectivity
APAN committee
Connectivity with those institutes inside vBNS
TransPAC management committee
5
Current Status

• APAN Institutes
• About 50 institues
• The number should be increased.
• 3 Areas for research activities
• Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore are running.
• Next authorized meeting
• Feb, 1999 _at_ Osaka