






                                    NorthWestNet


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:

            Administrative:
            Richard Markwood
            Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE)
            P.O. Drawer P
            Boulder, CO 80301-9752

            Technical:
            Dan Jordt
            University Networks and Distributed Computing
            UW, HG-45
            3737 Brooklyn Ave. NE
            Seattle, WA 98105

            _E-_m_a_i_l:

            Administrative: markwood@vaxf.colorado.edu
            Technical: danj@cac.washington.edu

            _P_h_o_n_e:

            Administrative: (303) 497-0220
            Technical: (206) 543-7352


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            NorthWestNet (NWNet) is a mid-level network of the  National
            Science Foundation Network (NSFNET).  NWNet provides commun-
            ication with NSFNET  for  research  centers  throughout  the
            Northwest,  including sites in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North
            Dakota, Oregon, and Washington.  The network  supports  both
            IP and DECnet within NWNet, but access to the NSFNET is res-
            tricted to IP only.  A primary focus of NWNet  is  providing
            access  by  researchers  in  the Northwest to supercomputing
            resources.

            The NWNet NOC and the NSFNET Nodal Switching Subsystem (NSS)
            _________________________
            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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            for the Northwest are located at the University of  Washing-
            ton.   The  network  is currently implemented using a mix of
            T1, 56 Kb/s, and voice grade (19.2 Kb/s) leased lines  in  a
            mostly-tree topology.

            NWNet is funded by a grant from the National Science Founda-
            tion   and  by  membership  fees.   A  Management  Committee
            comprised largely of representatives from the member  insti-
            tutions  governs  NWNet.   Other  committees that advise the
            Management Committee include the Technical Committee and the
            Training  Committee (a subcommittee of the Technical Commit-
            tee).

            Several member institutions have large computers  accessible
            via  the  Internet.   For example, there are two Cray XMP/48
            computers at NWNet sites (Boeing and Battelle).  Some  other
            resources  available to NWNet members include:  a mail gate-
            way machine, relay.cac.washington.edu, which can route  mail
            between  the  Internet,  BITNET,  CSNET,  and UUCP networks;
            Internet access to  the  University  of  Washington  library
            catalog  (uwcat.lib.washington.edu-use  the  keypad + key or
            enter key to change screens; break the telnet connection  to
            close)   and   the  University  of  Oregon  library  catalog
            (janus.uoregon.edu); and the University of  Washington  Com-
            puting  Information  Center  (CIC), which has more than 8000
            books,  1200  serial  titles,  and  8500  technical  reports
            related to computing.

            NWNet sponsors a yearly seminar highlighting  the  resources
            and  services  of  NWNet,  as  well  as  discipline-specific
            workshops for interested researchers currently using  super-
            computers  or  contemplating such use.  We also maintain and
            distribute a training kit containing a manual and  videotape
            geared  toward  training  user-services personnel in TCP/IP,
            the use of  NWNet,  national  networks,  and  supercomputing
            resources.

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s

            Any IP host on the Internet may  access  NWNet  sites.   For
            DECnet access, consult the NWNet Network Operations Center.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k

            Use of the network is governed by an "Acceptable  Use"  pol-
            icy,  a  copy of which is available on request.  In general,
            use is  limited  to  support  for  scientific  research  and
            instruction at member and associate member institutions.



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            _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n

            The  24x7  NOC  hotline  number  is   (206)   543-5128,   or
            noc@nwnet.net.















































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