






                         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: 886-2-7377010
                   Fax: 886-2-7377043


            _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 opportuni-
            ties for collaborative work.  TANet will be composed of most
            of  the  Taiwan  Internet community, including industry net-
            works 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
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            by a major local university.

            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)
               Tatung Institute of Technology (TTIT)
               Institute for Information Industry (III)

            Taoyuan area

               National Central University (NCU)
               Telecom Laboratory, Ministry of Communication (MOCTL)

            Hsinchu area

               National Chiao-Tung University (NCTU)
               National Tsing-Hua University (NTHU)
               Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

            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)
               Regional Network Service Center (RNSC)


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            university/institutions may apply for membership and be con-
            nected to TANet after obtaining  their  membership  applica-
            tion.

            Protocols

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

            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  dictate  further  moves  toward higher
            bandwidths on the backbone links.

            A 64-kbps link will be installed from the Ministry of Educa-
            tion  Computer  Center  to  Princeton  University in October
            1991.  This link will  couple  TANet  to  both  JvNCnet  and
            NSFNET.















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