Additions to the NSFNET policy-based routing database

Thu Jun 25 02:59:42 UTC 1992

The following networks have been added to the NSFNET policy-based routing
database, and routes should be in effect by 08:00 EDT Thursday.

T1 Network:
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No additions.

Total configured T1 networks: 5676

T3 Network: 
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AS 685 - NorthWestNet Regional Network
            Gate IP:  192.35.180.8
          Gate Name:  seattle2-gw.nwnet.net
           Location:  ENSS 143 - University of Washington
        Protocol:  BOTH

Added 48 NorthWestNet (AS 685) T1 primary nets to the T3 backbone. 

Changed 196 Alternet (AS 701/702) nets to lower T3 backbone metrics
so Alternet can prefer T3 backbone.

Total configured T3 networks: 3887

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The configuration reports, map information sheets, and configuration files
which reflect these changes are available for anonymous ftp on nis.nsf.net
as usual.

    nsfnet/announced.networks - configuration reports

               latest report for:
                        -  NSFNET T1 has the file extension .now
                        -  NSFNET T3 has the file extension 3.now

    nsfnet/backbone.configuration - configuration files for the routing
                                    software for each NSS

               latest report for:
                        -  NSFNET T1 has the file format config.nss#
                        -  NSFNET T3 has the file extension .t3p

Please send all requests for configuration changes to nsfnet-admin at merit.edu
using the NSFNET configuration forms.  The forms are available on-line.
from the nis.nsf.net machine.  Use ftp and the anonymous login to get on the
machine.  Do a "cd nsfnet/announced.networks" and get the files TEMPLATE.NET,
TEMPLATE.GATE, and TEMPLATE.AS.

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  --Steve Widmayer
    Merit/NSFNET