Traffic stats show the transition is really happening!

Mon Jan 9 23:21:14 UTC 1995

NSFNET performance statistics have been collected, processed, stored,
and reported by the Merit Network since 1988, in the early stages of the
NSFNET project.  During December 1994, the numbers contained in Merit's
statistical reports began to decrease, as NSFNET traffic began to
migrate to the new NSF network architecture.  In the new architecture, 
traffic is exchanged at interconnection points called NAPs (Network 
Access Points.)

   NSFNET Packet Traffic History  (in millions of packets)

         1988   1989   1990    1991    1992    1993    1994
   Jan     85    468   2466    5868   12153   24016   45283
   Feb     83    573   2551    6030   13457   26040   48359
   Mar    106    746   2841    7135   14906   30371   56189
   Apr    114    874   3075    7727   15596   31895   58015
   May    116    965   3153    8098   15669   29704   60205
   Jun     93   1068   3273    7248   15741   31443   60587
   Jul    152   1153   3426    8739   17063   32889   60742
   Aug    194   1449   3739    8599   16527   33222   64937
   Sep    304   1592   4145    9718   18740   36567   72851
   Oct    357   1952   5246   11257   22498   42882   83413
   Nov    376   2099   4857   11200   23826   44471   86372
   Dec    396   2087   4813   10863   22009   45651   75292

This is reflected more strongly by December's daily breakdown 
by ENSS, available in:
   ftp://nic.merit.edu/nsfnet/statistics/1994/nsf-9412.pnss
   ftp://nic.merit.edu/nsfnet/statistics/1994/nsf-9412.bnss

Once the new architecture is in place, Merit will be unable to
collect the data needed to continue these traffic-based reports.  
The reports will be discontinued by spring 1995.

  -Susan Horvath
   Merit NIC Services