[nsf] internet traffic engineer shaping
Alex P. Rudnev
alex at Relcom.EU.net
Wed Aug 25 09:39:12 UTC 1999
Btw, it's only 70% true - it's possible to get ANY hand labs based on the:
PC/486,16RAM,300HD, FreeBSD + 2 Async + 2 Ethernet
mrtd (or gated), nat daemon, firewall daemon, ppp daemon
equipment.
Through it's more difficult to prepare such labs, the only things it's
difficult to explore by this way are: VoIP, ATM, VLANs, and different
exotic (as IBM, AplleTalk etc etc).
And the lack of the simple interpreting language (perl-class) with
On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, k claffy wrote:
> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 16:18:59 -0700
> From: k claffy <kc at caida.org>
> To: nanog at merit.edu
> Subject: [nsf] internet traffic engineer shaping
>
>
>
>
> don't mean to add noise but
> agree this topic matters to nanog
> (matters way more than folks have time for it, i know)
>
> so, fwiw: the IEC project
> (http://iec.caida.org,
> inspired by listening to ispfolks articulate
> these concerns for last few years)
> in addition to relevant workshops/materials/
> eventual.video.instruction online,
> just announced an RFP (included below) for its newly
> NSF-sponsored program to develop hands-on
> Internet Teaching Labs (ITLs) using routers
> and other equipment donated from vendors
>
> one of criteria in selecting candidate schools is
> existence of collaboration or mentoring relationships
> between the faculty/school and an ISP or vendor
>
> round 1 due sept 17; round 2 oct 15
>
> vroom
> k
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> From: "Theresa Ott" <theresa at caida.org>
> To: <IEC-Faculty at caida.org>
> Subject: Internet Teaching Lab Solicitation
> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 16:07:48 -0700
>
> Dear Colleague,
>
> While the demand for networking engineers is growing rapidly, few
> networking courses include a hands-on laboratory component, often due to a
> lack of equipment. The Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis
> (CAIDA) is therefore expanding its Internet Engineering Curriculum (IEC)
> program to work with hardware vendors and Internet providers to better
> equip Universities to meet the needs of next generation engineers.
>
> Universities interested in adding an Internet Teaching Laboratory (ITL) to
> their networking courses are encouraged to submit proposals in response to
> the ITL solicitation located at:
>
> http://iec.caida.org/itl_solicitation.html
>
> ITL Phase I donations include roughly 100 routers, interface cards and
> software from Cisco Systems. Additional equipment, including CSU/DSUs and
> terminal servers, may also be available from additional donors. All
> contributions will be shipped directly to the recipient Universities, with
> CAIDA assisting the evaluation process, ITL implementation, and subsequent
> ITL collaborations. Selection of Universities will be by CAIDA's IEC
> Advisory Board, consisting of representatives from the commercial and
> academic communities.
>
> Any U.S. College or University faculty member that will be teaching
> networking courses during the academic year may submit proposals for a
> Phase I ITL facility. Parties planning to submit a proposal are encouraged
> to send a 1-2 page letter (email) by September 3, 1999 describing plans for
> an ITL. This letter of Intent will permit CAIDA personnel to notify
> interested institutions of the availability of any additional equipment
> that may assist with the planned Lab.
>
> Proposals will be reviewed in two rounds, due September 17, 1999 and
> October 15, 1999. Proposals not selected in the first round may be
> resubmitted in round 2. If your proposal is selected, the official
> University paperwork must be done, including a letter of commitment from
> the University.
>
> Proposals and questions concerning the solicitation or equipment should be
> submitted electronically to itl at caida.org.
>
> On behalf of IEC Co-PIs, kc claffy and Evi Nemeth, and myself, we look
> forward to your involvement in this program.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Theresa Ott
> IEC Project Coordinator
> CAIDA
>
> For further information on the IEC project, see http://iec.caida.org or
> write to iec at caida.org.
>
>
>
>
>
Aleksei Roudnev, Network Operations Center, Relcom, Moscow
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