Ebone 92 Lists of Supporting and Interested Organisations ======== ================================================ version 20.03.92 Several organisations have indicated their support and/or cooperation for the Ebone 92 initiative. Although they are not signatories to the MoU, they have expressed their intent to work with the other participating organisations in various ways. The Ebone 92 Supporting Organisations are listed below along with some extracts from the letters and messages that express their form of support and cooperation and that give any relevant conditions and constraints that may apply. This cooperation within the academic and research networking community is vital for the ongoing development of networking services in Europe and for effective collaboration with our partners in the US. Supporting Organisations ======================== ANS Cable & Wireless CERN * DESY IBM * NSF * PTT Telecom * Sprint International * Statement follows ___________________________________________________________________________ Supporting Organisation : CERN ======================= Comms Capacity : EBS : RBS : Connect CERN and provide support for connected CERN users including connections between CERN users Other : Access to International Legal Advice Brian Carpenter brian@priam.cern.ch Francois Fluckiger fluckiger@vxcern.cern.ch Date: 5th December 1991 =------------------------Letter from J. Thresher---------------------= As you know CERN is very keen to see research networking in Europe improved as quickly as possible. In this connection we have examined the EBONE 92 initiative and discussed it both internally and with a number of representatives of the users in our Member States. It is our understanding that users in several of our Member States may, in the future, wish to make their connections to CERN via links which will involve the scheme planned for EBONE 92. The initiative for making such connections must come from the users themselves since it is they and not CERN who pay the line charges. For our part we see no difficulty in agreeing to make the connections as long as the basic condition, that is to the net benefit of our users, is met. Although we shall not ourselves be signing the EBONE 92 Memorandum of Understanding, we shall nevertheless ensure that the services we provide for the users who wish to take advantage of EBONE 92 will be maintained and improved. The detailed arrangements, including operational aspects, for making connections to CERN should be worked out with F. Fluckiger and O.H. Martin. In due course it may be appropriate to formalize these arrangements between the EBONE 92 consortium and CERN, clearly with the full agreement of the users involved. I hope this provides a reasonable basis on which to proceed and I look forward to fruitful cooperation in the interest of improved network services. With kind regards. Yours sincerely, J.J. Thresher Director of Research 5th December 1991 =------------------Message from F. Fluckiger and O. Martin----------------= 1. J.J. Thresher, CERN Director of Research in charge of computing and networking, has now communicated the official position of CERN regarding the Ebone 1992 initiative on December 5, 1991, to the Interim Ebone 92 Management Committee in a letter to K. Neggers. While CERN welcomes Ebone 1992, in particular, as well as any initiative aiming at improving the networking situation in Europe, in general, CERN will not sign the Ebone 1992 Memorandum of Understanding at this stage. However, CERN will make sure that connectivity with Ebone 92 participants is maintained or improved by immediately starting an active collaboration with the relevant Ebone committees. 2. The detailed arrangements and the precise operational form of this collaboration are still to be finalized. 3. CERN proposes to connect to Ebone 92 as a Regional Boundary System (RBS), to the nearest EBS, that is Amsterdam, rather than to host an Ebone Boundary System (EBS), given its present operational and use conditions. 4. The other lines established with CERN are subject to specific service agreements which define the purpose of the line, the acceptable use conditions, the services to be provided as well as the operational aspects. 4.1 When covered by the existing agreement, connectivity between other leased lines connected to CERN and Ebone 92 will be automatically provided. 4.2 When not covered, it will be to the connected party to request the appropriate amendment to their service agreement with CERN. 5. In practice, the approach outlined above will immediately provide full IP connectivity for academic and research users connected through CERN and similar users connected through Ebone 92, whilst respecting the general use conditions and policies of our organization. Olivier H. Martin & F. Fluckiger Supporting Organisation : IBM Europe ======================= Comms Capacity : Supply IP capacity (within multi-protocol EASInet) Other : EMC and EAT (coopted members) Harry Clasper IBM Rome: (39) 6 5473 5319 Switchboard: (39) 6 54731 via fax (39) 6 5473 5376 Viale Oceano Pacifico 171/173, Rome clasph.clasper@ibmx400-fr.ibmmail.circe.fr Peter Streibelt IBM Heidelberg: (49) 622 1404225 CASTER@DHDIBM1 Letter from IBM Rome, 17th December 1991 ___________________________________________________________________________ As you know IBM is very keen to promote further improvement in Academic and Research networking in Europe. I believe our support for EARN and, more recently, EASInet clearly demonstrates this. We welcome, therefore, the EBONE proposal which you have initiated and we are prepared to contribute to this initiative in the following way: 1. We offer the us of the EASInet infrastructure including the present T1 link to the USA without charge. You will appreciate that, on many of the links in EASInet, there are joint funding agreements between IBM and other parties. Obviously the agreement of the other parties will be required where relevant. Also the individual agreement of our EASI partners will be required where relevant. 2. We also offer the co-operation of the EASInet Network Operations Group in G.M.D. in order to achieve a close working relationship with your proposed EBONE operations function. In return we expect to be closely involved in the work of the EBONE technical groups together with our G.M.D. partners. We will not be a signatory to the MOU for reasons I have already explained to you. I would like to repeat my offer to contribute to the work of the EBONE management organisation in whatever capacity is appropriate. Harry Clasper Higher Education Manager Cc: Herbert Budd Peter Streibelt Supporting Organisation : NSF ======================= Comms Capacity : Portions of US - NORDUnet and UK Fat Pipes, French Connection Date: Wed, 08 Jan 92 15:19:23 EST >From: Steve Goldstein Ph 202-357-9717 ___________________________________________________________________________ This message re-affirms e-mail exchanges we have had on the subject of NSF's commitment to the Ebone92 initiative. NSF will commit/permit the use (of the portions which it funds) of the links with NORDUnet and with INRIA for the purpose of exchanging Ebone traffic with the U.S., subject, of course, to the Acceptable Use policies of the individual networks reached. NSF likewise will permit use of its share of the U.K - U.S. Fat Pipe, should that be used in the Ebone configuration. Similarly, this commitment extends to any successor use that might be made of the NSF-INRIA link in respect of the French national network, RENATER. Although we cannot make any such commitment beyond our current budget year (which ends 30 september, 1992), we would expect to continue the commitment, contingent on budget, for the remainder of the Ebone92 initiative. In the above regard, you may classify NSF as either a "Supporting" or "Contributing" member of the Ebone Consortium, as your interpretation best fits. In either case, we would be in good company. Best wishes for success in the New Year,Steve Goldstein Program Director, Interagency & International Networking Coordination Div. of Networking and Communications Research & Infrastructure National Science Foundation Supporting Organization : PTT Telecom ======================= date: 21 January 1992 from: Rob Kippers, director IT/IBR tel: +31 70 3433977 The contribution of PTT Telecom can be worded as follows: Subject to specification and agreement between PTT Telecom and the Commission of the European Communities as contractor for the current Pilot IXI Service, PTT Telecom contributes with the establishment, housing and operation of an IXI-EBONE Gateway. I hope that the EBONE 92 participants will consider this contribution of PTT Telecom as a good basis for further fruitfull cooperation. end