National Research Network Review Committee, Computer Science and Technology Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council.
Washington, D.C. :
[Available from the Computer Science and Technology Board],
1988.
1 online resource (ix, 55 pages) :
illustrations
Committee chairman: Leonard Kleinrock.
Toward A National Research Network -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 2 INTRODUCTION -- 3 RESEARCHERS AND NETWORKS: APPLICATIONS AND USER CONCERNS -- JUSTIFICATION FOR A NATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORK -- STATUS QUO: INADEQUATE SUPPORT AND FRUSTRATION -- GENERAL APPLICATIONS -- DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS -- Mathematics -- Physics -- Chemistry -- Astronomy and Astrophysics -- Atmospheric Sciences Including Oceanography -- Engineering -- Life Sciences and Medicine -- Economics and Social Sciences -- Arts and Humanities
USER CONCERNS4 ISSUES, OBSERVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS -- Issues and Observations -- Recommendations -- FUNDING -- Issues and Observations -- Recommendations -- MANAGEMENT -- Issues and Observations -- Recommendations -- COMMERCIAL AND SPECIALTY NETWORKS -- Issues and Observations -- Recommendations -- 5 CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A: OSTP Proposals for a National Research Network -- NETWORKING -- Appendix B: Ocean Science Community Network Requirements (Electronic Bulletin Board Message)