The time of transition from the current NSFnet (ANSNet) to the NAPs infrastructure nears. As part of efforts to transition Network Server Providers and regional networks from NSFNet (ANSNet backbone) to the NAPs, we at Merit need to obtain information about your plans to connect to NAPs or a Network Service provider. The proposed schedule for this transition has it beginning in July, so time is short. The NSF funding and plans say we'll be done by November, so we have a "challenging" time ahead. Please send me as much information as you have so we can begin planning for the transition. I will also be calling many of you during the next days to find out as much we can before Thursday. Below is a set questions regarding your transition plans to NAP. Because so many unknowns about the NAPs still exist, I will need to know as much as possible about the hardware and software in routers, and routing plans. Please fill in as much information as you know. Especially important is the NAP(s) or NSP that you will be connecting to, and the interface support in your routers. The next NANOG meeting on June 2nd and 3rd will discuss in detail the transition, and NAP plans. We will have NAP and NSF people there to question. I would greatly appreciate your responses within day, so we can do some additional planning prior to that meeting. Any comments about this are welcomed. Merit will consider your response confidential and will not circulate it beyond those at Merit working on transition plans without your consent. One question below asks if you would allow any of this information to be shared in the NANOG meeting to help the network operators to plan the transition. Please send your response to skh@merit.edu. Thank-you for your help! Sue Hares Merit skh@merit.edu ---- Questions: 1. Name of the network and the organization providing the service? 2. Contact information? a. Administrative contact: Name: E-mail address: Phone number: Fax number: b. Technical contact: Name: E-mail address: Phone number: Fax number: 3. Do you plan to connect your network to NAPs? Initially Future California Chicago Washington D.C. New York If the answer to 3) is yes, please continue: 4. What kind of interface do you prefer for connecting to the NAPs? a. ATM b. SMDS c. Frame Relay d. FDDI e. Ethernet f. Other(specify) Will you be able support an FDDI interface initially? Do your routers support an ATM or SMDS interface? 5. What access bandwidth are you planning to connect to NAP? a. 10 MB/s b. 100MB/s c. DS1 d. DS3 e. OC3 or above f. other(specify) 6. What NAP access mechanisms do you prefer? a. co-location b. remote c. other(specify) 7. Will your NAP-connected-router(s) peer with the Route Server(RS) provided by the RA? Yes No Initially: Future: 8. What kind of routers are you planning on using to connect to NAPs? Vendor: Model: 9. If the answer to 7) is yes, what routing protocol do you intend to use? Initially Future a. BGP4 b. IDRP c. Other(specify) 10. What protocol(s) will be desirable for a NAP to support? Initially Future a. IP b. CLNP c. Other(specify) 11.) Would you be willing to provide the RA and MERIT during the transition with SNMP read only access to your NAP- connected-router(s)? 12.) Can any of this information be used in discussions in the NANOG meeting? If so, what portion of the information may be shared?