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... Internet and establish guidelines for new and existing NICs regarding
the user services they provide. This document is also a move toward
standardizing NIC services ...
... services they provide. This document is also a move toward
standardizing NIC services, which will aid in the development of an
overall information infrastructure that will allow NICs to easily and
routinely cooperate in assisting users.
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... networks. This responsibility brings with it the added challenge of
coordinating services with other NICs to better serve the general
Internet community. Toward that end, this document also proposes
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... Internet community. Toward that end, this document also proposes
some easily implemented changes to facilitate the exchange of
information and services between NICs.
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... While recognizing that the new infrastructure should be built
on existing services, programs, and technology, the working group
did not want to limit its thinking to the present, preferring to
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... did not want to limit its thinking to the present, preferring to
consider new approaches and to think toward the future. The goal
is to move in the direction of an information services
infrastructure for the National Research and Education Network
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... The working group recognizes that not all NICs are interested
in providing service at the Internet level nor in providing service
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... in providing service at the Internet level nor in providing service
directly to end users. Some NICs have special areas of interest
and serve a more limited community. Many campus NICs, for example,
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... NIC". Today this NIC is maintained by Government Systems, Inc.,
and provides information services to the MILNET portion of the DDN,
as well as performing several administrative duties that serve the
entire Internet community ...
... as well as performing several administrative duties that serve the
entire Internet community. SRI continues to provide general Internet
information services and maintains an FTP repository.
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... TCP/IP protocols. Users of any one of these
networks can use the network services provided by TCP/IP to reach any
of the other networks ...
... electronic mail. Its administrative organization, the Corporation
for Research and Educational Networking (CREN), supports NIC services
for BITNET users.
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... networks in countries other than the United States also provide
NIC services. For example, such services exist for NORDUnet, which
connects national networks ...
... NIC services. For example, such services exist for NORDUnet, which
connects national networks in the Nordic countries, and JANet, the
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Network Information Centers exist to provide services that make using
the network easier and more attractive to users.
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... are the basic functions that define the minimum level of Internet
information service. Each Internet NIC should:
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The level of each service and the exact mechanisms for providing
these services depend on the needs of the particular network ...
... The level of each service and the exact mechanisms for providing
these services depend on the needs of the particular network user
community. Funding, staffing, and implementation issues related to
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... resources and directly supporting end-users, are routinely performed
by Internet NICs. The variety of ways in which these services are
provided is described more fully in the section on, "Examples of
Present NIC ...
... any one NIC to maintain comprehensive, up-to-date information of all
the services and information available. Because such information is
distributed among many NICs, it is essential for each NIC to be aware
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... Attend the IETF User Services Working Group (USWG).
NICs are encouraged to participate in the USWG, an
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... IETF, which is
chartered to identify, discuss, and recommend
solutions to user service issues. The group meets
regularly at the IETF ...
... FTP from nnsc.nsf.net. The directory is
ietf.) The USWG has spawned a variety of working
groups dealing with specific user service topics.
To join the USWG mailing list ...
... Internet NICs provide network users with a wide array of
value-added services. The types and levels of services vary for any
particular NIC ...
... network users with a wide array of
value-added services. The types and levels of services vary for any
particular NIC depending on a number of issues such as funding,
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An overview of some of the services offered today by Internet NICs is
listed below. This overview provides examples of the essential
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... Internet NICs is
listed below. This overview provides examples of the essential
services recommended earlier, and also gives a flavor of the many
avenues through which value-added user services are provided. This
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... services recommended earlier, and also gives a flavor of the many
avenues through which value-added user services are provided. This
section provides examples, not recommendations.
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... also often serve as intermediaries between users and the technical
experts who provide specific information. Because NICs interact
directly with end-users, they can frequently evaluate their services,
and modify them to accommodate changing user needs.
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... Emergency Services. ...
... User Training Services ...
... Marketing and Public Relations Services ...
... Information Repository Services ...
... Administrative Services ...
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Many NICs perform registration services, such as registering user
information in a white pages database ...
... information
information services General information, promotional
information, local interest
information
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... information
directory services Phone book information (white
pages, and eventually yellow pages)
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... white
pages, and eventually yellow pages)
library services Bibliographies, full text,
references
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