The National Science Foundation Network, or NSFNET, was a program of coordinated, evolving projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation from 1985 to 1995 to promote advanced research and education networking in the United States. It created several nationwide backbone computer networks to link researchers to NSF-funded supercomputing centers, and with later public funding and private partnerships it developed into a major part of the Internet backbone.
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SignificanceCreated to link researchers to the NSF-funded supercomputing centers 2 FAQs
How was the NSFNET backbone organized?
A three-level hierarchy: a 16-node backbone at 45Mb/s with mid-level networks and campus networks below.
An early description of NSFNET calls it a high speed hierarchical network of networks. At the highest level was a backbone of 16 nodes connected to a 45Mb/s facility spanning the continental United States. Mid-level networks attached to that backbone, and campus and local networks attached to the mid-levels. It also had connections out of the US to Canada, Mexico, Europe and the Pacific Rim.
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Source National Science Foundation Network - Wikipedia
Sources
1. Wikidata: NSFNET
- Wikidata Q1093567, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q1093567 P571 (inception)
- Wikidata Q1093567 P2669/P576 (discontinued/dissolved date)
View the Source2. National Science Foundation Network - Wikipedia
Introduction
It was created to link researchers to the NSF-funded supercomputing centers.
- In Field: Computer Networking, Lead paragraph
View the SourceWikipedia, History of the Internet (source)
In Group: Pre-Internet Packet-Switched Research Networks, In 1986 the NSF created NSFNET backboneView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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