Network Management Survey
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 092 162 IR 000 723 AUTHOR Cotton, Ira W. TITLE Network Management Survey. INSTITUTION National Bureau of Standards (DOC), Washington, D.C. SPONS AGENCY National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. REPORT NO NBS-TN-805 PUB DATE Feb 74 NOTE 93p. AVAILABLE FROM Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 (SD Cat. No. C13.46:805, $1.20) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.75 HC-$4.20 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS Administrative Organization; Administrative Policy; *Administrative Problems; *Computer Science; Financial Policy; *Information Networks; *Management; *Program Descriptions; Surveys; Telecommunication IDENTIFIERS ARPA Network; *Computer Networks; MERIT Network; Oregon State Regional Network; Triangle Universities Computation Center; Tymnet ABSTRACT A study was made of management practices in different computer networks. The five networks were chosen as typical of different approaches to network implementation and management: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) Network, MERIT Network, Triangle Universities Computation Center (TUCC), Oregon State Regional Network, and Tymnet (a commercial network). A common format which included questions about network mission, technology and organization; financial and legal concerns; and summary of problems and tentative recommendations was used to survey each organization. The resulting report is not intended to be prescriptive, although some empirical observations are presented for each topic covered. (Author /S L) A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NBS TECHNICAL NOTE PUBLICATION 000 OI . 44r1s00 i I .., I I U.S. EPARTMENT OF frOMMERCE National Bureau of Standards -1 NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS The National Bureau of Standards' was established by an act of Congress March 3, 1""I. The Bureau's overall goat is to strengthen and advance the Nation's science and technology and facilitate their effective application for public benefit.
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