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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 108 578 IR 002 074 AUTHAR Mai, Karen Ah TITLE Pacific Educational Computer Network Study; Results of the Second Planning and Review Meeting, January 9, 1974. INSTITUTION Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. ALOHA System. SPONS AGENCY National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. REPORT NO ALOHA-CN-74-33 PUB DATE 31 May 74 NOTE 29p. EDRS PRICE MF-$0.76 HC-$1.95 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS *Communication Satellites; Computer Oriented Programs; *Computers; Computer Science Education; Conference Reports; Educational Experiments; Educational Facilities' *Educational Planning; *Electronic Data Process Information Dissemination; Information Processing; Information Systems; *International Programs IDENTIFIERS ALOHA System; *Pacific Educational Computer Network ABSTRACT A special subconference on Computer Networks featured a number of status reports from institutionsrepresented at the planning meeting. Among the topics discussed were: the possibility of connecting the ARPA network to Pacific network nodes, the use of 0 satellites for international datatransmission, the implications of the broadcast mode of transmission, and the distinction between "experimental" and "operational" status. An interim organization for the distribution of information and reports relating to the Pacific experiment was also established. (SK) *********************************************************************** * Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * 443* materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes everyeffort * * to obtain the best copy available. nevertheless, items ofmarginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects thequality * * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makesavailable * * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDPS is not * * responsible for the quality of the original document.Reproductions * * supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from theoriginal. * *********************************************************************** PACIFIC EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER NETWORK STUDY RESULTS OF THE SECOND PLANNING AND REVIEW MEETING JANUARY 9, 1974 BY KAREN AH MAI -14"- N O C6 0 31, 1974 TECHNICAL REPORT Cif14-33 O H PACIFIC EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER NETWORKSTUDY/ Results of the Second Planning and ReviewMeeting January 9, 1974 by Karen Ah Mai US DEPARTMFNT OFHEALTH EDUCATION & WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION 00(tRAF NT HAS St INtttEPttott fSArT V At, FE( .11) ftf WON (`14 Ot+ttAN,It,,,t)tttl t ftr,tv, A' ON, )I,,N t PO,Nt OP r,P,PONt rr, NO' Nt f F f PWF tiNt tfAtNATiff,", fi IF f f, Af(IN Pr) f/( )1.4 6' f' May 31, 1974 This report was supported by theNational Science Foundationunder NSF Grant No. GJ-33220. TABLE OF CONTENTS gIRODUCT I ON 1 TILE SECOND PACIFIC EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER NETWORK PLANNING AND REVIEWAEETING: January 9, 1974 List of Participants SIATUS REPORI S OF NETWORK ING IN TI R: PACIFIC 4 TECHNICAL AND POLICY ISSUES OF INTERNATIONAL NETWORK DEVELOPMENT 9 INTERIM ORGANIZATION 17 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AVAILABLE REPORTS 18 1. INTRODUCTION The second planning and review meetingfor the Pacific Educational Computer Networkexperiment was held as part of the Seventh Hawaii International Conferenceon System Sciences. A special subconferenceon Computer Nets attracted manypapers of interest to the participants inthe Pacific network experiment. Many of the institutionalstatus reports given by those present at the planning meetingwere extracts from papers presented at this subconference. A meeting of interestedsubconference attendeeswas held to exchange up-to-date informationon the networking plans and activities of the various institutions.The session was chaired by Professor John Bennett of theUniversity of Sydney. The group also discussed various technicaland policy questions relating to the development of a Pacific EducationalComputer Network. Among the topics discussedwere: the possibility of connecting the ARPANet to Pacific network nodes1;the use of satellites for international data transmission; the,implications of the broad- cast mode of transmission; and thedistinction between "experi- mental" and "operational"status. An. interim organization for the distributionof information and reports relating to the Pacificexperiment was also established. r-' 2. THE SECOND PACIFIC EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER NETWORK PLANNING AND REVIEW MEETING: January 9, 1974 List of Participants 1. Aairman:JOHN BENNETT University of Sydney (Professor, University of Basser Computing Center Sydney) Sydney, N.S.W. 2006 Australia 2. NORMAN ABRAMSON University of Hawaii (Technical Director, ALOHA The ALOHA System System) 2540 Dole Street, Holmes 486 Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 3. KAREN AH MAI (same as above) (Research Associate, ALOHA System) 4. t4ANUEL ALBA University of Hawaii (Director, Technology and East-West Center, Lincoln Hall Development Institute, Technology and Development Institute East-West Center) 1777 East-West Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 5. VINTON CERF Digital Systems Laboratory (Observer, International Computer Science and Network Working Group) Electrical Engineering Stanford, California 94305 6. DIXON T.S. CHEN Ministry of Communications (Telecommunications Chung-Li, P.O. Box 1 Laboratory) Taiwan, Republic of China 7. HARIJONO DJOJODIHARDJO Institut Teknologi Bandung (Director, Computer Jalan Ganesh 10 Sciences Division) Bandung, Indonesia 8. HARRY HUSKEY University of California at (Consultant, UNESCO) Santa Cruz Department of Computer Science Santa Cruz, California 95060 9. HIROSHI INOSE Department of Electronic Engineering (Professor, Tokyo University) University of Tokyo - Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 10. ROBERT KAHN Advanced Research Projects Agency (Observer, ARPA) 1,400 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22209 -2- It ; 11. KENNETH J. KOKJER University of Alaska (University of Alaska) Electrical Engineering Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 12. PAO-HAONG KONG 18, Lane 81 Roosevelt Road (Director, Telecommunications Sec.2, Taipei, Taiwan Laboratories) 13. JI-CHEN MA National Taiwan University (Professor, National Taiwan Department of Electrical Engineering University) Taipei, Taiwan (107) 14. SHOICHI NOGUCHI Research Institute of Electrical (Professor, Tohoku Tohoku University University) Katahira 2-1-1 Sendai 980, Japan 15. JURO OIZUMI (same as above) (Professor, Tohoku University) 16. ITTIPON PADUNCHEWIT Computer Science Laboratory (Head, Computer Science Graduate School Laboratory) Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand 17. JAI P. SINGH Indian Space Research Organization (SITE Director, India) (ISRO) F-Block, CBAB Complex District Office Road Bangalore - 560009 India 18. KI SOO SUNG Korea Institute of Science and (Director, Computation Technology Research Laboratory) P.O. Box 1313 Chyung Ryang Seoul, South Korea 19. G.A. VIGNAUX Victoria University of Wellington (Professor, Victoria Private Bag University of Wellington) Wellington, New Zealand / 1 -3- 3. STATUS REPORTS OF NETWORKING IN THE PACIFIC Participants in the second planning andreview meeting for Pacific Educational Computer Network activitieswere welcomed by Dr. Norman Abramson, Technical Director of TheALOHA System. The ALOHA System, a research project in theDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii, isinvolved in numerous com- puter-communications experiments utilizing satellitesand radio transmission. Prof. John Bennett of the Universityof Sydney chaired the session, which was called (1)to provide the opportunity for in- dividuals interested ininternational networking to meet each other and (2),to discuss issuespertinent to the formation ofa Pacific Educational Computer Networkexperiment. Following are summaries of remarks made bymembers of the group regarding the interest, plans, and activitiesof their respective institutions in the field of computers andnetworking. Ittipon Padunchewit, Head of theComputer Science Laboratory, Chulalongkorn University: In computer-oriented education, Chula- longkorn University offersa Master's degree in Computer Science, a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, anda Certificate awarded by the Computer Science Center. In network-related .research, the developmentof communications systems is just beginning. We have ordered low-speed Mohawk Data Systems terminals and modems and will tryto connect to other universities. Hardware construction has just started. We hope to be part of the Pacific networkexperiment in the second stage of our development, perhaps in 1975. Harry D. Huskey, United Nations Consultanton Computers in Developing Countries: We were recently involved in a contract between the University of California,UNESCO, and Burma to set up a computer center at Rangoon. There is no activity taking place in this development that is relatedto joining the Pacific Educational Computer Network. Jai P. Singh, Director of the SITEProject, Indian Space Re- search Organization: The participation of India at thisstage is doubtful since it is not in therange of ATS-l. A transnation- al system may be possible after ATS-1for informational purposes as well as for education. Our current status is that ofan ob- server of the Pacific network experiment. Harijono Djojodihardjo, Director of theComputer Science Di- vision, Computer Center, Institute of Techrologyat Bandung: The Institute of Technology has 22 departments, includingnectrical Engineering, which isvery strong, Mathematics, and Engineering Physics. The computer center isvery new--two years old. It is interde- partmental and its purpose is to introducecomputer applications -4- to the Institute. Regarding the future planning of