Final Report 1987 – 1995
Merit and the Community to Serve: Research & Education
The Role of Industry: IBM and MCI
The Role of Government: The National Science Foundation
The Vision: Networking the Research and Education Community
The Solicitation
Drafting the Proposal and Winning the Award
Building a National Backbone Service
Transition to T-3: Challenges and Opportunities
Milestones in Technology
The NSFNET Phenomenon
Education and Outreach: To the Academic Community and Beyond
Realizing the Vision: Lessons and Insights from the Project Team
A New Architecture for the NSFNET