NSFNET project

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer network project
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:IBM
gptkb:MCI
gptkb:State_of_Michigan
gptkbp:connectedTo regional networks
supercomputing centers
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1995
gptkbp:fullName National Science Foundation Network project
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NSFNET project
gptkbp:initialSpeed 56 kbit/s
gptkbp:legacy helped create the modern Internet infrastructure
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Merit_Network
gptkbp:purpose to promote advanced research and education networking in the United States
gptkbp:replacedBy commercial Internet backbone
gptkbp:significance major backbone of the early Internet
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:startYear 1985
gptkbp:technology gptkb:TCP/IP
gptkbp:upgradedSpeed 1.5 Mbit/s
45 Mbit/s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Steven_R._Wolff
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7