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012.25 IRELAND
by Mike Norris
1991 saw a major advance for academic and research computing in Ireland, in the
form of the HEAnet-2 project. The seven member universities of the Higher
Education Authority are now interconnected by a new 64 Kbps multi-protocol
switched data network. The major protocols in use are TCP/IP, DECnet, and the
U.K. Coloured Book protocols, and these are running successfully between the
campus LANs.
HEAnet is connected to the European IP network by means of an IXI link between
University College, Dublin, and the NIKHEF router in Amsterdam. NSFnet access
is via EASInet and their EASIgate at CERN. The primary domain name server for
IE has now been located in Ireland, and name servers for domains in each of the
seven universities are now running. Interior and exterior gateway protocols are
running on routers at each of the sites. Thus, the Irish universities, and
their teaching and research communities, are well placed when it comes to
Internet connectivity.
In inter-connecting the campus networks, and in providing access between HEAnet
and the wider Internet, we are grateful for the co-operation and guidance of
many people, particularly the help of colleagues in RIPE, NSF, EASInet and
other bodies. Without their help the HEAnet-2 project could not have been
completed on time.
Computing Services University College Dublin