18-Jun-82 15:55:41-PDT,3235;000000000001 Mail-from: ARPANET host SRI-NIC rcvd at 18-Jun-82 1555-PDT Date: 18 Jun 1982 1510-PDT From: Nic at SRI-NIC Subject: NETWORK NEWSLETTER To: ANEWS-DIST: ===================================================================== ANEWS-12 DCA Code 252 11 June 1982 (DCACODE252@ISI) (202) 692-6175 DoD NETWORK NEWSLETTER ===================================================================== TOPICS: - DCA Reorganizes - TIP Inventory Reports - C/30 Upgrade --------------------------------------------------------------------- DCA REORGANIZES DCA is being reorganized to carry out the DoD decision to cancel AUTODIN II in favor of an ARPANET-based system, known as the Defense Data Network (DDN). As part of this reorganization, the ARPANET Management Branch has become a part of the DDN Program Managers Staff. This action has been taken to insure that actions to implement the DDN will have minimum impact upon services to ARPANET users. As a result, Code 252 is now Code B645. Messages addressed to DCACODE252 at USC-ISI will continue to reach us. CHANGES TO PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION OF TIP INVENTORY REPORT The following changes have been made in the procedures for submission of the TIP Inventory Report: 1. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS: Reports are to be submitted to a new address: TACSTATRPT@BBNB. Previous addressees (i.e., NIC@NIC, Huntley@SRI-NIC, etc.) should no longer be cc:ed. Reports are to be submitted during the first week of each quarter, i.e., the first week of January, April, July, and October. Each quarterly report should be complete within itself, even though the information is unchanged from the previous quarterly report. 2. FORMAT CHANGES: Facilities will be identified both by name and address, e.g. DCEC-TIP, 2/20. Under the column heading, "TYPE", use the following codes to indicate the type of port: H = Hard wired D = Dial-up. Other codes may be used in addition to these if needed; however, such other codes as are used must be explained at the bottom of the report. C\30 UPGRADE Most sites have already placed their orders with BBN for C\30 equipment to replace the older Honeywell H316 and H516, and BBN Pluribus nodes on the ARPANET. There are still a few stragglers, however, who have not yet placed their orders. Although we can understand the budgetary constraints which some of you are under, we cannot allow the Network as a whole to suffer as a result of a few. Some have wondered what will happen if a given node has not been upgraded by the January 83 deadline. Such nodes will, of necessity, be reconfigured out of the network for the benefit of those who have upgraded. We regret this necessity, but will have no choice in the matter. Sincerely, Major Glynn Parker DCA Code B645 ARPANET Management Section -------