ANSnet Update - 12/94
Robert C. Lehman
Manager, Network Engineering
Advanced Network & Services
100 Phoenix Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
rcl@ans.net
Agenda
ANSnet Statistics
NAP Connectivity Status
Traffic Management
Router Software Upgrades
Growth in Network Usage
Figure 1
(GIF - 25560 bytes)
Growth of Attached Networks
Figure 2
(GIF - 28441 bytes)
CIDR Deployment Results
148 ASs with Registered Aggregates
100 ASs Announcing Aggregates to AS690
2316 Aggregates Currently Configured
1255 Aggregates Announced to AS690
9653 Destinations Withdrawn
Number of Routes Announced to ANSnet - through October 31, 1994
Figure 3
(GIF - 10233 bytes)
NAP Connectivity Status
Sprint NAP Installed 9/21/94
PacBell NAP Installed 10/14/94
Ameritech NAP Installed 11/22/94
MAE+ FDDI Installation Plan Established
Router Software Activity
New RS960 Buffering and Queueing Microcode
Increased Number of Packet Buffers
(aids T3 <-> T3 performance build 420 P in Northeast)
Dynamic Allocation of Buffers
Design for Improved End-to-End TCP Performance
41 Mbps observed with cross country