Topology Engineering (tewg)

Charter_

Chair(s):
     TBD ,
Mailing Lists:
     General Discussion:  tewg@devvax.tn.cornell.edu
     To Subscribe:  tewg-request@devvax.tn.cornell.edu
Description of Working Group:

     The Topology Engineering Working Group monitors and coordinates
     connections between networks, particularly routing
     relationships.

       o Monitor interconnectivity among national and international
         backbones and mid-level networks.
       o Monitor interconnection policies with a view of moving
         toward a common scheme for managing interconnectivity.
       o Act as a forum where network engineers and representatives
         of groups of networks can come together to coordinate and
         tune their interconnections for better efficiency of the
         Internet as a whole.


Goals and Milestones:


Ongoing       Reports to the Internet community will be given
              reflecting what we learn each quarter.  This periodic
              report will be of use to the IETF, to FARnet, and to the
              CCIRN members.
Dec 1990      An immediate project is to produce an RFC which will help
              mid-level networks when changing their interconnectivity.



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