RFC 1302 (rfc1302) - Page 1 of 13
Building a Network Information Services Infrastructure
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group D. Sitzler
Request For Comments: 1302 Merit
FYI: 12 P. Smith
Merit
A. Marine
SRI
February 1992
Building a Network Information Services Infrastructure
Status of This Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is
unlimited.
Abstract
This FYI RFC document is intended for existing Internet Network
Information Center (NIC) personnel, people interested in establishing
a new NIC, Internet Network Operations Centers (NOCs), and funding
agencies interested in contributing to user support facilities. The
document strives to:
- Define a basic set of essential services that Network
Information Centers (NICs) will provide to Internet users,
including new mechanisms that will facilitate the timely
dissemination of information to the Internet community and
encourage cooperation among NICs.
- Describe existing NIC services as an aid to Internet users
and as a model for organizations establishing new NICs.
Acknowledgments
This document reflects the work of the Network Information Services
Infrastructure (NISI) working group in the User Services area of the
IETF. Because the working group participants represent a cross-
section of existing Internet NICs, the opinions expressed herein are
representative of groups currently providing information services
within the Internet community.
Sitzler, Smith, & Marine