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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket No. 940709-4209]

 

Availability of Report of the Federal Internetworking 
Requirements Panel

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of report; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In May 1994, the Federal Internetworking Requirements Panel 
(FIRP), which was established by NIST to study issues and recommend 
actions which the Federal Government can take to address the short- and 
long-term issues of interworking and convergence of networking 
protocols, issued its final report. An interagency study group composed 
of nine Federal government agency staff members, the Panel was 
appointed at the request of the Office of Management and Budget in 
collaboration with the Federal Networking Council and the Federal 
Information Resources Policy Council.
    The Panel concluded that no single networking protocol suite meets 
the full range of government requirements for data internetworking. The 
Panel recommended that Federal government agencies select standards 
based on their interoperability needs, existing infrastructure, costs, 
marketplace products, and status as standards. In addition, the Panel 
made other recommendations concerning Federal internetworking as a 
component of the National Information Infrastructure (NII).
    NIST has proposed changes to Federal Information Processing 
Standards (FIPS) 146-1, Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile 
(GOSIP), and FIPS 179, Government Network Management Profile (GNMP), 
based on the recommendations of the Panel concerning government use of 
open voluntary standards for network protocols.
    NIST solicits the views of industry, the public, and State and 
local governments concerning the Panel's recommendations on long-term 
issues related to internetworking. The Report of the Federal 
Internetworking Requirements Panel can be obtained in any of the 
following ways:

Anonymous file transfer can be achieved through FTP, FTAM and Gopher. 
Electronic files are named firp-report.* and f-report.*.
For anonymous FTP:

1. ftp to osi.ncsl.nist.gov (129.6.48.100)
2. respond to the ``login:'' prompt with user name ``anonymous'' (do 
not type the quotes)
3. respond to the ``password:'' prompt with your E-mail address.
4. you are now logged in. Use ``cd'' to change directory to ./pub/firp. 
Use ``1s'' or ``dir'' to get directory listings. Use ``get'' to 
transfer a file.

For anonymous FTAM:

Paddr = {1,1,1,47:0005:80: 005A00:0000:0001:E137: 080020079EFC:00}
userid =anon, no password, realstore = unix
The corresponding ``ISODE isodentities'' entry is: osi.ncsl.nist.gov 
filestone null/ #1/#1/#1/NS+47000580005a 
0000000001e137080020079efc00

    Questions regarding these services should be sent via SMTP mail to 
[email protected]. An electronic mail request for the report may 
be sent to: [email protected].
    Paper copies of the report are available from Joan Wyrwa, 
Technology Building, Room B217, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; 
telephone: (301) 975-3643; facsimile: (301) 590-0932.

DATES: Comments on the Report of Federal Internetworking Requirements 
Panel should be submitted on or before November 2, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the Panel's report should be 
sent to: Director, Computer Systems Laboratory, ATTN: FIRP Report, 
Technology Building, Room B154, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anastase Nakassis, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, (301) 975-3632. E-
mail: [email protected].

    Dated: July 28, 1994.
Raymond G. Kammer,
Deputy Director.
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