RFC 156 UNKNOWN STATUS REPORT · ARPANET

Status of the Illinois site: Response to RFC 116

An April 1971 update on the Illinois site's network connection work.

RFC EDITOR

Bouknight, J., "Status of the Illinois site: Response to RFC 116", RFC 156, DOI 10.17487/RFC0156, April 1971, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc156>.

BIBTEX

@misc{rfc156,
  series = {Request for Comments},
  number = 156,
  howpublished = {RFC 156},
  publisher = {RFC Editor},
  doi = {10.17487/RFC0156},
  url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc156},
  author = {J. Bouknight},
  title = {{Status of the Illinois site: Response to RFC 116}},
  pagetotal = 1,
  year = 1971,
  month = apr,
}

PUBLISHED: April 1971
AUTHORS: J. Bouknight
STREAM: Legacy
BUILDS ON: RFC 116 — Structure of the May NWG Meeting
REPORT DATE: 26 April 1971
EXPECTED NCP CHECKOUT: Latter part of May
EXPECTED OPERATION: During June
DOI: 10.17487/RFC0156

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Network Working Group                                      J. Bouknight
Request for Comments: 156                                 26 April 1971
Category: G.5                                                  Illinois
Obsoletes: None
Updates: None


Status of the Illinois Site (Response to RFC 0116)

As of the date of the report, 26 April, the Illinois Site has complete
operational hardware connecting the PDP-11 system with the IMP.

Due to much trouble with the Burroughs B6500 computer, final checkout
of the operating system plus the network control program for the
PDP-11 has been seriously curtailed.  Current expectations are:

     --checkout of the NCP by the latter part of May

     --installation of the PDP-11 system in Paoli, PA (the operating
       link between Illinois and Burroughs in Paoli) so that the system
       will be operational during June


       [ This RFC was put into machine readable form for entry ]
          [ into the online RFC archives by Tom McGhan 7/97 ]

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PROBLEMIllinois reported progress on connecting its PDP-11 system to the network, as requested by RFC 116.

MECHANISMThe site had operational hardware between the PDP-11 and the IMP, while B6500 problems slowed software checkout.

PLANNED NEXT STEPSThe report expected NCP checkout in late May and operation during June after installation in Paoli.

§1Hardware and Software Status

As of 26 April, the Illinois site had operational hardware connecting its PDP-11 system with the IMP. This report responds to RFC 116.

Trouble with the Burroughs B6500 had seriously curtailed final checkout of the PDP-11 operating system and network control program (NCP).

The connection hardware was working. The software still needed testing, which had been delayed by trouble with the Burroughs B6500.

§2Expected Schedule

The report expected NCP checkout to finish by the latter part of May. It also expected the PDP-11 to be installed in Paoli, Pennsylvania, where it would provide the operating link between Illinois and the Burroughs system.

The report expected the system to be operational during June. These dates are expectations, not confirmed results.

The team expected to finish NCP testing by late May. It planned to install the PDP-11 in Paoli and have the system operating during June.

§3Scope of the Report

This short RFC records a site's status and expected schedule; it does not specify a protocol. The unit metadata says it updates RFC 116 and lists its status as Unknown.

This document records progress and plans at one site. Its metadata says it updates RFC 116.

§4References

RFC 0116RFC 116RFC 116, to which this status report responds.April 1971