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RFC 352 UNKNOWN TIP · NETWORK MANAGEMENT · SURVEY

TIP Survey: TIP Site Information Form

A form for documenting TIP sites and their access details

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PUBLISHED
June 1972
AUTHORS
D. Crocker
STREAM
Legacy
DOI
10.17487/RFC0352

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NWG/RFC #352                                      David H. Crocker
NIC 10594                                         UCLA
                                                  5 June 1972

                       TIP SITE INFORMATION FORM



(tips) Information form about ARPANET TIPS:


   We are attempting to provide additional information for TIP
   users of the NET.  The availability of such information should
   allow more flexibility to TIP users and thereby make NET use
   easier.

   Please complete the form and return it as soon as possible,
   preferably as a NIC Journal entry (making it easier for us to
   manipulate the information) to Dave Crocker (Nic ident: DHC).
   Mailing address:

      David Crocker
      c/o Jon Postel
      Computer Science Department
      School of Engineering and Applied Science
      3804 Boelter Hall
      University of California
      Los Angeles, California 90024









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NWG/RFC# 352                            DHC 5-JUN-72 16:11  10594
TIP site information form

   Name of organization & pseudo-host number:


   Regular Host computer(s) associated with the same
   organization:


   Mailing address of organization:


   Local person responsible for TIP operations:

      Name:


      Telephone:


      Alternate person(s):


   Operator (if any)

      Name(s):


      Hours of operator coverage:


      Telephone:


      Thru the NET:


   TIP options & special features:

      Mag tape / /      Printer / /       Card reader / /


      other: -------------------------------------------


   Scheduled down-time:

NWG/RFC# 352                            DHC 5-JUN-72 16:11  10594
TIP site information form



   Additional comments:






   Ports:


      TIP address       Terminal-type or dial-up phone number:
      (port num.)

ISO Plain Language

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PROBLEMTIP users needed more information about the available terminal access points and their features.
MECHANISMThe form asks each site for its TIP identity, associated hosts, local contacts, options, downtime and port details.
PURPOSE OF THE FORMThe collected information was intended to give TIP users more flexibility and make network use easier.

§1Information for TIP Users

David H. Crocker circulated a form to gather information about ARPANET TIPs. The stated purpose was to provide additional information to TIP users so they could use the network more flexibly and easily.

Sites were asked to return the completed form to Crocker, preferably as a NIC Journal entry.

The form was meant to help TIP users understand what each site offered and how to connect. Sites were asked to send their information back for collection.

§2Site and Operator Details

The form requests the organization's name and pseudo-host number, the regular host computers associated with it, and its mailing address. It asks for the person responsible for TIP operations, alternate contacts and operator coverage details.

Each site was asked to identify its TIP, related host computers and the people responsible for operating or supporting it.

§3Features, Downtime and Ports

Sites were asked to list TIP options such as magnetic tape, printers and card readers, along with other special features and scheduled downtime. The form also requests port numbers and the terminal type or dial-up telephone number associated with each port.

The form asks what features the TIP has, when it is unavailable, and which terminals or phone numbers connect through its ports.