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DDN NEWS 44 DCA DDN Program Mgt Office
26 Feb 1986 Published by: Network Info Center
(NIC@SRI-NIC.ARPA) (800) 235-3155
DEFENSE DATA NETWORK
NEWSLETTER
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TOPICS:
1. DEFENSE DATA NETWORK (DDN) QUALIFIED HOST INTERFACES
2. PHONE NUMBER CHANGE FOR CALLS TO BBNCC CAMBRIDGE NOC
DEFENSE DATA NETWORK (DDN) QUALIFIED HOST INTERFACES
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The following message on qualified DDN Host Interfaces is quoted in
its entirety, QUOTE:
FEB 86 071903Z
FROM: DCA WASHINGTON DC//B613//
TO: SECDEF WASHINGTON DC//ASD-C3I//
OJCS WASHINGTON DC//C3SDT//
HQ DA WASHINGTON DC//DAIM-ADC//
CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-941//
HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC//SIM/SIT//
CMC WASHINGTON DC//CCT//
DLA CAMERON STA ALEXANDRIA VA//DLA-ZW//
DIA WASHINGTON DC//RSE/RSI//
DIRNSA FT GEORGE G MEADE MD//S86/T41/C2/C5//
DMA WASHINGTON DC//SS-CE/PPP//
DNA WASHINGTON DC//LECD//COMP1//
INFO: COMNAVTELCOM WASHINGTON DC//N5//
COMNAVDAC WASHINGTON DC//32//
CDRUSAISC FT HUACHUCA AZ//AS-PLN-RF/AS-OPS//
DIRUSARCCO FT HAUCHUCA AZ//ASA-DDN//
CDRUSAISMA FT MONMOUTH NJ//ASM-SW//
HQ AFCC SCOTT AFB IL//XP/DO//
ASPO GUNTER AFS AL//PG/PS//
DCAOC AED SCOTT AFB IL
DCA EUR VAIHINGEN GE//E100//
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DECCO SCOTT AFB IL
DECCO-EUR SEMBACH AB GE
DECCO-PAC FT SHAFTER HI
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ZEN DCA WASHINGTON DC//B600/B602/B603/B605/
B610/B620/B640/B650//
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UNCLAS
SUBJ: DEFENSE DATA NETWORK (DDN) QUALIFIED HOST INTERFACES
1. DDN LINK AND NETWORK QUALIFICATION TEST INFORMATION SOURCE FOR
1822/HDH/HDLC, X.25 BASIC, AND X.25 STANDARD PROTOCOLS IS DCA
CIRCULAR "DDN HOST INTERFACE QUALIFICATION TESTING - LINK AND
NETWORK LAYERS" (DCAC 370-P195-XX (DRAFT)). (Available through
Code B613.)
2. THE FOLLOWING LIST CONTAINS INTERFACES WHICH HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
PASSED THE LINK AND NETWORK QUALIFICATION TESTS REQUIRED PRIOR TO
PERMITTING A HOST TO CONNECT TO THE DDN. THIS LIST IS CURRENT AS OF
7 FEB 86.
A. ADVANCED CONPUTER COMMUNICATIONS (ACC)
- X.25 BASIC
- IF-11/X.25 VERSION 3.7 (2 BOARDS Z-80 BASED) OR
ACP 625 X.25 (1 BOARD FOR DIGITAL UNIBUS), INTERFACE USED
WITH DEC PDP-11 AND VAX SYSTEMS
- QUAL AT 19.2 KPBS
- QUAL DATE: 2 FEB 85
B. ADVANCED COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS (ACC)
- 1822 HDH/HDLC
- NETWORK SOLUTIONS SOFTWARE PKG DDN/MVS REVISION 1.5 OR ACC
SOFTWARE PKG ACP REVISION 1.51 WITH ROM SETS DDN PRODUCT PART NO'S.
53.445 AND 53.446, AND HSDDN PRODUCT PART NO'S. 53.429
AND 53.430
- QUAL AT 9.6KBPS.
- QUAL DATE: 5 DEC 85
C. AYDIN MONITOR SYSTEMS
- X.25 BASIC
- AMS X.25 DDN-NAC INTERFACE, SOFTWARE VERSION 2.0, REL 1.0.
- QUAL AT 9.6 KBPS
- QUAL DATE: 3 DEC 85
D. COMPUTER SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC
- X.25 BASIC, X.25 STANDARD
- CSS DDN X.25 FEP 3270/TAC 3270
ROM VERSION 1.0
- QUAL AT 9.6 KBPS
- QUAL DATE: 24 JAN 86
E. DATAPOINT CORP
- X.25 BASIC
- WIDE AREA NETWORK FOR DATAPOINT'S VIRTUAL COMMUNICATIONS
FACILITY "WAN X.25 (VCF) 1.2.F", RMS 2.4 OPERATING SYSTEM
RUNNING ON A DATAPOINT 8600/8800
- QUAL AT 9.6 KBPS
- QUAL DATE: 12 DEC 85
F. GEAC COMPUTER CORP LIMITED
- X.25 BASIC
- GEAC 8000 SERIES COMPUTER DDN X.25 INTERFACE RUNNING ASTRO
RELEASE 3.0 SOFTWARE AND GEAC 8212 CLUSTER COMMUNICATIONS
CONTROLLER RUNNING 0S8212 RELEASE 1.2 SOFTWARE
- QUAL AT 19.2 KBPS
- QUAL DATE: 8 NOV 85
G. GOULD INC.
- X.25 BASIC, X.25 STANDARD
- GOULD DDN X.25 INTERFACE, VERSION 1.0, RELEASE 1.0, PRODUCT
NUMBER UTX 1.2 FOR THE GOULD POWER NODE 6000.
- QUAL AT 9.6 KBPS
- QUAL DATE: 20 DEC 85
H. HEWLETT PACKARD
- X.25 BASIC
- HP X.25 INTERFACE, DS X.25 PRODUCT NO. 32187A, LINK LEVEL
SOFTWARE VERSION 1.14; MPE-V OPERATING SYSTEM FOR THE
HP 3000 SERIES FAMILY OF COMPUTERS.
- QUAL AT 9.6 KBPS
- QUAL DATE: 17 DEC 85
I. HONEYWELL INFO SYS
- X.25 BASIC, X.25 STANDARD
- HIS COMMUNICATIONS SERVER 1 CS/1-DDN RUNNING SOFTWARE
RELEASE 1, VERSION 1 FOR HIS DPS6 AND DPS8/DN8 HOST FAMILIES.
- QUAL AT 56 KBPS
- QUAL DATE: 4 NOV 85
J. IBM/CSI
- X.25 BASIC, X.25 STANDARD
- IBM SERIES/1 AND CSI S1/CNA CONTROLLER AND LINE CARDS
WITH CSI X.25 PACKAGE (DATED 22 NOV 85 INCLUDING MICROCODE
AND DRIVER) AND IBM SERIES/1 MCPX25 (NOTE: THE IBM/CSI
INTERFACE REQUIRES MICROCODE WRITTEN BY IBM IN ADDITION TO
THAT PROVIDED BY CSI).
- QUAL AT 19.2 KBPS
- QUAL DATE: 6 DEC 85
K. ITT/FEDERAL ELECTRIC CORP
- X.25 BASIC
- ADAX X.25 SSC INTERFACE BOARD AND ADAX DDN X.25 SOFTWARE
VERSION 1 FOR SYSTEM 5, RELEASE 5.2 FOR UNIX FOR USE WITH THE
PLEXUS P60/P35/P20 COMPUTERS
- QUAL AT 19.2 KBPS
- QUAL DATE: 23 OCT 85
L. NCR COMTEN
- X.25 BASIC, X.25 STANDARD
- COMTEN X.25 (X.25-1 R3) INTERFACE, SCS63 OPERATING SYS,
FOR 3690 SERIES COMPUTERS
- QUAL AT 19.2 AND 56 KBPS
- QUAL DATE 16 OCT 85
M. PROTOCOM DEVICES
- X.25 BASIC
- P2500 X.25 PAD
- QUAL AT 9.6 KBPS
- QUAL DATE: 28 JUN 85
O. SCOPE INC
- X.25 BASIC, X.25 STANDARD
- SCOPE DDN MICROGATEWAY MULTIBUS INTERFACE CARD RUNNING
SOFTWARE VERSION 1, RELEASE 1.
- QUAL AT 19.2 AND 56 KBPS
- QUAL DATE 22 AUG 85
P. SPERRY CORPORATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS
- X.25 BASIC
- SPERRY MODEL 1100 DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND THE DATA
COMMUNICATIONS PROCESSOR DCP 40/20/10 WITH SOFTWARE REL 1R1.
- QUAL AT 19.2 KBPS
- QUAL DATE: 27 FEB 85
Q. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
- 1822 HDH/HDLC
- SDC MIL/INT FRONT END IMP INTERFACE (SOFTWARE RELEASE 1.6)
USED WITH THE FOLLOWING SDC PRODUCTS:
CP8060 LAN LONG HAUL NETWORK GATEWAY
CP8201 HOST NETWORK FRONT END
CP8240 NETWORK TERMINAL CONCENTRATOR
CP8250 NETWORK TERNINAL INTERFACE UNIT
- QUAL AT 56 KBPS
- QUAL DATE: 28 OCT 85
R. TANDEM COMPUTERS INC.
- X.25 BASIC
- TANDEM TNS-11 RELEASE GUARDIAN A-30 USING COMMUNICATIONS
CONTROLLER T-16/6203 OR 6204 INTERFACE WITH TANDEM COMPUTERS
- QUAL AT 19.2 KBPS
- QUAL DATE: 18 JUL 85
S. WANG COMPUTER SYSTEMS
- X.25 BASIC
- WANG MODEL VS-WSNT-DDN RELEASE 3:00.DD OR WANG MODEL
PC-WSNT-DDN RELEASE 3.00.DD FOR PC'S
- QUAL AT 19.2 KBPS
- QUAL DATE: 22 OCT 85
3. A 14 MAY 84 USD/R&E (C3I) MEMORANDUM STATES:
"ALL NEW SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS UNDERGOING MAJOR REDESIGN
ARE REQUIRED TO USE LEVELS 2 AND 3 OF THE DDN STANDARD X.25
PROTOCOL FOR INTERFACING TO THE DDN. CASE-BY-CASE WAIVERS
WILL BE CONSIDERED BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (C3I)."
4. INFORMATION ON DDN HOST INTERFACE QUALIFICATION CAN BE OBTAINED
BY MESSAGE AT OUR ABOVE ADDRESS OR BY MAIL AT DCA CODE B613,
WASHINGTON, DC, 20305-2000. THIS LIST WILL BE PUBLISHED QUARTERLY.
PLEASE REPORT ANY ERRORS IN THE LIST BY MESSAGE OR BY MAIL. POINT
OF CONTACT IS CHUCK ELY, DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION BRANCH, DCA,
CODE B613, (V) 356-5337, (C)(703) 285-5337, OR LT COL STEVE ROSE,
(V) 356-5237, (C) (703) 285-5237. UNQUOTE
PHONE NUMBER CHANGE FOR CALLS TO BBNCC CAMBRIDGE NOC
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Effective Saturday, 1 March, 1986, users and sites of DDN networks who
need to report problems and request field service assistance, etc.,
should now call the BBNCC Cambridge Monitoring Center at 1-(800)
492-4992. International and Alaska users should call (617) 497-2900.
Calls will first be routed through the BBNCC Monitoring Center and
entered into a new problem tracking system before being handled by the
BBNCC Cambridge NOC. The Monitoring Center will monitor and escalate,
if necessary, all calls until resolution. Update information is also
provided. This phone service is available 24 hours a day.
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