The Glenview Model [microform] : Community Networking via Broadband Cable / John P. Mundt
- Bib ID:
- 5575572
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Mundt, John P
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED375826
Broken link? let us search Trove , the Wayback Machine , or Google for you.
- Description:
-
- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1993
- 8 p.
- Summary:
-
This paper describes the installation of a data network in the community of Glenview, Illinois, which uses broadband cable equipment to connect schools, libraries, and governmental agencies to each other and to the Internet via a high speed Ethernet network. The history of the project is outlined followed by a discussion of the implementation of the network. It is noted that a strong effort was made to provide the same services to all users of the network. The services available include electronic mail, telnet, file transfer protocol (FTP), Gopher, World Wide Web (WWW), the online public access catalogs (OPACs) of local libraries, and, to a limited audience, USENET news. The technical aspects, site setups, equipment used, and the operation and maintenance of the network are examined. Finally, several lessons learned from the implementation of the project are presented: (1) the cable plant was old, unused, and untested, and required more time to make it operational; (2) initial lack of expertise to make the broadband cable equipment operational in an outdoor, public television cable environment caused conflict between two of the installers of the system; (3) the equipment is both temperature and signal level sensitive; (4) users anticipated problems where there were none, hesitated to try new things, or failed to realize what was available; and (5) political realities kept some sites from connecting. A system to deliver Internet connectivity to the home via the public cable is currently being explored. (JLB)
- Notes:
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
Copyright varies with each issue and article. You may have full rights to copy, or may be able to copy only under some circumstances, for example a portion for research or study. Order a copy where circumstances allow through Copies Direct or Contact us for further information.
- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2036 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1966
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- Matrix news
- Tu shu guan zi xun xi tong zhi tan tao / Liu Chunyin zhu
- Problems of network accounting, monitoring and performance measurement / [by] Mary Elizabeth Stevens ; sponsored by Lister Hill National Centre for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine
- Functional analysis of information networks: a structured approach to the data communications environment [by] Hal B. Becker
- ASTINFO newsletter