Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC)

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The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), based at the University of Oregon, was established in 1992 to provide technical assistance to organizations setting up computer networks in developing areas for collaborative research, education and international partnerships. Over the past twenty years, the NSRC has worked with universities, research institutes, Internet Service Providers, non-governmental organizations, governmental and supranational agencies, and industry to help develop networks and cyberinfrastructure resources in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Latin America/Caribbean, and the Middle East. The NSRC is partially funded by grant number 0963081 from the International Research Network Connections (IRNC) program of the National Science Foundation and Google, with additional contributions from dozens of public and private organizations. The NSRC works closely with several University of Oregon organizations, including the Route Views project, the Network and Telecommunication Services group, UO Libraries, and the Wired Humanities Project (WHP).

See our About page to learn more about us or View a map showing where the NSRC has assisted with Internet infrastructure development and technical training programs.

Events

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 PacNOG 11 Workshops and Meeting

The 11th Pacific Network Operators Group meeting (PacNOG 11) will take place from July 1-6 at the Radisson Blu Hotel on Denarau Island, Nadi, Fiji. NSRC staff Hervey Allen, Phil Regnauld and Carlos Vicente will be assisting and teaching in a full-day Linux and Network Introduction session as well as in workshops on BGP IPv4/IPv6 Workshop and Network Monitoring and Management. This edition of PacNOG will be hosted by the Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA).

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 APNIC 34 Conference

The 34th Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC 34) will take place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from August 21-31 at the Nagaworld Hotel and Entertainment Complex. NSRC staff Hervey Allen and Phil Regnauld will be presenting a tutorial on Network Monitoring and Management during the APNIC 34 conference week on Monday, August 27th.

 More Events

A list of upcoming events is available here or you can view our network training workshops if you would prefer.

Recent Stories

Our gift of USD 1.25 million from Google:

• Google's gifted several organizations: google.org Blog.
• Google this: University of Oregon center gets $1.25 million.
• The Google Africa blog with Jens Kuehlers, Technical Program Manager at Google Africa, provide a first-hand report on Building a high-performance Nigerian Research and Education Network (REN).

About NSRC-supported activites:

• (April 2012) Randy Bush, NSRC Founder, was inducted in to the Internet Hall of Fame in Geneva, Switzerland on April 20, 2012 for his contributions to the global growth and use of the Internet. Press release is here.
• (April 2012) The NSRC helped to assist Cambodias scientists take major digital step; Cambodia links to TEIN3 via Vietnam.
• (November 2011) The NSRC recently assisted the SolarNetOne solar-powered network connectivity project to ship equipment to Kiribati in the South Pacific. Read more about SolarNetOne here.
• (October 2011) The NSRC recently assisted with the deployment of a new L Root server in Dakar, Senegal. A press release from ICANN is available here.
• (July 2011) The Nigeria ICT Forum has written about the Campus Networks and ngREN Design Workshop that took place at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
• (June 2011) The UO Staff Newsletter published a story about our collaboration with Cleven Mmari at the AfNOG 2011 event in Dar es Salaam, Tanazania.
• (April 2010) The EDUCAUSE Review carried a story talking about some of what we do: Cultivating Global Cyberinfrastructure for Sharing Digital Resources.
• (February 2010) The NSRC has been involved in assisting with Haiti relief efforts. Here is one story about an Android phone in the earthquake in Haiti.

Publications

(Available in multiple languages and formats)

• Guide to Administrative Procedures of the Internet Infrastructure (RFC 2901)
• Expanding International Email Connectivity--Another Look
• History of the Internet in Thailand
• Country-Code Top-Level Domain Best Current Practices

Steven Huter and Adiel Akplogan contributed a short article for the Guardian's feature story about the future of the Internet, published on December 3, 2007.

Contact Us

Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC)
1501 Kincaid Street
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299 USA

Phone: +1-541-346-3547
Fax: +1-541-346-3485
nsrc@nsrc.org

 

Core Funding From

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Recent Activities

AfNOG 2012 Workshops and Meeting

The NSRC was involved with setup, planning and teaching at the 13th annual African Network Operators Group meeting that took place from May 6-18, 2012 in Serrekunda, The Gambia at the Kairaba Beach Hotel. The NSRC taught and supported workshops on Network Monitoring and Mangement in both English and French, as well as taking part in the 2012 AfREN meeting on Monday, May 14th.
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Group photo of the 2012 African Network Operators Group Workshop participants (six tracks) that took place in Serrekunda, The Gambia from May 7-11, 2012.

MENOG 10 DNS/DNSSEC Workshop

The NSRC organized and presented a workshop on DNS Fundamentals and DNS Security (DNSSEC) as part of the 10th Middle East Network Operators Group meeting held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from April 22 through May 1, 2012. MENOG 10 took place at the Grosvenor House, Dubai Marina. NSRC instructors Phil Regnauld and Carlos Vicente, along with ICANN DNSSEC Program Manager Richard Lamb were responsible for leading the workshop. Students representing DNS operations from over 10 TLDs in the region attended the workshop.
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Group photo from the MENOG 10 DNS/DNSSEC Workshop held from April 22-26 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Some Popular Items

• ISP Resource Document
• NSRC Publications
• Routing, BGP and IXP Resources
• Securing Network Services and Infrastructure
• Wireless Resources

Our Online Database

• Worldwide Connectivity Info
• Add/Edit Connectivity Info