Network Startup Resource Center
Mission Statement[edit | edit source]
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| Type | non-profit |
| Focus | Internet |
| Region | NA |
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| City | 1600 Millrace Drive, Suite E256 University of Oregon |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founders | Randy Bush, John Klensin |
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The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC) is an organization that helps to build network infrastructure and the human technical capacity to manage it in Internet ecosystems around the world.[1]
Core Mission[edit | edit source]
NSRC works with numerous organizations worldwide to enhance network operations, affordable Internet access and human resource development of network engineers. NSRC leverages long-term built relationships with government, academia, industry, and private investments to facilitate building shared Internet infrastructure. NSRC builds and help to strengthen global cyberinfrastructure ecosystems to help advance International science collaboration among American scientists, researchers and engineers.
Since 1992, the NSRC has helped develop Internet infrastructure and network operations communities in over 130 countries, assisted thousands of universities, facilitated the deployment of dozens of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in all world regions, and provided technical guidance to dozens of ccTLD registries for stable, secure DNS operations in cooperation with ICANN.
In addition to technical training via network operator groups, national research and education network communities, and shared infrastructure such as Internet Exchange Points, the NSRC emphasizes Direct Engineering Assistance (DEA) to improve operational infrastructure, resulting in better, faster, more resilient networks.
NSRC achieves this through targeted capacity building activities and partnerships with universities, RENs, NGOs, Internet Service Providers, industry, government and supranational agencies in Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America-Caribbean, and North America.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
NSRC started building Internet infrastructure in 1988 in South Africa. In 1992 NSRC was formalized with support from the National Science Foundation, and gradually moved on to assist other countries and played a key role in helping establish the first Internet connections and ccTLD delegations in Peru, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Egypt, Guinea, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Kenya, Morocco, Liberia, Senegal, Tanzania, Cambodia, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Jamaica, Togo and others. NSRC assisted with building centers in local universities to help establish initial networks and connectivity to the outside world.[2] In 1996, NSRC officially moved to University of Oregon. Since NSRC's inception, it has provided more than $40 million of aid for the equipment and publications necessary to establish Internet connections in more than 130 countries.[1]
Events[edit | edit source]
NSRC arranges workshops, tutorials, presentations and direct engineering assistance activities across the globe. Activities are based on a request-driven model to help drive self-sustaining technical organizations. A complete list of upcoming events can be found at https://nsrc.org/where as well as additional events run by NSRC and partners at the Education Outreach and Training (EOT) Calendar for Internet Development. NSRC has regularly been arranging workshops with hands-on training of networking since 1990. All the past and future workshops provided by the center can be seen here.
Work with ICANN[edit | edit source]
NSRC and ICANN have worked together for many years to support ccTLDs as well as Registries, DNS and DNSSEC infrastructure, Network Routing Security (RPKI) and KINDNS. ICANN has assisted NSRC with funding, personnel, and resources to support these joint efforts.[no source]
Work with RouteViews[edit | edit source]
RouteViews is a tool that allows Internet network operators to look at the BGP table from different backbones and locations around the world to troubleshoot and to assess issues such as reachability, hijacks, bugs, peer visibility, mass withdrawals, RPKI status, and more. Operators using RouteViews also peer to contribute to the value of the collected data. RouteViews operates collectors strategically positioned at IXPs around the world. NSRC is currently the lead organization organizing and supporting the RouteViews project, based at the University of Oregon, since it's start in 1995. NSRC staff, contractor and volunteers assist with maintaining and improving the RouteViews infrastructure and functionality.[no source]
Volunteers and Instructor Trainers[edit | edit source]
- NSRC works with experts to assist with education, outreach, and training programs as volunteers in NSRC activities.
- Technical, engineering and teaching assistance is provided pro bono by colleagues from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), NOGs, Internet2, Energy Sciences Network, CENIC, Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), ICANN, ISOC, Google, Amazon, Apple, Juniper and colleagues from universities and R&E networks all over the world to work on NSRC’s international Internet development activities.
- Select participants from NSRC training programs volunteer to be instructor-trainees to expand their skills, take more expertise back to their home environments, and spread their knowledge further.[no source]
References[edit | edit source]
ICANNWiki: Content Guide | Documentation | Development || Categories: Articles needing attention | Candidates for deletion || Projects: Internet & Digital Governance Library