SD-Network Access Point

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The San Diego Network Access Point (SD-NAP), established in February of 1998, is a neutral network traffic exchange facility that is intended to provide a location for local data network service providers to exchange Internet traffic. The SD-NAP is hosted by the Enterprise Network Services group at the University of California's San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and is collaboratively supported by the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA).

SD-NAP's Primary functions are to facilitate efficient interconnection of Internet Protocol (IP) transit networks within and to San Diego Local Access and Transport Area, California LATA 6, and to provide a platform for traffic analysis by CAIDA researchers with the goal of promoting a robust, scalable global Internet infrastructure.

Connection to the SD-NAP is open to all data network service providers and research and educational organizations whose networks use the conventions required for connection to the Global Internet, as defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in the specifications for interconnectivity - Requests for Comments (RFCs).

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) is a research unit of the University of California, San Diego,
and the leading-edge site of Teragrid, the world's largest, most comprehensive, distributed infrastructure for open scientific research. SDSC researchers conduct studies
in computational science, develop high-performance computing and networking technologies, and participate in Cyberinfrastructure, Networking and Grids.

SDSC -- UC San Diego, MC 0505 -- 9500 Gilman Drive -- La Jolla, CA 92093-0505 858-534-5000
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