The objective is for TransPAC to benefit from market changes by increasing the trans-Pacific ATM bandwidth while holding costs at current levels. Other vendors will be solicited to assess current services and costs. A new study of the TransPAC network performance is being undertaken now that the bandwidth has been upgraded.
Current activities center on establishing a consistent, reliable and accurate testing environment.
A Unix-based network management system was ordered. The purpose of the system will be to establish a stable, consistent testing platform for network performance measurement and to provide a platform for network monitoring, analysis and management tools. A plan for development of various NOC tools is being undertaken. Information collected regarding status will be reported in the TransPAC Annual Report. Generally only a small subset of session advertisements are seen.