Delay is due to the TCP performance problem. Current routing is limited to IU, ANL, PSC and KDD Labs for performance testing and debugging. On September 21, representatives of Indiana University and Japan Science and Technology Corportation signed a MOU to establish common understanding of administration, management and support of the TransPAC link. Meritorious use of TransPAC is focused on next generation applications. Requests for authorization are project-based.
Authorizations are by institution.
If a vBNS partner institution's use of TransPAC becomes so great as to adversely affect the usefullness of TransPAC to vAIs the vPI should contribute funding for expansion of TransPAC capacity. Kazunori Konishi and Doug Pearson are contacts. The goal of TransPAC is to foster next generation network-based international research and educational collaboration. Policy shouldn't hinder that goal. Activity and use of the network will be measured.