Satellite time on restoral channels is being donated by Intelsat. Connectivity in Japan will be provided by CRL using transportable, truck mounted satellite earth stations that will travel to the application sites. APAN and TransPAC will provide network resource for the coordination and functional testing of the experiments. A future second phase based on Intelsat OC-3 link could take place in spring or summer 2000. Nothing to report.
Expenditures are within budget.
Nothing to report. Continued work on the follow-up of application and researcher status. Continue with process for upgrading TransPAC bandwidth to meet current market pricing. Additional work in establishing a reliable environment for performance testing - replace the management workstation that was lost in shipment. Continue with plans for NOC tools development.