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	RFC 1291:

        Title:      Mid-Level Networks
                    Potential Technical Services
       	Author:     V. Aggarwal
	Mailbox:    vikas@jvnc.net
	Pages:      10
	Characters: 24,314
        Updates/Obsoletes:  none

		pathname: rfc/rfc1291.txt


This document proposes a set of technical services that each Internet
mid-level network can offer within the mid-level network itself and
and to its peer networks. The term "mid-level" is used as a generic
term to represent all regional and similar networks, which, due to
continuous evolutions and transitions, can no longer be termed
"regional". It discusses the pros and cons of offering these
services, as well as areas in which mid-level networks can work
together.

A large portion of the ideas stem from discussions at the IETF
Operational Statistics (OPstat), User Connectivity Problems (UCP) and
Network Joint Management (NJM) working groups.

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Joyce K. Reynolds
USC/Information Sciences Institute