Dacon
Section 1: Coordinates
Name of the network: DACON-INTERNET
Contact person/point: HAESOON, CHO
Postal Address: 65-228 HANGANG-RO-3-GA, YOUNSAN-KY, SEOUL, KOREA
Telephone Number: +82-2-220-5202
Fax Number: +82-2-220-0771
E-mail address: HSCHO@BORA.DACOM.CO.KR
Section 2: Network
1. Scope of the network: (check all that apply)
Academic [ ]
General Research [ ]
Government [ ]
NGO [ ]
Commercial [ X]
Special Interest Group [ ] Specify________
Other [ ] Specify________
2. Description:
Operating since: OCTOBER, 1994
Registered users: GOVERNMENT SHELL ACCOUNT, 30 TP ORG.
Active users: ALL REGISTERED
(connected at least once a month during the last 3
months)
3. Approximately, what percent of your users would you estimate as
being: WHOLE KOREA
_10____ University and research faculty staff
_50____ University students
_10____ Government employees
_30____ Commercial employees
__00___ NGO employees
_00____ Employees of International organizations
_00____ Other
4. Do you charge for services? Yes [X ] No [ ]
If Yes, specify charging methods (check all that apply):
____ Free to end users
X__ Fixed charges to end users
____ Variable (usage-based) charge to end users
____ Free to end institutions (such as a university)
X___ Fixed charged to institutions
____ Variable (usage-based) charge to institutions
5. What is the approximate annual budget for your network
connection and/or information center? _1MIL__ USA$
6. Of that budget, approximately what percent is used for:
__30___ communication equipment
__10___ computer equipment
__10___ communication charges
__20___ technical staff
__20___ management staff
__00___ support staff
__00___ facilities
__00___ software
__10___ overhead
__00___ other ______________________
7. Type(s) of connection(s) or gateway(s) out of your country
__X__ IP
_____ UUCP
_____ Fidonet
_____ Bitnet
_____ Other _______________________
8. Communication links(s) out of your country (for each link)
Speed __512k X 6________
Leased or switched __LEASED________
Communication vendor _SPRINT,MCI,UUNET_________
Connection point __________
9. Approximately, what percent of your users have:
__00_____ e-mail only
__00_____ dial-in access to a command line account on a host
__20_____ dial-in SLIP/PPP connectivity
__80_____ full-time IP connectivity
10. Approximately, what percent of hosts on your network run:
__10_____ an FTP server
__10_____ a WWW (http) server
__10_____ a Gopher server
__10_____ a list server
__05_____ a news server
__00_____ a dial-up bulletin board
__00_____ a library catalogue
__55_____ other
11. Of the hosts of your network, what of each type?
_00___ Personal computers running DOS
_20___ Personal computers running Microsoft Windows
_00___ Personal computers running Unix
_00___ Personal computers running Mac OS
_65___ Unix workstations
_00___ Other workstations
_00___ Unix minicomputers
_00___ Other minicomputers
_10___ Unix mainframes
_05___ Other mainframes
_00___ Other _Netware__
12. Approximately, what percent of the hosts in your network
communicate via:
_100___ IP
_ 00___ UUCP
_ 00___ Fido
_ 00___ Bitnet
_ 00___ Other ________________
Media:
Comments (plans, etc.):
Section 4: Help-desk and user support
1. Is there a help-desk or other central point for queries? Yes [X]
No [ ]
Postal address:
Telephone Number:
e-mail address:
2. Is a general user guide available? Yes [ ] No [ ]
Paper [X ] Electronic [ ]
3. User group support activities
Describe activities to support user groups in using the
network.
TRAINING COURSE, PAPER MANUALS, HELP DESK THRU PHONES
4. Training activities and workshops
Describe activities to train and inform user support
staff.
WEEKLY TRAINING COURSE (FREE OR CHARGE)
5. Other activities
Describe any other activities on your network you
consider relevant. Comments (plans, etc.):
Section 5: Success stories
Could you give some examples of users or applications which best
illustrate the value of your network: