CNCnet

                    Global Networking Survey

Section 1 Coordinates

Name of the network		
Contact person/point		Herman Mereles Tottil

Postal address		Centro Nacional de Computacion
				Universidad Nacional de Asuncion
				Campus Universitario, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
				C.C. 1349
Telephone Number		595 21 585 550
Fax Number			595 21 585 550
e-mail address		hmereles@una.py

Section 2 Network

1.  Scope of the network (check all that apply)

        Academic                [x]
        General Research        [x]
        Government              [x]
        NGO                     [x]
        Commercial              [x]
        Special Interest Group  []      Specify________
        Other                   []      Specify________
 
2.  Description

       Operating since         1993_
       Registered users        60___	(Institutions)
       Active users            50___ (connected at least once a
                                      month during the last 3 months)

3.  Approximately, what percent of your users would you estimate as being

       35___ University and research faculty staff
       _____ University students
       15___ Government employees
        8___ Commercial employees
       15___ NGO employees
        4___ Employees of International organizations, e.g., 
              (UNESCO, PNUD, OAS, IADB, and World Bank)
       23___ Other   ______________________

4.  Do you charge for services     Yes [x]  No []

       If Yes, specify charging methods (check all that apply)
               ____ Free to end users
               ____ Fixed charges to end users
               _x__ Variable (usage-based) charge to end users
               ____ Free to end institutions (such as a university)
               ____ Fixed charged to institutions
               _x__ Variable (usage-based) charge to institutions

5.  What is the approximate annual budget for your network 
    connection and/or information center?    45,000.oo________USA$

6.  Of that budget, approximately what percent is used for

       _10__ communication equipment
       __5__ computer equipment
       _25__ communication charges
       _20__ technical staff
       _20__ management staff
       _15__ support staff
       _____ facilities
       __5__ software
       _____ overhead
       _____ other ______________________

7.  Type(s) of connection(s) or gateway(s) out of your country

       _____ IP
       __x__ UUCP
       _____ Fidonet
       _____ Bitnet
       _____ Other _______________________

8.  Communication links(s) out of your country (for each link)

       Speed                   2400 bps
       Leased or switched      Public Data Network
       Vendor                  Antelco (Paraguayan PTT)
       Where do you connect?   UUNET Tecnologies Inc. (USA)

9.  Approximately, what percent of your users have

       100_ e-mail only
       ____ dial-in access to a command line account on a host
       ____ dial-in SLIP/PPP connectivity
       ____ full-time IP connectivity

10. Approximately, what percent of hosts on your network run

       ____ an FTP server
       ____ a WWW (http) server
       ____ a Gopher server
       _1__ a list server
       ____ a news server
       ____ a dial-up bulletin board
       ____ a library catalogue

11. Of the hosts of your network, approximately what percent are

       39__ Personal computers running DOS
       60__ Personal computers running Microsoft Windows
       0.4_ Personal computers running Unix
       0.3_ Personal computers running Mac OS
       0.3_ Unix workstations
       ____ Other workstations
       ____ Unix minicomputers
       ____ Other minicomputers
       ____ Unix mainframes
       ____ Other mainframes
       ____ Other ________________

12. Approximately, what percent of the hosts in your network communicate via

        0.5 IP
       99.5 UUCP
       ____ Fido
       ____ Bitnet
       ____ Other ________________

Section 3 Help-desk and user support

1.  Is there a help-desk or other central point for queries?  Yes [x]  No []

       Postal address		SAME
       Telephone number	SAME
       e-mail address		mailsop@una.py

2.  Is a general user guide available?  Yes [x]   No []

       Paper   [x]      Electronic [x]

3.  User group support activities
       Describe here activities to support user groups in using the network.
	- support for equipment acquisition
	- equipment configuration (modem and computer)
        - software installation and configuration
	- training

4.  Training activities and workshops
       Describe here activities to train and inform user support staff.

5.  Other activities
       Describe here any other activities on your network you consider
       relevant.  Comments (plans, etc.) 

Section 4 Success stories

Could you give some examples of users or applications which best
illustrate the value of your network?

               Thanks for your cooperation!!!!