Objective COSINE's aims are to: establish a pan-European computer-based network infrastructure that enables research workers to communicate with each other using Open Systems facilitate the introduction of and contribute to the market pull for Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) ensure that the infrastructure established becomes financially self-supporting. The project began with a specification phase undertaken by RARE (Rseaux Associs pour la Recherche Europenne) which concluded in autumn 1988. During 1989, work began on the implementation phase, again undertaken by RARE, which has established the COSINE Project Management Unit (CPMU) to carry out the work on its behalf. COSINE includes a number of subprojects and pilot services. The first pilot service to be available was the IXI X.25 backbone network. Several more are now underway, expanding on the ser vices already used at local and national level to bring Europe-wide connectivity in electronic mail, directories and information services. Further sub-projects and services are being established. The aim is that the complete infrastructure should be self-sustaining by the end of the COSINE implementation phase. The sub-projects being implemented are: ftam north american gateway international x.500 directory services (paradise) support and information service (concise) activities to support typical international user groups osi connectionless-mode network service trials. Contracts for ftam interoperability testing and full-screen terminal services sub-projects are under negotiation, and one on security mechanisms is being prepared. The pilot services provided to the user community are ixi and x.400 mhs message-handling services (interworking of national R&D management domains and US gateway). Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksdata networks Programme(s) FP1-ESPRIT 1 - European programme (EEC) for research and development in information technologies (ESPRIT), 1984-1988 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator RARE Address Netherlands See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (13) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ACOnet Austria EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map ARIADNE Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map COSINE Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Singel 466-468 1017 AW Amsterdam See on map DFN Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Pariser straße 44 10707 Berlin See on map Garr Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map HEANET Ireland EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map JANET EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map NORDUnet Denmark EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map RCCN EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map REUNIR France EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map SURFNET EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map SWITCH Switzerland EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map VUB-ULB Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map
