Local network engineering, planning and implementation is directed by Mike Donnelly, Wide Area Network Project Leader and his staff..  Planning participants include Debra Keller, network architect, Joe Massey, network hardware configuration advisor, Peter Rinaldi, networked NMR specialist and Wayne Mattice, global networking advisor.  The wide area connection will be planned by the above group with Eugene Wallis, Director of Technology at OARnet. The UA Information Systems representatives Debra Keller, Assistant VP of Information Systems, and Mike Donnelly have been an integral part of planning this proposal and will be responsible for integrating the connection with the campus ATM network.
 

OARnet agreed to be responsible for the engineering, implementation, and operation of the connection from Akron to the vBNS Gateway. OARnet's Network Operations Center will monitor the entire network and provide a help line on a 24 by 7 basis, and provide engineering support and usage reports. The OARnet Support Center will be responsible for assisting users and local campus engineers in the use of the network. (See attached letter.)