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CERFnet

The California Education and Research Federation Network (CERFnet) was one of the earliest Internet service providers in the United States and a pioneering regional network of the NSFNET. Founded in 1988 by Susan Estrada at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), CERFnet connected academic, government, and industrial research institutions across…

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Founded
1988; 38 years ago (1988)
Industry
Telecommunications, Internet services
Headquarters
San Diego, California, United States
Defunct
c. 1998 (absorbed into AT&T)
Founder
Susan Estrada
Native name
California Education and Research Federation Network

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CERFnet

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples77
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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CERFnet

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related to Network deployment · 27
CERFnet → By November, California, California Institute, California Office, Caltech, CERFnet's, Cisco Systems, Cisco's, December, Estrada, Irvine, June, Los Angeles, May, November, Oakland, One, President, Qualcomm, San Diego Supercomputer Center
related to Founding and NSF funding · 16
CERFnet → California's, General Atomics, In, In January, In June, In March, Internet, Kbps, Mbps, National Science Foundation, NSF, NSF-funded, San Diego Supercomputer Center, SDSC, Susan Estrada, T-1
related to Commercial Internet and the CIX · 15
CERFnet → AlterNet, CERF, CIX, Commercial Internet, DIAL, In March, Internet, IP, NSFNET, PSINet, TCP/IP, The, The CIX, Under Estrada's, UUNET
related to InterNIC role · 11
CERFnet → AT, December, General Atomics, General Atomics/CERFnet, In, Internet Network Information Center, Internet-related, InterNIC, National Science Foundation, Network Solutions, The
Defunct · 1
CERFnet → c. 1998 (absorbed into AT&T)
Founded · 1
CERFnet → 1988; 38 years ago (1988)
Founder · 1
CERFnet → Susan Estrada
Headquarters · 1
CERFnet → San Diego, California, United States
Industry · 1
CERFnet → Telecommunications, Internet services
Native name · 1
CERFnet → California Education and Research Federation Network

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internet network california san research center 1988 diego supercomputer commercial estrada general atomics one cix education service name 1989 1991

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CERFnetDefunctc. 1998 (absorbed into AT&T)1.00infobox
CERFnetFounded1988; 38 years ago (1988)1.00infobox
CERFnetFounderSusan Estrada1.00infobox
CERFnetHeadquartersSan Diego, California, United States1.00infobox
CERFnetIndustryTelecommunications, Internet services1.00infobox
CERFnetNative nameCalifornia Education and Research Federation Network1.00infobox
CERFnetParentSan Diego Supercomputer Center / General Atomics (1988–c. 1996) Teleport Communications Group (c. 1996–1998) AT&T (1998–)1.00infobox
CERFnetTypeNetwork service provider1.00infobox
CERFnetrelated to Commercial Internet and the CIXUnder Estrada's0.60section
CERFnetrelated to Commercial Internet and the CIXThe0.60section
CERFnetrelated to Commercial Internet and the CIXIP0.60section
CERFnetrelated to Commercial Internet and the CIXDIAL0.60section

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