DDN New User Guide, 3rd Edition

Abstract

This document focuses on the MILNET. This DDN New User Guide explains the policies, concepts, and conventions of the DDN, with major emphasis on the MILNET. This guide contains an overview of and a tutorial introduction to the DDN, along with descriptions of its more interesting network programs and services. It is not intended to be a highly technical document, and it does not cover the procedures for attaching hardware, terminals, or other equipment to the network. The DDN New User Guide provides the procedures and guidelines necessary for the beginning user to proficiently use the DDN computer network. Background information includes Network Concepts and terms such as Domain Name System (DNS) and Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile (GOSIP), and gateway concentrators.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 1993
Accession Number
ADA262860

Entities

People

  • Barbara Varallo

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Links
  • Digital Communications
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Systems
  • Local Area Networks
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Personal Computers
  • System Software
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Computer Science.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.