Merit Gated Consortium - In Brief

# Merit GateDaemon Consortium Information

## Merit Network, Inc.

Telephone: (313) 764-9430
Fax: (313) 747-3185
Internet Mail: consortium-interest@gated.merit.edu

## The GateDaemon Consortium In Brief

(last updated November 26, 1996)

The Merit Gatedaemon Project produces "GateD" (pronounced gate- dee), modular routing software used worldwide to interconnect packet-switched networks. It supports multiple IP and ISO network routing protocols. Both IP Version 4 and IP Version 6 software routing protocols are supported (in GaleD version 6). t is used by researchers, implementors, and industry as:

- a platform for new network routing protocol deployment
- a source of routing protocol reference implementations to test against
- a distribution mechanism of new protocol implementations
- a bootstrapping facility providing the core for the development of commercial products
- a means of access to leading edge network research and development.

The GateDaemon Consortium presents a formal structure to support and expand the current successful collaborations already in place to develop GateD functionality. The consortium provides:

- allow functionality needed by the community to be delivered to commercial, academic, and research sectors of the Internet,
- provide GateD software and services that provide value to the members,
- build a broader funding base for a stable funding source to permit a three year technical plan,
- streamline licensing procedures,
- improve communication about and interchange of key technologies, and
- improve the technology transfer between academic and industyr.

Membership is open to all organizations interested in supporting and participating in development of internetwork routing protocols. GateD software is available to GateD to GateD members only.

Redistribution of GateD binaries in commercial products is limited to GateD Commerical Members or Service Members. The development teams of GateD Commerical and Service members have access to the GateD source code, but source code may not be distributed in commerical products.

Merit's membership structure will change in January of 1997. The new GateD releases (version 4, version 5, and version 6) will only be available to GateD members. GateD release 3.5 will be publically available via anonymous ftp or web, but will receive minimal additions.

Any members participating in the GateD consortium as of December 31st, 1996 are considered members of the GateD-Unicast product group. Current Members can have immediate access access to the gated-unicast source code.

GateD-Unicast members are eligible for the first release of the GateD-Multicast source for $15,000 initial payment. The first release of the GateD-Multicast source code will have DVMRP and the DVMRP MIB.

For Full Details on either the current or new membership, please click below:

- Brief Description of Current Membership

- Full Description of Current Membership

- Brief New Membership Information (1997)

- Full Description of New Membership (1997)