Network Startup Resource Center

Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC)

Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC) is a non-profit activity that has worked since the late 1980s to help develop and deploy networking technology in various projects throughout Asia/Pacific, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and the New Independent States. Partially supported by 0963081 from the US National Science Foundation, the NSRC provides technical and engineering assistance to international networking initiatives building access to the public Internet, especially to academic/research institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The NSRC is based at the University of Oregon, where we work in collaboration with the Advanced Network Technology Center (ANTC), and Network and Telecommunication Services.

The NSRC works directly with the indigenous network engineers and operators who develop and maintain the Internet infrastructure in their respective countries and regions by providing technical information, engineering assistance, training, donations of networking books, equipment and other resources. The end goal in this work is to make it easier for local scientists, engineers and educators to collaborate via the Internet with their international colleagues by helping to connect communities of interest. By strategically working with universities, research institutes, Internet Service Providers, Regional Internet Registries, government agencies, supranational agencies, industry, private foundations and non-governmental organizations, the NSRC helps develop national and regional Internet infrastructure for collaborative research, education, and international partnerships.

View a map showing where the NSRC has assisted with Internet infrastructure development and technical training programs.

Recent Stories

Upcoming Events

September 13-17, Winneba, Ghana

The NSRC is working in conjunction with the Ghanaian Academic Research and Education Network as well as the Ghana Network Operators Group and the University of Winneba, Ghana to hold a Campus Best Practices Workshop to help assist the fledgling Ghana NREN and associated academic institutions build their national network infrastructure.

October 11-15, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

The NSRC will be assisting and teaching a Network Management and IPv6 Implementation Strategy workshop at the event. The 13th WALC meeting is part of the EsLaRed (Fundación Escuela latinoamericana de Redes) initiative that the NSRC has supported over the years.

 More Events
A list of upcoming events is available here or you can view our network training workshops if you would prefer.

Publications

(Available in multiple languages and formats)

• Guide to Administrative Procedures of the Internet Infrastructure (RFC 2901)
• Expanding International Email Connectivity--Another Look
• History of the Internet in Thailand
• Country-Code Top-Level Domain Best Current Practices

Steven Huter and Adiel Akplogan contributed a short article for the Guardian's feature story about the future of the Internet, published on December 3, 2007.

Workshop Resource Centre

The Internet Society Workshop Resource Centre is a repository for sharing lab-based educational materials and planning tools for network technology workshops. Funded by ISOC and the Public Internet Registry, the WRC is developed by the NSRC and hosted at the University of Oregon, with additional support from the National Science Foundation.

Contact Us

Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC)
1225 Kincaid Street
1212-University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1212 USA

Phone: +1-541-346-3547
Fax: +1-541-346-4397
nsrc@nsrc.org