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NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

We now describe the topology of our remote observing network, including the hardware infrastructure, software protocols, and user-level application interface.

**Figure 2:** A schematic of the initial high-speed ACTS network used for the Keck remote observing project. The entire ground-based network now consists of optical fiber.
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Physical Layer
Network Protocol Layer
User Protocol Layer

Patrick Shopbell
3/17/1998