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William Dutcher

Digital Government

New backbone pumps up DISN

Defense Department users can look forward to faster e-mail, file transfers and World Wide Web surfing after the Defense Information Systems Network's transition to an asynchronous transfer mode backbone and consolidated multiplexer access. DISN supplies the global wide area backbone for NIPRnet and SIPRnet-the Nonclassified IP Router Network and the Secret IP Router Network for sensitive data. DISN also serves the smaller Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications Network, or JWICS.