[EOT]: Internet teaching labs (ITL)
                

problem: univ.'s lack hands-on facilities for teaching Internet engineering

approach
jan 99: Cisco (Estrin) commits ~100 trade-in routers 
aug 99: RFP announced
        round 1: twelve universities selected  (38 applied)
        round 2: pending
dec 99: NSF commits funds for glue 
            (training, collaboration, support)
today: blocked on 7000s' removal from C&W POPs