<s>
EIRPAC	B-Protocol
is	O
Ireland	O
's	O
packet	O
switched	O
X.25	B-Protocol
data	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eirpac	B-Protocol
uses	O
the	O
DNIC	B-Protocol
2724	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HEAnet	O
was	O
first	O
in	O
operation	O
via	O
X.25	B-Protocol
4.8Kb	O
Eirpac	B-Protocol
connections	O
back	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1991	O
most	O
Universities	O
in	O
Ireland	O
used	O
64k	O
Eirpac	B-Protocol
VPN	B-Application
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
Eirpac	B-Protocol
is	O
owned	O
and	O
operated	O
by	O
Eircom	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
accept	O
new	O
applications	O
for	O
Eirpac	B-Protocol
:	O
no	O
reference	O
is	O
made	O
on	O
the	O
products-offering	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
They	O
began	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
migrating	O
existing	O
customers	O
using	O
more	O
capable	O
forms	O
of	O
telecommunications	O
back	O
in	O
late	O
April	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
Eirpac	B-Protocol
had	O
approximately	O
5,000	O
customers	O
dialing	O
in	O
daily	O
via	O
switched	O
virtual	O
circuit	O
's	O
although	O
those	O
numbers	O
have	O
been	O
declining	O
rapidly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eirpac	B-Protocol
is	O
still	O
an	O
important	O
element	O
for	O
data	O
transfer	O
in	O
Ireland	O
with	O
numerous	O
banks	O
(	O
automatic	O
teller	O
machines	O
)	O
,	O
telecoms	O
switches	O
,	O
pager	O
systems	O
and	O
other	O
networks	O
that	O
utilise	O
permanent	O
virtual	O
circuit	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connecting	O
to	O
Eirpac	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
done	O
using	O
a	O
simple	O
AT	B-Device
compatible	O
modem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
for	O
example	O
to	O
connect	O
at	B-Device
28,800	O
bit/s	O
would	O
be	O
ATDT	B-Device
15112880	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
would	O
then	O
have	O
to	O
authenticate	O
with	O
their	O
Eirpac	B-Protocol
NUI	O
.	O
</s>
