science

Oleane

Oleane is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Oleane rather than just read about it. In short: Oleane was one of the first ISPs in France, created in 1989, from UUCP technology. First connected to PSINet, with Telebit modems, international connectivity moved to UUNet in 1991.

Key takeaways

Oleane belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Oleane to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Oleane from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Oleane was one of the first ISPs in France, created in 1989, from UUCP technology. First connected to PSINet, with Telebit modems, international connectivity moved to UUNet in 1991. Real IP connections arrived in 1992, with a direct PIPEX (UK) 64 kbit/s link and Cisco AGS+. Oleane was created by Jean-Michel Planche, with the help of Marie-Véronique Lacaze, Paul Rolland, Jean-Pierre Le Couedic, Christophe Wolfhugel and Benoit Grangé. Oleane was the First Internet Operator in France, dedicated to Enterprise market, with more than 2,900 customers and a double turnover each year since its creation. (1996: 23 million, 1997: 48 million and will expect +100 million in 1998) Oleane was sold in March 1998 to France Telecom (now Orange) to form with Transpac, FTH (France Telecom Hébergement) and few other divisions the DATA Professional Division of the group. With the fusion of Oleane and Transpac offer, Oleane ceased to exist as an independent IP services provider around June 2006.

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Oleane

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Oleane claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Oleane before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Oleane ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Oleane

In research: Oleane appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Oleane in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Oleane is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Companies disestablished in 2006, French companies disestablished in 2006, French companies established in 1989, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Oleane outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Oleane in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Oleane means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Oleane out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Oleane in simple terms?

Oleane was one of the first ISPs in France, created in 1989, from UUCP technology. First connected to PSINet, with Telebit modems, international connectivity moved to UUNet in 1991.

Why does Oleane matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Oleane?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Oleane.