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Telecommunications Networking
II
Lecture 29
Introduction to the Internet
Ref: “Computer Networks”
(Andrew Tanenbaum)
pp47-54, 70-72
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Internet Time Line
• 1962 Paul Baron proposes the concept of
utilizing packets to transport information
between computers
• 1969 ARPAnet placed in service (4 nodes)
• 1974 Cerf and Kahn invent TCP/IP
• circa 1988 NSFnet
• 1990 ANS takes over operation of NSFnet
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Internet Time Line
• 1990 1 millionth host attached to “the
Internet”
• 1995 NSFnet is decommissioned, and
replaced by the “Network Access Point”
(NAP) architecture
• 1995+ Rapid growth of Internet usage by
businesses, organizations, government and
individuals (E-mail, WWW, E-commerce)
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Internet Time Line
• ~2000 Aggregate Internet backbone traffic
exceeds traditional telephone network
traffic in the U.S. (~ 2 Tbps)
• ~2000 Traditional telephone network
applications begin to rapidly migrate to IPversions (e.g., telephony)
• ~2005 Large numbers of residential
customers have broadband access to the
Internet (cable modems and XDSL)
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Internet Time Line
• ~ 2005 Traditional telephone network usage
and revenues are in rapid decline*
*Some would argue that this is too
pessimistic; particularly with the popularity
of cellular/PCS
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Internet Applications (today)
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E-mail
WWW + E-Commerce
News groups/Chat rooms
Bulk file transfers (including music)
Downloading application software
Remote login and remote control
DNS
Broadcasting (audio and video)
Telephony (emerging)
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Internet Trends
• Multimedia versions of earlier applications
(e.g., attachments to plain text E-mail)
• Broadband access by end users
• “Internet dial tone”
• Improved security and reliability
• Quality of Service (QOS) capabilities
• New Applications (e.g., Internet telephony)
• Next Generation Internet (e.g., “active
nets”, new network architectures)
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Who’s in Charge (nobody)
• Internet services are not regulated by the
FCC (at least not directly) in the U.S.
• The Internet is a global enterprise
(transcends national boundaries)
• Technical standards are adopted by the
Internet Engineering Task Force (so far)
• The Internet Society (IAB, IETF)
• IANNA..., service providers, equipment
suppliers, ...
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Summary
• The Internet is an organically evolving
collection of networks, protocols,
technologies, and applications
• The Internet is embodied in a philosophy of
rapidly responding to customer-driven
needs
• The Internet is still in its adolescence
(money brings out the worst in people)
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