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NSFNet, the first Internet backbone

NSFNet, the first Internet backbone. Skills : none IT concepts : backbone network, history of networking. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. Where does this topic fit?. Internet concepts Applications Technology (communication)

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NSFNet, the first Internet backbone

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  1. NSFNet, the first Internet backbone Skills: none IT concepts: backbone network, history of networking This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.

  2. Where does this topic fit? • Internet concepts • Applications • Technology (communication) • Implications • Internet skills • Application development • Content creation (audio)

  3. NSFNet backbone, July 1986-8, 56 kbps

  4. Initial T1 (1.5 Mbps) backbone, July 1988

  5. T1 backbone, 1991

  6. Networks connected to the backbone

  7. Your tax dollars at work – a good investment http://cis471.blogspot.com/2012/08/seeding-internet-cost-government-1245.html

  8. NSFNet was global and successful Decommissioned in April, 1995, linking 28,470 domestic and 22,296 foreign networks.

  9. Internet languages – millions of users Data source and more detail

  10. NSFNet succeeded because it was …. Financially leveraged A dumb network Designed by highly qualified researchers

  11. Further reading Seeding Networks: the Federal Role NSFNet project Final Report 1987-1995 New York Times coverage of the 20 th anniversary of NSFNet NSFNet resource material from NSF

  12. NSFNet, the first Internet backbone Skills: none IT concepts: backbone network, history of networking This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.

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