The history of the InternetA presentation made byCaroline Lönn and Linda Virkkala

Internet in the early stage

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Todays topics

Development of packet switching and

ARPAnet

Development of network of networks –

internetting

The Internet explosion

Development of packet switching and ARPAnet

1960-1972Connect computers independently of geographical

distance?

Packet switching = divide data, send individually and

put together.

Developed by three research groups;

MIT, Rand institute and National Physical Laboratory

Development of packet switching and ARPAnet

1962-1970Connection between sender and receiver network

ARPAnet

Interface message processors (IMPs), the early packet switches

4 nodes installed in 1969 in UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, Stanford and University of Utah1972; 15 nodes and application developments

Development of network of networks –

internetting1972-1980

Additional networksALOHAnetTelenetCycladesEtc.

Need for connecting the networks – internetting First version of TCPDevelopments in ALOHAnet, Ethernet and LAN

Development of network of networks –

internetting1980-1990Tremendous growth in the

80sDevelopments in

BITNET; email and file transferCSNET; liked universities without ARPAnet

New standard host protocol; TCPMinitel – predecessor to the Internet

The Internet explosion1990s

ARPAnet closes down

Launch of World Wide Web

The Web – a platform with 4 key componentsHTMLHTTPWeb serverWeb browser

Mosaic, Netscape and Internet Explorer

The Internet explosion1990s

A lot of Internet products and services – many innovation.The best applications

E-mailThe Web, commerce and web browsingInstant messagingPeer-to-peer file sharing

Developed by research teams and young entrepreneursInternet stock collapsed

The Internet explosionrecent developments

Three areas that deserve extra attentionHigh-speed access networking, incl. WiFiSafetyP2P networkning

Some applications worth mentioningSkypeYoutubeBitTorrent

Summary

Development of packet switching and

ARPAnet

Development of network of networks –

internetting

The Internet explosion

Internet today?

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The history of the InternetA presentation made byCaroline Lönn and Linda Virkkala