The history of the Internet A presentation made by Caroline Lönn and Linda Virkkala
Internet in the early stage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f- 9IzYW3cvE&feature=related
Todays topics Development of packet switching and ARPAnet Development of network of networks – internetting The Internet explosion
Development of packet switching and ARPAnet 1960-1972 Connect 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 1962-1970 Connection 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 Utah 1972; 15 nodes and application developments
Development of network of networks – internetting 1972-1980 Additional networks ALOHAnet Telenet Cyclades Etc. Need for connecting the networks – internetting First version of TCP Developments in ALOHAnet, Ethernet and LAN
Development of network of networks – internetting 1980-1990 Tremendous growth in the 80s Developments in BITNET; email and file transfer CSNET; liked universities without ARPAnet New standard host protocol; TCP Minitel – predecessor to the Internet
The Internet explosion 1990s ARPAnet closes down Launch of World Wide Web The Web – a platform with 4 key components HTML HTTP Web server Web browser Mosaic, Netscape and Internet Explorer
The Internet explosion 1990s A lot of Internet products and services – many innovation. The best applications E-mail The Web, commerce and web browsing Instant messaging Peer-to-peer file sharing Developed by research teams and young entrepreneurs Internet stock collapsed
The Internet explosion recent developments Three areas that deserve extra attention High-speed access networking, incl. WiFi Safety P2P networkning Some applications worth mentioning Skype Youtube BitTorrent
Summary Development of packet switching and ARPAnet Development of network of networks – internetting The Internet explosion
Internet today? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD0PpFXzjwU
The history of the Internet A presentation made by Caroline Lönn and Linda Virkkala