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IP: Economis: Upgrading the Internet
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 02:58:23 -0400
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 19:00:27 -0700 To: farber () cis upenn edu From: Bob Hinden <hinden () iprg nokia com> Subject: Economis: Upgrading the Internet Cc: hinden () iprg nokia com Upgrading the Internet "The Internet is like an overloaded highway that needs to be upgraded. But if done badly, the Internet's ability to support innovative, as-yet unimagined applications could be in jeopardy QUINTESSENTIALLY modern though it may seem, the Internet is in many respects an example of an overstretched infrastructure built in the 1970s. Like any other piece of infrastructure, whether a bridge or a highway, that was designed so long ago, it is groaning under the enormous weight of traffic it has attracted. The Internet now needs an overhaul if it is to cope with the mushrooming demand from millions of additional computers, hundreds of millions of new users, desire for ever-faster connections, and an expected boom in access from mobile devices. Its original architectural structure has lasted surprisingly well. But the time has come to improve the fabric of the network itself: the software protocols on which it is founded." (more ...) http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=539740
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