IP: What *is* CSTB's new Internet report all about?

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> From: "Jon Eisenberg" <JEisenbe () nas edu>
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 13:28:41 -0400



> Dave--
>
> IP readers may be interested in the following.
>
> The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board
> (CSTB) has released a new report in its series on the
> evolution of the Internet, entitled "The Internet's
> Coming of Age."
>
> The early press coverage was a surprise.  News reports
> emphasized a couple of elements, such as broadening
> access, that are actually emphases of other current or
> planned CSTB activities, and generally have missed the
> real contributions  of this report:  an insider-informed
> snapshot of what's really going on at the core of the
> Internet.
>
> Topics covered in the report include:
> -- Scaling Up the Internet and Making It More Reliable
> and Robust
> -- Keeping the Internet the Internet: Interconnection,
> Openness, and  Transparency
> -- Collisions Between Existing Industries and Emerging
> Internet Industries: Telephony As a Case Study
> -- Implications for Broad Public Policy
>
> You can view/download the report at <www.cstb.org>
> (click on "New Releases").
>
> --Jon Eisenberg