The Evolving Internet: Applications and Network Service Infrastructure.

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Title: The Evolving Internet: Applications and Network Service Infrastructure.
Language: English
Authors: Lynch, Clifford
Source: Journal of the American Society for Information Science. Sep 1998 49(11):961-972.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 1998
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Services, Information Sources, Internet, Technological Advancement
ISSN: 0002-8231
Abstract: Reviews the current state of the Internet as a data transport system and some of its emerging problems. Discusses two major research initiatives--Internet 2 and Next Generation Internet (NGI)--and network-level services that may see deployment in these new research testbeds. Concludes with speculations about future changes to the Internet as a data transport system. (Author/AEF)
Entry Date: 1999
Accession Number: EJ573912
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Reviews the current state of the Internet as a data transport system and some of its emerging problems. Discusses two major research initiatives--Internet 2 and Next Generation Internet (NGI)--and network-level services that may see deployment in these new research testbeds. Concludes with speculations about future changes to the Internet as a data transport system. (Author/AEF)
ISSN:0002-8231