The history of the InternetA presentation made byCaroline 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

1962-1970Connection 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 Utah

1972; 15 nodes and application

developments

Development of network of networks –

internetting1972-1980

Additional networksALOHAnet

Telenet

Cyclades

Etc.

Need for connecting the networks – internetting

First version of TCP

Developments in ALOHAnet, Ethernet and LAN

Development of network of networks –

internetting1980-1990

Tremendous growth in the 80s

Developments inBITNET; email and file transfer

CSNET; liked universities without ARPAnet

New standard host protocol; TCP

Minitel – predecessor to the Internet

The Internet explosion1990s

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 explosion1990s

A lot of Internet products and services – many innovation.

The best applicationsE-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 explosionrecent developments

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

Safety

P2P networkning

Some applications worth mentioningSkype

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 InternetA presentation made byCaroline Lönn and Linda Virkkala