Networking and the Internet

Internet Architecture

Dr. M. Tanvir Afzal

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internet and Internet

 internet is network of networks of
computers, normally each network
following different topology.
 Internet is a specific and world wide
internet.
 Here we will discuss the Internet
Architecture.

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Internet
 Started as a research efforts in 1960’s.
 The goal was to link variety of
networks to form a connected
functional large network, not disrupted
by local disaster.

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 Internet Architecture
Internet
 Started as government project by
Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency (DAR-Pa)
 Shifted from government sponsored
project to academic research project.
 Today it’s a commercial undertaking
linking PANs, LANs, MANS, and
WANs involving million of
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computers.
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Internet
Architecture
 Individual networks are managed by
Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

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Internet composition

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Tier-1 ISP
 Relatively few high speed, high
capacity, international WANs
 Thought of as backbone of the Internet.
 Operated by large companies normally
originated as telephone company and
extended.

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 Internet Architecture

Tier-2 ISP
 Connecting with Tier-1 ISPs.
 More regional in scope, relatively less
strong than Tier-1.
 Tier-1 and Tier-2 are network of
routers
 Forming the core of the Internet.

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 Internet Architecture

Tier-3/Access ISP
 Independent internet, sometimes
referred as intranet, operated by a
single authority.
 Eg. Cable and telephone companies.
 The devices connecting to access ISPs
are end systems or hosts.

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 Internet Architecture

End systems or Hosts

 Laptops/PCs.
 Telephones
 Video Cameras
 Automobiles
 Home appliances
 The area within the AP or group of
APs’ range is often called a hot spot.

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 Summary

Internet
Architecture
 internet vs Internet
 Internet Architecture
 Tier-1, Tier-2, and Tier-3, end systems

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