Lecture Topic 1: The Global Network
Description
This topic introduces the overall network structure of the Internet, and the components that make up the Internet. In goes into how the global network is linked in terms of the underlying pipes, and the networking protocols that supports it. It also describes the political and economical structure of the Internet.
Scheduled Lectures
- What is this thing called the Internet?
- Access Networks
- Long-Haul Backbone Networks
- Users, ISPs, and Carriers - Who Pays for the Internet?
Required Reading
- Lecture notes
- Unit Reader: section 2.1 of Application Layer, Chapter 2 in Computer Networking - A Top Down Approach Featuring the Internet, James Kurose and Keith Ross, Addison-Wesley, 2001.
- Unit Reader: The Internet and World Wide Web, Lesson 1 in Introduction to Interactive Programming on the Internet Using HTML and JavaScript, Craig Knuckles, Wiley, 2001.
- Unit reader: Internet Standards, Chapter 3 in Internet Secrets (2nd ed) by John R. Levine, IDG Book, 2000.
Supplementary Reading
- Net Nuts and Bolts - Who Runs the Net?
- Net Nuts and Bolts - Clients and Servers
- RFC2664 FYI on Questions and Answers - Answers to Commonly Asked New Internet User Questions
- Unit reader: section 2.5 in Application Layer, Chapter 2 in Computer Networking - A Top Down Approach Featuring the Internet, James Kurose and Keith Ross, Addison-Wesley, 2001.
Document author: H.L.
Hiew, Unit Coordinator
Last Modified: Wednesday, 18-Jul-2001 18:46:34 MST
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