On Distributed Communications Networks - Baran 1962 Way before it became fashionable to build large-scale distributed systems out of relatively unreliable commodity hardware, Baran was investigating the properties a network built in such a way might have. This paper is very much of its time, and all the more enjoyable for it: want to know … Continue reading On Distributed Communications Networks
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The Design Philosophy of the DARPA Internet Protocols
The Design Philosophy of the DARPA Internet Protocols - Clark 1988 While there have been papers and specifications that describe how the (internet) protocols work, it is sometimes difficult to deduce from these why the protocol is as it is. For example, the Internet protocol is based on a connectionless or datagram mode of service. … Continue reading The Design Philosophy of the DARPA Internet Protocols
A Brief History of the Internet
A Brief History of the Internet - Leiner et al. 2003. The above link is to an HTML version. There's a pdf available on the ACM Digital Library too if you have access. This paper was written to give "a factual rendering of the events and activities associated with the development of the early Internet," … Continue reading A Brief History of the Internet
The Network is Reliable
The Network is Reliable - Bailis and Kingsbury 2014 This must be the easiest paper summary to write of the series so far. The network is reliable? Oh no it isn't... OK, here's a little more detail :) Network reliability matters because it prevents us from having reliable communication, and that in turn makes building … Continue reading The Network is Reliable
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