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Study Shows How the Internet's Architecture Got its Hourglass Shape


August 14, 2011

In the natural world, species that share the same ecosystem often compete for resources, resulting in the extinction of weaker competitors. A new computer model that describes the evolution of the Internet's architecture suggests something similar has happened among the layers of protocols that have survived -- and become extinct -- on the worldwide network.

Where IPs Go to Die

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

The key to a secure online world of tomorrow? That would be an Internet that spends a bit more time padding its waistline at the protocol buffet, according to Constantine Dovrolis (Computer Science) and his colleagues. Source: Engadget.com

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Atlanta, GA
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 12:12
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 12:12

Study Shows How the Internet's Architecture Got its Hourglass Shape

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

A new computer model designed by Constantine Dovrolis (Computer Science) that describes the evolution of the Internet's architecture suggests a process similar to natural evolution took place to determine which protocols survived and which became extinct. Source: GT Research News

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Atlanta, GA
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Monday, August 15, 2011
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Monday, August 15, 2011 - 09:09
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Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 09:09
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Internet Architecture's Hourglass Shape

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

In the natural world, species that share the same ecosystem often compete for resources, resulting in the extinction of weaker competitors. Something similar happened as Internet protocols evolved, and Constantine Dovrolis (Computer Science) says designers of tomorrow's Internet would do well to understand it. Source: Scientific Computing

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Atlanta, GA
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 10:25
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Monday, November 21, 2011 - 10:25

How the Internet Got Its Hourglass Shape

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

At the top of the Internet's network architecture, says Constantine Dovrolis (Computer Science), protocols are so specialized that they rarely compete with one another, enabling them to "survive" longer than lower-level protocols. Source: Tom's Hardware

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Atlanta, GA
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 09:08
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 09:08
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