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The Future of the Internet Protocol (Geek of the Week)
The Future of the Internet Protocol - Geek of the Week Author:Carl Malamud The explosion of interest in the Internet puts stress on what was originally designed as a research and education network. The sheer number of users is requiring new strategies for Internet address allocation; multimedia applications are requiring greater bandwidth and strategies such as "resource reservation" to provide synchronous end-to-e... more »nd service. In this series of eight interviews, Carl Malamud talks to some of the researchers who are working to define how the underlying technology of the Internet will need to evolve in order to meet the demands of the next five to ten years. If you're intrigued by such topics as Internet "multicasting" of audio and video, or think your job might one day depend on understanding some of the following buzzwords: IPNG, SIP, TUBA, CLNP, CIDR, or are just interested in learning more about the people who are shaping the future--give these tapes a try.« less