Review of technologies: the Internet

Internet Basics

Step through the links on "Internet 101," beginning with the page "How it Works," at http://www.internet101.org/internet-basics/how-it-works/.

"How Internet Infrastucture Works," at http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet-infrastructure.htm.

"Client-Server Networks," at TechSoup.org, http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/networks/page4773.cfm

"Broadband Primer," Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, 2006, on E-res.

"Warriors of the Net," an animated portrayal of some basic Internet concepts, 13 minutes long:

Internet Structure and Management

Introduction to Internet Architecture and Institutions, by Ethan Zuckerman and Andrew McLaughlin, at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/digitaldemocracy/internetarchitecture.html.

"What is ICANN?" at http://www.icann.org/tr/english.html.

"Net Neutrality as a Global Principle of Internet Governance," by Professor Milton Mueller, Syracuse University, at http://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/NetNeutralityGlobalPrinciple.pdf.

"The Internet 2 Network," at http://www.internet2.edu/network/. (Click on the map for a PDF file of the network map.)

April 2006 Global Fiber Optic Network Map, at http://www.gigaomnimedia.com/images/cable-capacity.jpg.

Policy Issues

"Net Neutrality Primer," at http://computer.howstuffworks.com/net-neutrality-news.htm.

"Hold Off on Net Neutrality," by Dave Farber and Michael Katz, The Washington Post, January 19, 2007, at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/18/AR2007011801508.html.

"Executive Summary: The Internet Singularity, Delayed: Why Limits in Internet Capacity Will Stifle Innovation on the Web," by Nemertes Research Group, December 2007, at http://www.nemertes.com/internet_singularity_delayed_why_limits_internet_capacity_will_stifle_innovation_web#_Toc181763582

"Broadband data reform bill advances in House," Ars Technica, October 12, 2007, at http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071012-broadband-data-reform-bill-advances-in-house.html.

"Why We Don’t Know Enough About Broadband in the U.S.," by John Horrigan, Pew Project on the Internet and American Life, November 14, 2007, at http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/Backgrounder.MeasuringBroadband.pdf.

Look at the Web site SpeedMatters.org, by the Communications Workers of America.

"700 MHz Explained in 10 Steps," at http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/700mhz-explained/.

Look at the federal government's Web site on the digital television transition, at http://www.dtv.gov/.

Trends

"The Future of the Internet," Pew Project on the Internet and American Life, January 9, 2005, at http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Future_of_Internet.pdf.

World Internet Usage Statistics, at Internet World Stats, http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm.

"Internet Users in China," Internet World Stats, at http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia/cn.htm.

Glance at "Worldwide Home Internet Use," November 2007, at http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3627971.