Internet2

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This paper explores the technology of Internet2, which is a new communication outlet built to help ease the congestion researchers, government agents, and educators currently face when attempting to access the Internet. The benefits and capabilities of this new system are explored, as well as the relationship of Internet2 to NGi, or Next Generation Internet.

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"The concept of the internet originated through a series of memos written by J.C.R. Licklider of MIT in August of 1962 that discussed the potential for social interactions that could occur through computer networking (Leiner et. al, 2004). Licklider referred to the internet as his "Galactic Network" concept (Leiner, et. al, 2004). He convinced others of the importance of the concept. Leonard Kleinrock at MIT later published a paper on packet switching theory, which suggested the potential feasibility of communication via packets instead of circuits, the first real step toward computer networking (Leiner, et. al, 2004). In 1965 the first computer, the TX-2 in Massachusetts was connected to the Q-32 in California via a low speed dial up thus forming the wide area computer network (Leiner, et. al, 2004). This computer networking concept was further developed. Later Interface Message Processors or IMP's were developed, and during the late 1960s the first host computer was connected (Leiner, et. al, 2004)."

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