Evolution Of The Internet - Past & Present

1. Evolution of the Internet- Past & Present As one of the most successful inventions with world-wide broadcasting capacity, Internet is the mechanism to disseminate information, collaborate and interact between users and their computers, and most importantly, for the research and advancement of information infrastructure.   Internet is one of the most successful inventions with the world-wide broadcasting capacity mechanism to disseminate information, collaborate and interact between users and their computers, and most significantly, for the research and advancement of information infrastructure.   Internet is constantly evolving for the maintenance of more connected uses in real time and to ensure quality of service and reliability for mobile and low- capacity terminals as well as powerful servers residing in the data center of major Internet service providers. This history of the Internet has four distinct aspects- • Technological Evolution • Operation & Management Evolution • Social Evolution • Commercial Evolution

2. “We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain.”- Stephen Hawking  The Internet has transformed the world of computer and communications like nothing before. As one of the most successful inventions with world-wide broadcasting capacity, Internet is the mechanism to disseminate information, collaborate and interact between users and their computers, and most importantly, committed to research and advancement of information infrastructure.   The history and evolution of the Internet is complex. It is constantly evolving to maintain more connected uses in real time and to ensure quality of service and reliability for both mobile and low- capacity terminals and powerful servers residing in the data center of a major Internet service provider. This history of the Internet has four distinct aspects-  • This history of the Internet has four distinct aspects-  • Technological Evolution: started with early packet switching and ARPANET research (and related technologies).  • Operation and Management Evolution: related to global and intricate operational infrastructure. • Social Evolution: led to the collaboration of a broad community of Internet users to create and develop technology.

4. Commercial Evolution: resulted in a very efficient transition of research outcomes into a widely deployed and accessible information infrastructure. Internet access from more devices: Since its inception as a data network, connecting a small numbers of computers in universities and research institutions in the United States, the Internet is now accessible from servers, desktops, laptops, and mobile devices for connected services. The number of connected devices to the Internet by using the IPv4 version of the IP protocol has radically increased over years. IPv6 is a modified version of the IP protocol that offers a much larger address space to evade short-term limitations and address problems. Mobile Internet:  In recent years, the Internet has moved from a basically fixed network to an accessible network from mobile devices using Wi- Fi connections and cellular mobile communication networks (GPRS, Edge, 3 G and LTE). Many mobile devices can shift from one technological access to another; even can embed Wi-Fi, 3G or 2G connectivity.  Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Connectivity:  Internet of Things refers to “things having identities and virtual personalities operating in smart spaces using intelligent interfaces to connect and communicate within social, environmental and user contexts” (European Commission). This means that many new things, previously not under the scope of the Internet, will join the network, send information, take commands, collaborate and connect the physical world to the Internet.

5. Cloud Computing Boon: From the direction of Internet, cloud computing translates into the ability to access an application that is remotely operated in a large data center with a comparable experience as a desktop or local application. The cloud computing introduces a set of Internet peers, which have a special role in view of the popularity of their service and the privileged relationships between them. To sum up, the development of Internet uses has played an important role in shaping the Internet, as we experience it today. Reference:  European Commission, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT)

7. Key Points 1. Internet is a mechanism with the world-wide broadcasting capacity to disseminate information, collaborate and interact between users and their computers, and most significantly, for the research and progression of information infrastructure.   2. Internet is constantly evolving for the maintenance of more connected uses in real time and to ensure quality of service and reliability for mobile and low- capacity terminals as well as powerful servers residing in the data center of major Internet service providers. 3. This history of the Internet has four distinct aspects- • Technological Evolution • Operation & Management Evolution • Social Evolution • Commercial Evolution  4. The number of connected devices to the Internet through IPv4 version of the IP protocol has radically increased over years. 5. In recent years, the Internet has shifted from a fixed network to an accessible network from mobile devices using Wi- Fi connections and cellular mobile communication networks (GPRS, Edge, 3 G and LTE). 6. Internet of things has enabled many new objects join the network, send information, take commands, collaborate and connect the physical world to the Internet.  Published by Brainware University