1. CSE434 Computer Networks The history and future of the Internet

2. Outline Videos  The history of the Internet  Discovering the Internet  The future of the Internet Discussion  Computer and networking technology trends  Key concepts that govern the design and evolution of networking (i.e. the Internet)

3. Video 1: The history of the Internet Questions  What key breakthroughs marked the evolution of the Internet? Video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hIQjrMHTv4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hIQjrMHTv4

4. Video 2: Discovering the Internet Questions  What is the sequence of key breakthroughs that marked the evolution of the Internet? Video  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4859057 598999134684 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4859057 598999134684

5. Video 3: Discovering the Internet Questions  What evolution direction is expected for the Internet?  What features is the Internet projected to acquire? Video  http://videolectures.net/foi08_nathan_foi/ http://videolectures.net/foi08_nathan_foi/

6. Evolution of Computing and Computers GUI and the Internet 1980s: Home Computers  Computers for the common people Leave text mode behind Introduce the Graphical User Interface 1990s: The WWW era  Internet became a commodity  The World Wide Web Client-Server Computing

7. Evolution of Computing and Computers Current Trends: networked and embedded Computers become smaller and smaller Network availability becomes more and more abundant

8. Evolution of Computing and Computers Future: the “super-Internet”

9. Key Concepts Packet switching Decentralized architecture Hourglass design Convergence