Looking Ahead
The decommissioning of the NSFNET in 1995 marked the beginning of a new era. The Internet today is a playground for thousands of providers competing for market share. Research networks such as Abilene and vBNS are struggling to stay ahead of the curve, as an evolving multibillion-dollar industry continues to exceed all expectations. For many businesses and organizations, connecting their networks to the global Internet is no longer a luxury, but a requirement for staying competitive.
The structure of the contemporary Internet has implications for service providers and their customers in terms of access speed, reliability, and cost of use. Here are some of the questions organizations that want to connect to the Internet should ...
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