Coordinating the Internet / edited by Brian Kahin and James H. Keller.
1997
TK5105.875.I57 C666 1997eb
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Title
Coordinating the Internet / edited by Brian Kahin and James H. Keller.
ISBN
0585021813 (electronic bk.)
9780585021812 (electronic bk.)
9780262112307
0262112302
9780262611367
0262611368
0262286904 (electronic bk.)
9780262286909 (electronic bk.)
9780585021812 (electronic bk.)
9780262112307
0262112302
9780262611367
0262611368
0262286904 (electronic bk.)
9780262286909 (electronic bk.)
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1997.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xviii, 491 pages) : illustrations.
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TK5105.875.I57 C666 1997eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
384.33
Summary
For years, the world saw the Internet as a creature of theU. S. Department of Defense. Now some claim that the Internet is aself-governing organism controlled by no one and needing nooversight. Although the National Science Foundation and othergovernment agencies continue to support and oversee criticaladministrative and coordinating functions, the Internet is remarkablydecentralized and uninstitutionalized. As it grows in scope, bandwidth, and functionality, the Internet will require greatercoordination, but it is not yet clear what kind of coordinatingmechanisms will evolve. The essays in this volume clarify these issues and suggest possiblemodels for governing the Internet. The topics addressed range fromsettlements and statistics collection to the sprawling problem ofdomain names, which affects the commercial interests of millions ofcompanies around the world. One recurrent theme is the inseparabilityof technical and policy issues in any discussion involving theInternet. Contributors:Guy Almes, Ashley Andeen, Joseph P. Bailey, Steven M. Bellovin, ScottBradner, Richard Cawley, Che-Hoo Cheng, Bilal Chinoy, K Claffy, MariaFarnon, William Foster, Alexander Gigante, Sharon Eisner Gillett, MarkGould, Eric Hoffman, Scott Huddle, Joseph Y. Hui, David R. Johnson, Mitchell Kapor, John Lesley King, Lee W. McKnight, Don Mitchell, Tracie Monk, Milton Mueller, Carl Oppedahl, David G. Post, YakovRekhter, Paul Resnick, A.M. Rutkowski, Timothy J. Salo, PhilipL. Sbarbaro, Robert Shaw. A publication of the Harvard Information Infrastructure Project.
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