Labels:book | clock | hakham | sky OCR: THE INTERNE 303 INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE How the Internet structured? Surprisingly, the Internet is not owned or operated by any single corporation or government is data communications network that grew over time in somewhat haphazard configuration as networks connected to other networks and the Internet backbone. What is the Internet backbone? The Internet backbone is network of high- -capacity communications links that provides the main routes for data traffic across the Internet At one time, the topology of the Internet backbone and interconnected networks might have resembled spine with ribs connected along its length Today, however, more resembles map of interstate highways with many junctures and redundant routes How does the backbone tie the Internet together? The Internet backbone c ...
