Connectivity

We will consider connectivity of home and organization LANs, mobile connectivity, and backbone networks.

Topic Assignment
Home connectivity
Presentation: Characteristics of communication links  
Presentation: Network overview  
Presentation: home connectivity overview Home connectivity test
Presentation: mobile and portable connectivity  
Presentation: cellular connectivity  
Presentation: wifi connectivity  
Presentation: satellite connectivity  
Presentation: organization connectivity  
Presentation: a datacenter  
Presentation: the CalREN backbone  
Presentation: NSFNet, the first Internet backbone  
Presentation: Internet backbones today  
Hypothetical home network Cost of home information
Local area networks (LAN)  
Home LAN connectivity options Describe options
The importance of standards  
NY Times article on home networking options  
Presentation: Characteristics of communication links  
Units of measure for distance and speed  
Prefixes for counting large numbers  
Communication links Transmission speed
Video is demanding Home speed and storage
Common sense radio and WiFi  
Broadband connectivity options Clearwire
Fiber is the future  
How is the US doing?  
Speed testing services  
Communication satellites  
High altitude platforms  
US policy presentation  
US policy article  
Short overview article on US policy  
Mobile and portable connectivity
Fixed, mobile and portable connectivity  
Cellular telephony EVDO review
WiFi hotspots Philadelphia municipal netework
WiMAX  
Portable devices, innovation and form factors  
Portable wireless form factors  
Combination Wifi-cellular phone and service  
Now available in Japan  
Mobile access in business  
Smart radios  
Organization connectivity
CSUDH LAN  
Map of CalREN  
Los Angeles hub site  
Connected LANs  
CalREN hub sites  
Links to CalREN  
CSUDH traffic  
CSUDH traffic  
CSUDH traffic  
Organization connectivity options Fenwick and West mini case
Data centers and exchange points  
Mega data centers and electric power  
Google data center presentation  
Server options  
Toward ubiquity -- small servers  
Backbone networks
Backbone overview -- good and bad news  
NSFNet, the first global backbone  
Backbone examples  
Verizon (ex-MCI, UUNET) performance statistics  
Undersea cables  
Global Internet traffic -- University of Minnesota  
CAIDA  
Steadily improving performance -- global  
Steadily improving performance -- Ethernet links  
Internet Perils monitoring  
International bandwidth capacity  
Telegeography backone status and trends  
Comparative prices of international links  
Internet in developing nations Internet inequity
Global access gap  


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