DocumentCode
1532081
Title
The networking utility
Author
McCandless, Michael
Author_Institution
Lab. for Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume
12
Issue
5
fYear
1997
Firstpage
17
Abstract
The upcoming high-performance network promises to do much more than merely load our bookmarked Web pages faster. It will enable new services that will fundamentally simplify our interactions with computers and people. Its pricing and performance will allow us to forget its presence as it takes its place as just another home utility, such as gas and electricity. As currency allowed the explosive specialization of capitalism, the network will enable the information age´s diverse services. Although this network seems like a distant reality, many steps have already been taken towards its implementation. The paper discusses the network´s performance characteristics, information services and cost
Keywords
Internet; costing; information services; performance evaluation; Internet; World Wide Web pages; cost; high-performance network; information age; information services; networking utility; performance; pricing; user interfaces; Bandwidth; Costs; IP networks; Internet telephony; Microcomputers; Operating systems; Pain; Software systems; Web and internet services; Wire;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
IEEE Expert
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-9000
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/64.621222
Filename
621222
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