Abstract :
Although the Internet is man-made, its exact structure is a mystery. Most of its component networks are owned and managed by private companies that keep their hardware specifications secret for commercial and security reasons. In this respect, the Internet - routers and the network hops between them - has much in common with other real-world networks, such as the World Wide Web. They, too, have formed organically, and their topologies and growth patterns remain elusive
Keywords :
Internet; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication network topology; Internet; component network; network hops; network router; network topology; real-world network; Computer network management; Educational institutions; Energy management; Engineering management; IP networks; Intelligent networks; Mathematical model; Peer to peer computing; Power system modeling; Web and internet services; Internet; Web; power laws;
