packet-switched backbone
1History of the Internet — Main article: Internet The history of the Internet starts in the 1950s and 1960s with the development of computers. This began with point to point communication between mainframe computers and terminals, expanded to point to point connections… …
2Computer network — Computer networks redirects here. For the periodical, see Computer Networks (journal). Datacom redirects here. For other uses, see Datacom (disambiguation). Internet map. The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that… …
3Liste der Telekommunikationsstandards — Liste von Standards und Richtlinien aus der Telekommunikation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 ETSI 1.1 Nomenklatur 1.1.1 derzeit gültige Nomenklatur 1.1.2 vorherige Nomenklatur …
4Voice over IP — Digital voice redirects here. For the commercial service, see Comcast Digital Voice. Voice over Internet Protocol (Voice over IP, VoIP) is a family of technologies, methodologies, communication protocols, and transmission techniques for the… …
5Asynchronous Transfer Mode — In electronic digital data transmission systems, the network protocol Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) encodes data traffic into small fixed sized cells. The standards for ATM were first developed in the mid 1980s. The goal was to design a single …
6Connection-oriented Ethernet — refers to the transformation of Ethernet, a connectionless communication system by design, into a connection oriented system. The aim of connection oriented Ethernet is to create a networking technology that combines the flexibility and cost… …
7Network congestion — In data networking and queueing theory, network congestion occurs when a link or node is carrying so much data that its quality of service deteriorates. Typical effects include queueing delay, packet loss or the blocking of new connections. A… …
8Multiprotocol Label Switching — MPLS redirects here. For other uses, see Mpls. MPLS Layer Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a mechanism in high performance telecommunications networks that directs data from one network node to the next based on short path labels rather… …
9Next-generation network — (NGN) is a broad term used to describe key architectural evolutions in telecommunication core and access networks. The general idea behind the NGN is that one network transports all information and services (voice, data, and all sorts of media… …
10Inmarsat — Infobox Company company name = Inmarsat plc company company type = Public (lse|ISAT) foundation = 1979 location = London, United Kingdom flag|UK key people = Andrew Sukawaty (Chairman and CEO) revenue = profit $576.5 million USD (2007)cite web… …
