Reimagining the Internet

1. Vint Cerf has described the Internet as a homogenous network that connects heterogeneous computers. What did he mean by that?

He was simply referring to the fact that the Internet is one dominant gene that is able to connect computers with many different genes.

2. What is Metacalfe law?

It is a law that states states that the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system

3. Where geographically are the majority of Internet Users located?

They are located in Asia.

4. Concerning the Internet, with what are mobiles helping?

They are assisting the internet being widespread around the world, especially in places where people do not have access to computers.

5. In design terms, what differentiates the Internet from earlier networks such as the Telephone and Telegraph networks?

The internet is designed to be much more dynamic and widespread than telephones and telegraphs ever were.

6. Was there a particular logic in Vint Cerfs choice of a 32 it address space for IP addresses?

There was not any logic at first, but his experiment soon transformed into the internet.

7. How do digital signatures relate to closing an important vulnerability in the DNS system?

They relate due to the fact that by receiving the digital signatures, you can ensure that the domain name and IP address are binded.

8. What is a sensor network? Give an example.

A sensor network is a network that is able to sense when devices that consume electricity have reached their peak. A perfect example is a smartgrid.

9. What does Vint serve describe as one of the hardest problems that he can imagine?

Discovering that a configuration is incorrect.

10. Why is cloud collaboration important?

It holds high significance due to the fact that we want to be able to send data back and forth, or share it with other clouds.

11. How does Vint Cerf describe the job that his Internet Design did with mobile? Specifically, what was the problem?

The issue was that Vint Cerf was unaware of the fact that the nodes on a network had to be altered.

12. How does Vint Cerf describe the job that his Internet Design did with broadcast? Specifically, what was the problem?

He described how he did an awful job at dealing with broadcast media. The main issue was that he turned the broadcast media into a point to point link.

13. What is strong authentication? Why is the lack of this an issue?

A strong authentication is merely maintaining solid quantity identity. Any lack of strong authentication can serve as an issue because the cloud is unusable without authentication.

14. In an Internet context, what is the overrun problem?

In internet context, an overrun problem is when someone is taking control of your possessions and using them against you.

15. What does Cerf cite as a problem with the Internet and copyright?

He claims that the things that are created today may be interpreted differently in the future.

16. What does Cerf mean when he talks about rotten bits? Give an example.

He is referring to data decay when he talks about rotten bits. A perfect example is that the things created today may be interpreted on a different basis in the future.

17. Briefly describe the InterPlanetary Internet. In your description, describe how this solves the point to point InterPlanetary communications problem.

InterPlantary Internet is merely a conceived network in space, which consists of different network nodes that are able to directly communicate with each other.

18. In an Internet context, what is common carriage? What implications does this have for Internet billing?

A common carriage is merely a concept which states that the same set of rules should be applied to all users. It implies that as long as you're under contract, you pay the same amount as someone else in contract regardless of the difference in usage.

19. What does Cerf means when he says that in the future, the network will disappear?

He is claiming that everything will be network capable in the future.

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