Topological considerations in the design of the ARPA computer network

  • Authors:
  • H. Frank;I. T. Frisch;W. Chou

  • Affiliations:
  • Network Analysis Corporation, Glen Cove, New York;Network Analysis Corporation, Glen Cove, New York;Network Analysis Corporation, Glen Cove, New York

  • Venue:
  • AFIPS '70 (Spring) Proceedings of the May 5-7, 1970, spring joint computer conference
  • Year:
  • 1970

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Abstract

The ARPA Network will provide store-and-forward communication paths between a set of computer centers distributed across the continental United States. The message handling tasks at each node in the network are performed by a special purpose Interface Message Processor (IMP) located at each computer center. The centers will be interconnected through the IMPs by fully duplex telephone lines, of typically 50 kilobit/sec capacity.