rogrammers and technicians who are faced with the problem of what to do with those people once they are online.
The assigned topic of this paper was "Technology that accelerates the delivery speed of content over the public internet", and to clarify this issue, it is helpful to consider the basic elements of the formula that result in higher speeds of data transmission. For example, a person could have the finest and fastest computer on the market, the strongest T1 connection, and a direct, dedicated link to the largest website in the world, and still have "slow" access. The basic elements of the formula for maximum speed are these:
A powerful computer with a powerful program for connection (PFC)
A modem or a NIC to connect one computer with another (Mod/NIC)
A web server that allows fast access to a backbone (BB/ISP)
A flexible protocol system that allows rapid interchange with a URL (ISO)(IPIG 1999).
These four elements are considered standard for arriving rapidly at a desired URL. However, that is only one third of the battle. On the website at the URL, there must be:
An architecture that allows for flexible protocol generation once the user has arrived.
An architecture that allows for easy navigability.
Protocols that allow for rapid discovery of data
Protocols that allow for rapid downloading of data over a backbone.
If these are in place, we have solved another third of the problem. At this point we can assume that the data has been requested by the computer user, the request has been transmitted accurately to the web site, the web site has found the correct data, and transmitted it back over a backbone.
The final elements of the formula involve actions when the data is received at the user's computer.
Protocols that allow for decoding data
Protocols for ensuring safety of data
These are the basic 11 elements required for any Internet transaction from a home user. Each of th...