Circuits, packets, and protocols : entrepreneurs and computer communications, 1968-1988

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors Pelkey, James L. (Author), Russell, Andrew L., 1975- (Author), Robbins, Loring G. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published [New York, New York] : Association for Computing Machinery, [2022]
EditionFirst edition.
SeriesACM books ; #40.
Subjects
Computer networks.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781450397261
9781450397292
9781450397285
9781450397278
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xlv, 577 stran) : ilustrace

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Three Themes
  • Sources and Methods
  • Market-Structures
  • Three Market-Structures at the Intersections of Communications and Computing, 1968-1988
  • Why Do These Stories Matter?
  • 1 Prelude to Change: Data Communications, 1949-1968
  • 1.1 Overview
  • 1.2 AT & T, The Regulated Monopoly
  • 1.3 IBM
  • 1.4 New Technologies for Computing
  • 1.5 Venture Capital and Public Capital Markets
  • 1.6 The Early Entrepreneurs of Data Communications
  • 1.7 Emergence of the Data Communications Market-Structure
  • 1.8 In Perspective
  • 2 Onset of Competition: Data Communications, 1968-1972
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Government and AT & T
  • 2.3 IBM and Computing
  • 2.4 Early Data Communications Leaders: 1968-1969
  • 2.5 A Swarm of Data Communications Start-ups: 1968-1970
  • 2.6 1970: A Pivotal Year for Codex and ADS
  • 2.7 The Creation of the IDCMA
  • 2.8 Strategic Partnerships in the Data Communications Market-Structure: 1971-1972
  • 2.9 Data Communications Market-Structure
  • 2.10 In Perspective
  • 3 Packet Switching and ARPANET: Networking, 1959-1972
  • 3.1 Overview
  • 3.2 The Intergalactic Network
  • 3.3 ARPANET: The Planning Phase
  • 3.4 ARPANET: Design, Implementation, and Administration
  • 3.5 Uncertainty and the Emergence of a Dominant Design, 1969-1972
  • 3.6 ARPANET Meets the Public: ICCC Demonstration, 1972
  • 3.7 In Perspective
  • 4 Market Order: Data Communications, 1973-1979
  • 4.1 Overview
  • 4.2 Regulatory Challenges to IBM and AT & T
  • 4.3 Data Communications Market Leaders in the Early 1970s
  • 4.4 The Swarm of Data Communications Firms, 1976-1979
  • 4.5 Micom's Breakout Product, 1976-1979
  • 4.6 Market Leaders Are Acquired
  • 4.7 The Data Communications Market-Structure: Market Disruption
  • 4.8 In Perspective
  • 5 Protocol Confusion: Networking, 1972-1979
  • 5.1 Overview
  • 5.2 Commercializing ARPANET, 1972-1975
  • 5.3 Packet Radio and Robert Kahn, 1972-1974
  • 5.4 The CYCLADES Network and Louis Pouzin, 1971-1972
  • 5.5 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), 1973-19765.5 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), 1973-1976
  • 5.6 A Proliferation of Communication Projects
  • 5.7 In Perspective
  • 6 Emergence of Local Area Networks: Networking, 1976-1981
  • 6.1 Overview
  • 6.2 Early Networking Pioneers
  • 6.3 Select Computer Companies Introduce LANs, 1976-1978
  • 6.4 Early LAN Start-ups
  • 6.5 Data Communications Companies Respond with the Data PBX
  • 6.6 Early LAN Start-ups Struggle, 1980-1981
  • 6.7 The Emergence of the Networking Market-Structure
  • 6.8 In Perspective
  • 7 The Chaos of Competition: Networking, 1981-1982
  • 7.1 Overview
  • 7.2 The Office of the Future, the PBX to CBX, and AT & T
  • 7.3 Early LAN Start-ups, 1981
  • 7.4 Emerging LAN Competition, 1981
  • 7.5 The Data Communication Competitors, 1981-1982
  • 7.6 A Second Wave of LAN Competition, 1982
  • 7.7 The Settlement of the AT & T and IBM Antitrust Lawsuits
  • 7.8 IBM Antitrust Suit
  • 7.9 Ethernet Chips, Boundless Hope and Market Confusion
  • 7.10 LAN Market-Structure, 1981-1982
  • 7.11 In Perspective
  • 8 The Need for Standards: Networking, 1975-1984
  • 8.1 Overview
  • 8.2 IEEE Committee 802: The Battle for LAN Standards
  • 8.3 DIX
  • 8.4 IEEE Committee 802 and DIX
  • 8.5 Networking Strategy at Xerox: 1979-1981
  • 8.6 ISO/OSI (Open Systems Interconnection): 1979-1982
  • 8.7 The LAN and OSI Standards Efforts Meet
  • 8.8 The Emergence of a Dominant Design: 1983-1984
  • 8.9 In Perspective
  • 9 Market Order: Networking, 1983-1986
  • 9.1 Overview
  • 9.2 The Established Powers
  • 9.3 The Leading LAN start-ups, 1983-1986
  • 9.4 Other LAN start-ups
  • 9.5 The Data Communication Competitors, 1983-1984
  • 9.6 New Data PBX Competitors
  • 9.7 LAN and Data Communications Market-Structures, 1985-1986
  • 9.8 In Perspective
  • 10 Adaptation of Wide Area Networks: Data Communications, 1979-1986
  • 10.1 Overview
  • 10.2 The Revolution of Digital Transmission, 1982-1984
  • 10.3 The T1 Multiplexer
  • 10.4 The Beginnings of "Be Your Own Bell"
  • 10.5 Data Communications: First Signs of Digital Networks, 1982-1985
  • 10.6 Entrepreneurs: The T1 Start-ups, 1982-1985
  • 10.7 Market Analysis: Samples of Expert Opinions, 1984-1987
  • 10.8 Data Communications: Wide Area Networks, 1985-1988
  • 10.9 In Perspective
  • 11 Market Consolidation: Data Communications and Networking, 1986-1988
  • 11.1 Overview
  • 11.2 Data Communications: Firms Adapting or Dying? 1987-1988
  • 11.3 Other Data Communications Companies
  • 11.4 Networking: Firms Responding to Market Consolidation, 1987-1988
  • 11.5 Other LAN Companies
  • 11.6 Summary of the Data Communications Market-Structure
  • 11.7 Summary of the Networking Market-Structure
  • 11.8 In Perspective
  • 12 Government Support for Internetworking, 1983-1988
  • 12.1 Overview
  • 12.2 TCP/IP Internet
  • 12.3 OSI's Champions in US Federal Agencies
  • 12.4 In Perspective
  • 13 The Emergence of Internetworking, 1985-1988
  • 13.1 Overview
  • 13.2 Interconnecting Local Area Networks
  • 13.3 Internetworking: Entrepreneurs and Start-ups, 1985-1988
  • 13.4 Internetworking: Public Demonstrations in 1988
  • 13.5 Internetworking Market-Structure
  • 13.6 In Perspective
  • 14 Conclusions
  • 14.1 Summary of Market-Structures, 1968-1988
  • 14.2 Internetworking, 1988-2020
  • 14.3 Three Themes
  • 14.4 Final Thoughts

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