8
History of the Internet
1984
ØUpgrade of
portion of Internet to T1 lines begins by MCI
ØThis upgraded
portion is called NSFnet
Ø1.5 Mbps (26 X
faster than 56Kbps)
Ø1,024 hosts
1988
ØUpgrade is
complete
ØConcept of T3
lines begins (45 Mbps)
Ø56,000
hosts