NETWORKING AND ITS EVOLUTION
International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science · 2022
Technology-wise, networking appears to be about to undergo a second major revolution.The first revolution was the transition from wires to packets, which began in the late 1950s, picked up steam in the 1980s and particularly the 1990s thanks to the widespread use of the Internet and associated technologies, and appears to be reaching its conclusion in the future decade.The second revolution, which involves switching from packets to information, has just begun.Van Jacobson, one of the pioneers of Internet technology, spoke about it most notably in his February 2006 Stanford Clean Slate class and again in his August 2006 Google Tech Talk.This discussion begins with the megatrends: the growth of networking from joining wires to interconnecting nodes to a world of linked information, partly referencing Dr. Jacobson's thoughts.A number of primary causes for many of the most urgent current Internet issues are discussed in order to highlight the need for a long-term fundamental change.These include loss of trust, an increase in unwanted traffic, stifling of the routing system, inadequate support for mobility and multihoming, and a lack of privacy and accountability.The growth of middle-boxes, the transfer of connection to overlay networks, and virtualization are a few of the currently popular methods for solving these issues.The talk ends with a quick glance at some of the most intriguing research directions currently being conducted showing a few elements of the then-envisioned informationcentric networking paradigm.