Circuits, packets, and protocols : entrepreneurs and computer communications, 1968-1988 / James L. Pelkey, Andrew L. Russell, Loring G. Robbins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pelkey, James L., author.

Russell, Andrew L., 1975- author.

Robbins, Loring G., author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Series:

ACM books ; #40.

ACM books ; #40

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer networks.

Computer Communication Networks.

Medical Subjects:

Computer Communication Networks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xlv, 577 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[New York, New York] : Association for Computing Machinery, [2022]

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [539]-548) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

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Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

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Print version: Pelkey, James L. Circuits, packets, and protocols.

ISBN:

9781450397292

1450397298

9781450397285

145039728X

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99991185763

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