In Search of a Quantitative History of the Internet
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چکیده
The evolution of the Internet topology has never been subject to a long-term quantitative analysis, despite the potential importance of the analysis’ results. This paper surveys the current state of the art in all of the fields required, and finds that the time is ripe for exactly such a study to be performed. We close with a proposed timeline for completing this study, a brief description of what has already been done, and a call to action.
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