NPL network
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The NPL network was an early experimental packet-switching computer network developed in the United Kingdom that significantly influenced the design of the modern internet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NPL network canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental computer network
ⓘ
packet-switching computer network ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
demonstrate feasibility of packet-switched communication
ⓘ
support multiple users sharing computing resources ⓘ |
| basedOnConcept | packet switching ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
ARPANET
ⓘ
CYCLADES computer network ⓘ
surface form:
CYCLADES network
|
| computingEnvironment | mainframe and minicomputer systems ⓘ |
| computingModel | store-and-forward packet switching ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
other UK research institutions (experimentally)
ⓘ
remote terminals at NPL ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedIn | papers by Donald Davies on packet switching ⓘ |
| developer |
Donald Davies
ⓘ
National Physical Laboratory ⓘ |
| era |
1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
| field |
computer networking
ⓘ
computer science ⓘ |
| hasConcept | fixed-size packets (message blocks) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer
ⓘ
surface form:
Honeywell 516 computer
local area network at NPL ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the first operational packet-switching networks ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of packet-switching protocols
ⓘ
development of wide-area networks ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Paul Baran's work on distributed communications ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | time-sharing systems ⓘ |
| institutionalContext | UK government research laboratory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Teddington
ⓘ
surface form:
Teddington, Middlesex, United Kingdom
|
| networkType | packet-switched network ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early practical implementation of packet switching
ⓘ
influencing Internet architecture concepts ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Donald Davies ⓘ |
| operatingOrganization |
National Physical Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
National Physical Laboratory (UK)
|
| operationalPeriod | late 1960s to 1970s ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Internet ⓘ |
| precededBy | early circuit-switched data networks ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
congestion control
ⓘ
data transmission efficiency ⓘ network reliability ⓘ |
| significantInfluenceOn |
ARPANET
ⓘ
the internet ⓘ
surface form:
Internet
|
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| usedFor |
data communication experiments
ⓘ
resource sharing between computers ⓘ |
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