MILNET

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MILNET was a U.S. military computer network that formed the unclassified, operational branch of the early Defense Data Network, separate from research-focused ARPANET.


Statements (35)
Predicate Object
instanceOf computer network
military communications network
accessControl restricted to authorized military users
administeredBy Defense Communications Agency
basedOn ARPANET technology
category History of the Internet
Military communications of the United States
Wide area networks
connects U.S. military sites
defense-related institutions
country United States
designedFor command and control support
reliable data communications
distinctFrom research-focused ARPANET
era Cold War
focus operational use
historicalSignificance early large-scale military TCP/IP network
influenced later U.S. military data networks
networkType packet-switched network
operator United States Department of Defense
owner United States Department of Defense
partOf Defense Data Network
protocol TCP/IP
purpose operational military data traffic
support of day-to-day military operations
regionServed United States military
relatedTo NIPRNET
SIPRNET
relation operational branch of the Defense Data Network
unclassified branch of the Defense Data Network
securityClassification unclassified
separatedFrom ARPANET
separationType logical separation
status defunct
use unclassified military communications

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
10BASE2 ("Cheapernet")
alsoKnownAs
Defense Data Network
hasPart
Network Control Protocol ("Interface Message Processor subnetwork")
operatedOver

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