ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform
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The ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform was the specialized packet-switching computer system that formed the backbone of the early ARPANET, handling data routing between host machines in the first large-scale packet-switched network.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
networking hardware platform
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packet-switching computer system → |
| alsoKnownAs |
IMP platform
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Interface Message Processor system → |
| architecture |
store-and-forward packet switching network node
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| basedOn |
Honeywell 316 minicomputer
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Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer → |
| connects |
host computers
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other Interface Message Processors → |
| connectsVia |
56 kbit/s leased telephone lines
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| developedBy |
BBN Technologies
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Bolt Beranek and Newman → |
| developedFor |
ARPANET
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| documentedIn |
BBN Report 1822
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| firstDeployedAt |
Stanford Research Institute
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UC Santa Barbara → UCLA → University of Utah → |
| function |
data routing between host computers
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error control for ARPANET links → flow control for ARPANET traffic → store-and-forward packet switching → |
| governedBy |
ARPANET Network Measurement Center policies
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| hadComponent |
communication line interfaces
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core memory → front-panel console → host interface ports → |
| implemented |
congestion control mechanisms
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routing algorithms for ARPANET → |
| influenced |
design of military packet-switched networks
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later packet-switching router designs → |
| introduced |
1969
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| locationCountry |
United States
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| partOf |
ARPANET
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| provided |
reliable communication over unreliable lines
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| role |
backbone switching node of ARPANET
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interface between host computers and ARPANET communication lines → |
| shielded |
host computers from network details
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| successor |
Packet Switch Node platform
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| use |
packet switching
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| usedIn |
early Internet research
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| usedOperatingSystem |
custom real-time executive
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| usedProtocol |
NCP
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Network Control Program → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Honeywell DDP-516
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usedAs |