IMP
E4013
IMP is an early packet-switching node used in the ARPANET, serving as a precursor to modern internet routers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IMP platform | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Interface Message Processor
ⓘ
computer network device ⓘ packet-switching node ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Interface Message Processor ⓘ |
| architecture | separate host and network interfaces ⓘ |
| basedOn | Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer ⓘ |
| communicationMethod |
fixed-size packets
ⓘ
store-and-forward message switching ⓘ |
| connects | host computers to the ARPANET ⓘ |
| connectsVia | 56 kbit/s leased telephone lines (later configurations) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy |
BBN team led by Frank Heart
ⓘ
Frank Heart ⓘ |
| developedBy | Bolt Beranek and Newman ⓘ |
| developedFor |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Advanced Research Projects Agency
|
| firstDeployed | 1969 ⓘ |
| firstInstalledAt |
Stanford Research Institute
ⓘ
University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form:
UCLA
University of California, Santa Barbara ⓘ University of Utah ⓘ |
| hardwarePlatform |
Honeywell 316
ⓘ
Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer ⓘ
surface form:
Honeywell DDP-516
|
| historicalSignificance |
key component in the first large-scale packet-switched network
ⓘ
one of the first operational packet switches ⓘ |
| implements |
Interface Message Processor protocol stack
ⓘ
early ARPANET routing algorithms ⓘ error control for packet transmission ⓘ flow control for packet transmission ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of modern internet routers
ⓘ
development of packet-switched networks ⓘ |
| managementFunction |
network statistics collection
ⓘ
remote monitoring of ARPANET links ⓘ |
| networkFunction |
routing of packets between ARPANET hosts
ⓘ
store-and-forward packet switching ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | custom real-time software developed by BBN ⓘ |
| originalLineSpeed | 50 kbit/s ⓘ |
| partOf |
ARPANET
ⓘ
surface form:
ARPANET infrastructure
|
| reliabilityFeatures |
automatic retransmission of lost packets
ⓘ
line monitoring and diagnostics ⓘ |
| role |
packet-switching node in the ARPANET
ⓘ
precursor to modern internet routers ⓘ |
| successor |
C/30 IMP
ⓘ
modern IP routers ⓘ |
| supports | host-to-host communication on ARPANET ⓘ |
| supportsTopology | early ARPANET mesh network ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military and academic data communication
ⓘ
research in computer networking ⓘ |
| usedIn | ARPANET ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
IMP platform