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TITLE: Internet0: Interdevice Internetworking
The next wave of devices are not going to be connected to the
Internet2, but instead to the Internet0. The MIT Center for Bits
and Atoms has been experimenting with very simple native internet
protocol networking for very large and distributed systems --
everything from a distributed sensor data-gathering network to
the light switches and light bulbs of a house.
Internet0 is an experiment at networking at the ultra-lightweight
scale. Instead of relying on the architectural notions of
Internet1 with its routing, its servers, and its layered network
stacks, the researchers are using very small, cheap, and simple
ways to bring internet protocols all the way to the physical
interface.
This research is characterized by 7 core lessons:
IP to leaf nodes
Bit sizes larger than network sizes
Shared analog modulation
Peers don't require servers
Physical programming interfaces
Compiled specifications of layering
Open standards
Presentations about the project are on-line at: Internet0
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DATE: November 2004
TITLE: Internet0: Interdevice Internetworking
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