How the Internet architecture got its hourglass shape and what that means for the future
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 10:00
in Earth & Climate
In the natural world, species that share the same ecosystem often compete for resources, resulting in the extinction of weaker competitors. A new computer model that describes the evolution of the Internet's architecture suggests something similar has happened among the layers of protocols that have survived -- and become extinct -- on the worldwide network.