1. Cable Internet Technologies
By: Matthew Welch

2. Outline
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History of computers
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History of networking
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Network topologies
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Connection methods
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Cable Internet technology

Open Internet
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Summery

3. History of Computers
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Computers were made to crunch numbers
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First made was steam powered and failed
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First successful made to count the census
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The first computer that was made came from
a group of people who would eventually
become IBM

4. History of Networking
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ARPAnet was created to combat feared Soviet
missiles
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Univiersities started using the technologies
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Once all of these Local Area Networks needed
to be connected, meetings started to happen
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This is where the RFC comes from

5. Network Topologies

6. Connection Methods
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First connection method uses phone lines in
order to keep a school paper up to date
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This caused the eventual birth of the 56k
modem
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The 56k modem is what brought the Internet
into households

7. Connection Methods
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Businesses needed faster Internet connection
methods
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This caused phone companies to develop T1
lines which used 24 voice channels instead of
1
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Very costly as needed to be connected to a
web server as well

8. Connection Methods
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Demand for speeds in households rose
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Phone companies started providing DSL
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Cable companies started splitting their signal
for Internet and cable
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This is where the cable Internet connection
method was born

9. Cable Internet Technologies
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Cable Internet are split between cable TV and
Internet
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Speeds of 5-30 Mbps
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Signal won't degrade from weather
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One of the most demanded form of Internet
connection today

10. Open Internet
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Open Internet is a legal conflict being fought
between netziens and the government
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Net Neutrality becoming a large issue in
society
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FCC makes Open Internet Order
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FCC asking for opinions in making legislation
on Internet privacy

11. Summery
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Once the history is understood, it is easier to
understand how cable Internet came to be
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Due to its advantages it is still one of the most
widely used internet connection methods
today
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Fiber might be the future, but it is still too
costly to convert