History of Internet

• History of the Internet (Kristula)
• Internet History/Timeline
• Hobbes' Internet Timeline v5.4
• New Media Timeline
• InterNIC 15 Minute Series
• Internet2 (OC48-OC192) Map

Netowrk models

• OSI Model, DOD Model, and TCP/IP Protocol Suite
• OSI (Open System Interconnect)

Ethernet(Spurgeon)

TCP/IP

• Daryl's TCP/IP Primer
• Introduction to the Internet Protocols (Hedrick)
• TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol)
• IP (Internet Protocol)
• IP (Internet Protocol)
• UDP (User Datagram Protocol)

Networking Resources (google)

T1(DS1): 1.154Mbps, T3(DS3): 45Mbps, OC3: 155Mbps, OC12: 600Mbps, OC48: 2.4Gbps, OC192: 9.6Gbps.