Platforms, Stations and Trains

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Platforms, Stations and Trains

• A Transportation Look at the Internet

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The Internet is a Vast Rail Road
Some nodes are along the line
Each node is like a train station
Some are the end of the line
Some are transfer points
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Or a Set of Rail Roads
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But from the Passengers Viewpoint, its Just
Transportation
I dont even care about the route I take, except
insofar as it affects my comfort and enjoyment!
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Every Passenger has a Different View of the
Rail Road
I need a head gasket for my Edsel
From this old parts dealer here
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Some Very Strange
Were Switching Houses for a Week!
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The Goal is Trains-parency
Im sending some recent holiday photos to a friend
Be anywhere, anytime, doing anything
A set of users can access whatever services are
available on the rail road Internet without
worrying about what is actually happening. Their
service doesnt depend too much on what is
physically happening to the rail road
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The Internet is a Vast Service Environment
Information-based
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The Internet is a Vast Service Environment
So long as the services can be implemented as the
movement of information
Does she love me? Ill send a card.
OK, folks, lets see what this sucker can do!!
I want to sell my car.
Strike Committee Meeting at 7 pm!!