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About the Internet
How information is transmitted over the Internet
exchanges (MAEs). There are regional highways provided by large ISPs and local streets provided by local ISPs.
NAP | MAE |
Regional | Regional |
ISP | ISP |
Local ISP | Local ISP |
Single user’s | Small office |
computer | network |
Like a system of roads and highways, the Internet provides multiple routes from one point to another. If one part of the Internet has too much traffic, or is damaged, information is rerouted.
How information is transmitted over the Internet
All information sent over the Internet is communicated using a protocol called TCP/IP. Because all of the computers on the Internet understand this protocol, each one can communicate with every other computer on the Internet. TCP and IP are separate parts of this protocol.
