The Shape of the Internet: Influence and Consequence

Presented at H2K2 (2002), July 12, 2002, 10 a.m. (60 minutes).

Network researchers have discovered strong power law relationships in the Internet. These can be interpreted as a direct fingerprint of the fractal structure present on the net. Work has only recently begun on analyzing the implications of such a structure on attack tolerance, government snooping, and the like. In this talk, a review of these topics will be presented, along with a proposed network structure that can avoid such issues.


Presenters:

  • Adam J. O'Donnell / Javaman as Javaman
    Javaman is a Philadelphia-based hacker with a background in RF engineering, specifically high UHF/low SHF. He has done design work for major telecommunication companies, the military, and universities. Past projects have included RF amplifiers, phase shifters, web-based remote instrumentation control, and data acquisition.

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