10 Network Papers that Changed the World George Varghese UCSD Categories and Subject Descriptors: C.2.6 Internetworking : Routers General Terms: Algorithms, Design, Network Protocols, Computer Systems Keywords: Computer Networks, Networking History, Networking Literature 1. INTRODUCTION In this list, I focus on papers that have had impact that have changed the networking world. Of course, many commercial systems have done just that, so I also require that each paper has a memorable idea. Finally, I am drawn to papers that are well written, and in which the writing and the ideas stand the test of time. I break up papers in classic layered fashion, going bottom up. Because the list spans all levels of abstraction from Data Links to Applications, I hope this list of papers also provides a quick and inspirational overview of the world of networking systems for a beginning student. tapped as Ethernets require, it was natural to consider rings which use point-to-point links. But rings had a fatal aw: the failure of one station could fail the ring. In this insightful paper, the authors propose (among other things) separating the logical topology (a ring) from the physical topology (a star shaped ring using central
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