EVOLUTION OF INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: THE ROLE OF PRIVATE INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS

Rajiv Dewan, Marshall Friemer, Pavan Gundepudi

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Abstract

The infrastructure of the Internet is evolving from that of a public network to interconnected private networks that are selective in terms and conditions for connectivity to others. The connectivity, reach, and bandwidth of the Internet in the next century will depend on its infrastructure, which in turn depends on the economics and forms of the interconnection agreements that create the global network. We show that the benefits of private interconnection are unevenly distributed and that smaller networks gain more. Further, the smaller networks gain even more as the public peering points get more congested. This makes larger networks less willing to peer with others. This raises public policy issues about network mergers and consolidations that result in some networks being much larger than others.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages144-154
Number of pages11
StatePublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes
Event20th International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 1999 - Charlotte, United States
Duration: Dec 13 1999Dec 15 1999

Conference

Conference20th International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 1999
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCharlotte
Period12/13/9912/15/99

Keywords

  • Economic theory
  • Internet
  • communications industry
  • network interconnection
  • public peering

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems

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