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The ISP maintains a pool of modems for their dial-in customers. This is managed by some form of computer usually a dedicated one which controls data flow from the modem pool to a backbone or dedicated line router. This setup may be refered to as a port server, as it 'serves' access to the network. Billing and usage information is usually collected here as well. From here the packets will usually journey through several routers and over several backbones, dedicated lines, and other networks until they find their destination, the computer with address 5.
But wouldn't it would be nice if we knew the exact route our packets were taking over the Internet? As it turns out, there is a way This one is called traceroute and it shows the path your packets are taking to a given Internet destination. Like ping, you must use traceroute from a command prompt. In Windows, use tracert www. From a Unix prompt, type traceroute www. Like ping, you may also enter IP addresses instead of domain names. Traceroute will print out a list of all the routers, computers, and any other Internet entities that your packets must travel through to get to their destination.
If you use traceroute, you'll notice that your packets must travel through many things to get to their destination. Most have long names such as sjc2-core1-h These are Internet routers that decide where to send your packets. Several routers are shown in Diagram 3, but only a few. Diagram 3 is meant to show a simple network structure. The Internet is much more complex. Internet Infrastructure The Internet backbone is made up of many large networks which interconnect with each other.
These networks peer with each other to exchange packet traffic. NAPs were the original Internet interconnect points. Below is a picture showing this hierarchical infrastructure.
Diagram 4 This is not a true representation of an actual piece of the Internet. None of the physical network components are shown in Diagram 4 as they are in Diagram 3. This is because a single NSP's backbone infrastructure is a complex drawing by itself. Most NSPs publish maps of their network infrastructure on their web sites and can be found easily.
To draw an actual map of the Internet would be nearly impossible due to it's size, complexity, and ever changing structure. Does every computer connected to the Internet know where the other computers are?
Do packets simply get 'broadcast' to every computer on the Internet? The answer to both the preceeding questions is 'no'. No computer knows where any of the other computers are, and packets do not get sent to every computer.
The information used to get packets to their destinations are contained in routing tables kept by each router connected to the Internet. Routers are packet switches. A router is usually connected between networks to route packets between them. Each router knows about it's sub-networks and which IP addresses they use. The router usually doesn't know what IP addresses are 'above' it. Examine Diagram 5 below. The black boxes connecting the backbones are routers. Under them are several sub-networks, and under them, more sub-networks.
At the bottom are two local area networks with computers attached. Diagram 5 When a packet arrives at a router, the router examines the IP address put there by the IP protocol layer on the originating computer. The router checks it's routing table.
If the network containing the IP address is found, the packet is sent to that network. If the network containing the IP address is not found, then the router sends the packet on a default route, usually up the backbone hierarchy to the next router. Hopefully the next router will know where to send the packet. If it does not, again the packet is routed upwards until it reaches a NSP backbone.
The routers connected to the NSP backbones hold the largest routing tables and here the packet will be routed to the correct backbone, where it will begin its journey 'downward' through smaller and smaller networks until it finds it's destination. What if the you need to access a web server referred to as www.
How does your web browser know where on the Internet this computer lives? The DNS is a distributed database which keeps track of computer's names and their corresponding IP addresses on the Internet. Many computers connected to the Internet host part of the DNS database and the software that allows others to access it. These computers are known as DNS servers. No DNS server contains the entire database; they only contain a subset of it.
You will also need corresponding elevated areas to put your antenna towers that will help transmit the internet signal throughout the service area. And of course, if you plan on getting a return on your investment, you will want to get the word out and advertise to the locals about the service you are providing. The upside is not only will you get the satisfaction of bringing internet service to your friends and neighbors, but you will also be bringing jobs to your community.
Wholesale internet is another avenue to get cheap internet that differs from starting your own business. One of the most popular and successful wholesale internet providers is EarthLink. If that name sounds familiar, it may be because EarthLink was one of the early dial-up internet providers , but they have since evolved to offer DSL, cable and fiber optic service, depending on location.
If you are interested in taking this route to be your own ISP, be aware that becoming a wholesale internet distributor still requires a significant upfront investment, plus the added complexity of working with larger ISPs to purchase and resell their bandwidth.
However, many people — including small business entrepreneurs and local towns — have undertaken this task with satisfactory results.
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