ARPANET Information Brochure

Abstract

The ARPANET is an unclassified, packet-switched data network originally built by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and used for Department of Defense computer science and networking research. It is now one of the subnetworks of the Defense Data Network (DDN) and, as such, is managed by the Defense Data Network Program Management Office (DDN PMO). Policy for the ARPANET is established by DARPA and they also decide who may become subscribers. Subscribers are required to follow certain technical and administrative procedures to connect host computers or other equipment to the DDN. This document describes these procedures as they apply to the ARPANET, provides background and technical information on the ARPANET, and suggests sources of further information on protocol implementations and interface equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA164353

Entities

People

  • Elizabeth J. Feinler
  • Francine Perillo
  • Stephen Dennett

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • California
  • Communication Systems
  • Communications Protocols
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Networks
  • Contracts
  • Databases
  • Digital Communications
  • Electronic Mail
  • Host Computers
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Processing Equipment
  • Program Management

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.