VI. Conclusions A
new system has been described offering much promise in solving many
military communications
problems. It is, however, a difficult system to understand and further research
is necessary in order to achieve sufficient confidence in the notion
to permit
investment of large sums for its construction. Some
paths leading to further examinations of these concepts have been described. The
amount of work and its nature is such that it is beyond the scope of work appropriate
to RAND. Thus, the majority of the future work will have to come from other organizations
and agencies. Now the hard work must begin.
Paul
Baran, On
Distributed Communications, Volume XI, 1964. |
Who manages the Internet? It is often said that there is no central control,
administration, or management of the Internet.
While this is generally true, there are several well-known organizations that
work together in a relatively
well structured and roughly
democratic
environment to collectively participate in the research, development,
and management of the Internet, shown with inter-relationships in the chart
below.
These Internet management organizations are described in the following sections,
where the ASO, CCNSO,
and GNSO are
part of the ICANN:
Other organizations and procedures that play a role in the management
of the Internet are listed below:
Historical. The
following references provide historical information on Internet
management, organizations, and personnel:
- RFC 1336; Who's Who in the Internet
- Biographies of IAB, IESG and IRSG Members; G. Malkin;
May 1992
- RFC
1602; The Internet Standards Process; Internet Architecture Board,
Internet Engineering Steering Group; Mar. 1994
- RFC
1603; E. Huizer, D. Crocker; IETF Working Group Guidelines and Procedures;
March 1994
- RFC
2727; J. Galvin; IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation,
and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall
Committees; February
2000.