RFC 1983:Internet Users' Glossary
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backbone network


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... Internet is the largest internet in the world. Is a three level hierarchy composed of backbone networks (e.g. Ultranet), mid-level networks (e.g., NEARnet) and stub ...
... networks which connect the stub networks to the backbone networks. See also: backbone, Internet ...
... network of networks." At the highest level, it had a backbone network of nodes, interconnected with T3 (45Mbps) ...
... networks, and attached to the mid-levels were campus and local networks. See also: backbone network, mid- level network. ...



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