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About the Internet
How information is transmitted over the Internet
How information is transmitted over the Internet
exchanges (MAEs). There are regional highways provided by large ISPs
and local streets provided by local ISPs.
NAP
Regional
ISP
Local ISP
Single user's
computer
Like a system of roads and highways, the Internet provides multiple routes
from one point to another. If one part of the Internet has too much traffic, or
is damaged, information is rerouted.
All information sent over the Internet is communicated using a protocol
called TCP/IP. Because all of the computers on the Internet understand this
protocol, each one can communicate with every other computer on the
Internet. TCP and IP are separate parts of this protocol.
MAE
Regional
ISP
Local ISP
Small office
network
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