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CYCLADES

Network and Internet Systems

The CYCLADES computer network was a French research network created in the early 1970s. It was one of the pioneering networks experimenting with the concept of packet switching and, unlike the ARPANET, was explicitly designed to facilitate internetworking.

Facts
Year
1972 1
Significance
First network to make the hosts responsible for reliable delivery of data, a precursor of the end-to-end principle 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: CYCLADES
  • Conception and deployment
    Design and staffing started in 1972
  • Lead section
    The CYCLADES network was the first to make the hosts responsible for the reliable delivery of data, rather than this being a centralized service of the network itself.
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