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
SignificanceFirst 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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