Backbone of the Internet
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NREN - National Research and Education Network
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NSFnet, both administrated by the National Science Foundation
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NSF - controls the backbone
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FNC - Federal Networking Council coordinates attachment of other networks
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IAB - Internet Activities Board, consists of
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IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force; specifies protocols and standards
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IRTF - Internet Research Task Force; researches new technologies
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TCP/IP - the key protocol used on the Internet
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