NSFNET Visualization
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NSFNET T1 Backbone and Regional Networks, 1991This image is a visualization study of inbound traffic measured in billions of bytes on the NSFNET T1 backbone for the month of September 1991. The traffic volume range is depicted from purple (zero bytes) to white (100 billion bytes). It represents data collected by Merit Network, Inc. Visualization by Donna Cox & Robert Patterson, |
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ANS/NSFNET T3 Backbone and Client Networks, 1994This image represents byte traffic into the ANS/NSFNET T3 backbone from its client networks for the month of December '94. The virtual connections, colored by traffic level, visualize traffic statistics collected by Merit Network Incorporated. December marks the last heavy usage month prior to the NSFNET's decommissioning in April of '95. Backbone service has now transitioned to a number of commercial carriers. |
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ANS/NSFNET Dec. 94
image at 1280x963 resolution
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ANS/NSFNET Dec. 94
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NSFNET 60 second animation (1992) |
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NSFNET Backbone evolves from 1986 to its topology in 1992 |
A visualization of byte traffic into the backbone over a two year period |
Fade
up international connections representing byte traffic into the |
Ending with a global view of international collaboration |
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Recommendation: download the movie first, then play, option click on a mac to save link to disk, or right click on a pc to save link to disk Quicktime format looks better than mpeg, but they are larger |
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640 resolution nsfnet animation: |
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864 resolution nsfnet animation: |
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