Cover Letter

TABLE OF CONTENTS


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND
1.2 SCOPE
1.3 ORGANIZATION
2. HISTORY OF THE INTERNET
3. INTERNET DEFINITION
3.1 INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
3.1.1 National Service Providers
3.1.2 Regional Service Providers
3.1.3 Resellers
3.2 INTEREXCHANGE POINTS
3.2.1 IXP Functionality and Architecture
3.2.2 IXP Peering Agreements
3.2.3 National-scope IXP Architecture Example
3.2.4 Metropolitan IXP Architecture Example
3.3 INTERNET ROUTING PROTOCOLS
3.3.1 Routing Information Protocol
3.3.2 Open Shortest Path First
3.3.3 Border Gateway Protocol Version 4
3.4 INTERNET ACCESS
3.4.1 Business Access
3.4.2 Residential Access
4. INTERNET ANALYSIS
4.1 INTERNET ANALYSIS TOOL FUNCTIONALITY
4.2 INTERNET ANALYSIS TOOL IMPLEMENTATION
4.3 INTERNET ANALYSIS RESULTS
4.3.1 Internet Analysis Methodology
4.3.2 Internet Analysis Results
5. VULNERABILITIES
5.1 INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
5.1.1 National Service Providers
5.1.2 Regional Service Providers
5.1.3 Resellers
5.2 INTEREXCHANGE POINTS
5.3 INTERNET ACCESS
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APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
LIST OF ACRONYMS
REFERENCES
- Section 2 References
- Section 3 References
- Section 4 References

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