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Bob Dormon-May 26, 2016 at 12:15 PM UTC
Ah, here you are. It won't take too long, are you sure? Just click or tap, if you have 21st century connectivity, you will soon land on this page.
But how does it work? Have you ever wondered how the cat picture was actually transferred from the server in Oregon to your computer in London? We are not just talking about the wonders of TCP/IP or the ubiquitous Wi-Fi hotspot, although these are also very important. No, we are talking about large infrastructure: huge submarine cables, huge landing points and data centers and their massive redundant power systems, and the last of the pictographic labyrinth that actually connects our billions to the Internet. Miles network.
Perhaps more importantly, as our reliance on ubiquitous connections continues to grow, the number of devices we connect to skyrocket, and our desire for bandwidth is endless, how do we keep the Internet running? How can Verizon or Virgin reliably deliver 100 million bytes of data per second to your home, all day, every day?
Well, we will tell you in the next 7,000 words. Catalog The Secret World of Cable Landing Points Armored Submarine Cables Offshore Fixed Cables QAM, DWDM, QPSK... Cable Camouflage Testing The Power of Submarine Cable Nightmare Next Stop: Data Center Data Wave Changes NOC's NOC ISP's ISP's SLA Last One Miles VDSL2 DOCSIS The last 100 meters back to the future journey of cable Internet
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