| Websites in Internet Backbone |
- AfriDNS - African Domain Names
Site for domain names on African continent. Links to various countries. Also in French.
 http://www.afridns.org
- American Distance Education Consortium
Locations of communication satellites and links to information about them. Includes spectrum chart, satellite and computer terminology. Also has links to other Internet issues.
http://www.adec.edu/satellite-resources.html
- Cyber-Geography Research from University College, London
An initiative to map cyberspace, this site contains a variety of pages dedicated to helping the viewing not only understand "cyber geography" but to visualize it as well. Has internal search engine
http://www.cybergeography.org/
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The IEEE promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro- and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession.
http://www.ieee.org/
- Internet Architecture Board Home Page
Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
http://www.iab.org/
- Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Dedicated to preserving the central coordinating functions of the global Internet for the public good.
http://www.iana.org/
- North American Network Operators' Group
Informal association of North American internet backbone operators. Hosted by MERIT.
http://www.nanog.org
- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the new non-profit corporation that was formed to take over responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions now performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities.
http://www.icann.org/
- The Internet Engineering Task Force
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested individual.
http://www.ietf.org/
- The Internet Research Task Force
Affiliated with the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) via the Internet Architecture Board(IAB). Has Research Groups on Internet related issues including architecture, protocols, and technology.
http://www.irtf.org/
- The Internet Society
The Internet Society (ISOC) an international membership organization working to assure the evolution of global Internet and internetworking technologies through leadership, issues, and education.
http://www.isoc.org
- i2x [Internet2 eXchange]
News and information about Internet 2. Lots of resources including history, contacts, and downloads.
http://quicksitebuilder.cnet.com/webking1/i2/
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