Evolution and Structure of the Internet

Abstract

Using this approach it is possible to provide a unified picture of results obtained on the Internet in the context of different scientific communities. This makes use of methods and concepts that have proven to be extremely useful in the analysis of more classical statistical physics systems, such as percolation theory, mean-field methods, and cellular automata simulations." "This book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in statistical physics, computer science, and mathematics studying the structure and evolution of the internet."--Jacket. 1. A brief history of the Internet -- 2. How the Internet works -- 3. Measuring the global Internet -- 4. The Internet's large-scale topology -- 5. Modeling the Internet -- 6. Internet robustness -- 7. Virtual and social networks in the Internet -- 8. Searching and walking on the Internet -- 9. Epidemics in the Internet -- 10. Beyond the Internet's skeleton: traffic and global performance -- 11. Outlook.