Creating Tomorrow's Internet.
Our future Internet, rather than having 600 million users, may have close to
6 billion. So we may be only 10-20% of the way there, and there is a lot of
growth to come. This will place new demands on the infrastructure and the way it
is held together. Those experimenting with future networks with increased speed
are already suggesting significant problems will exist coping with the increased
size, scale and speed of the Internet.
The Internet Analysis Report - 2004 identifies both problems and future trends
which need to be taken into consideration in looking at a future Internet.
Problems include:
Some of the future issues and trends that need to be considered and which are outlined include:
When these and other factors are considered, a statement begins to emerge
about tomorrow's Internet.
This statement is to be built on to provide a more comprehensive overview of
where the Internet must go.