Internet
In current era of technology, internet is boon for all of us,every individual across the globe is using internet to access their required data but have you ever thought, how owns internet and from where exactly its originating.All your questions answer is hidden in this article and to debate on this special topic, you will get enough info after reading this.Share your opinion at the end of article.
In 21st century,internet is become a part of individual life.People can survive for an hour without water but not without internet.Mystery behind internet and meaning of internet is still not well known by most of the people so in this post i will explain you all in detail.
What is Internet
Internet name itself depicts that it is a network which inter connect two systems,in your house if you are having local ISP,mobile and Laptop then this is call a network or a private network.But if you are trying to connect a system or a server which is located far away from your house then internet comes into picture.
Internet is a wide range of network which is already been established by various companies to connect each individual system in the world.To understand this better every system has its own address which in network world call IP address similar as your own home address.
So while a user using its own system trying to connect an another system which is located apart then it needs a network which create a route from his house till end destination point.Here,origin and destination both system has its own IP address which require to connect each other and that's possible using Internet.
Internet Provider
Every user is getting internet from a local ISP.However local ISP get this from other and in this way whole chain continues.Lets classified all of them.
All service providers which included in delivering internet or i would say provide you network to connect each other is classified into three categories.
Tier 1 Companies
This are the big giant companies, actually responsible to connect whole world.It may shocking to know you that these companies setup a cable network under the sea refer Submarine cable map and created a landing point at various locations of the continents.Ideally very few companies are here who has done such setup under sea and connected few points of each country.In India around 10 landing points to given below 5 locations.
- Mumbai
- Cochin
- Chennai
- Tuticoin
- Digha
Tier 1 Companies of India
Few of them are given below
- TATA
- Reliance
- Airtel
- BSNL
To get more detail info on various companies and landing point refer submarine detail.
Tier 2 Companies
Tier 2 companies are those companies ,which make this easier to connect landing points to various cities of country and responsible to connect each city of country with these many landing points.In short they handover Internet to your local ISP.
Tier 3 Companies
Tier 3 companies are local internet service provider ,such as Hathaway,virgin media,Vodafone, Airtel etc which provide you internet either through broadband or wireless network.
I am sure you understood the whole network setup behind internet technology.
Few Points to be known
- Amount you paid for subscription of recharge will distributed among all this service providers based on network bandwidth you are using.
- For each network connected to any country has its backup ready to mitigate failure or if broken.
- In India to route internal network an institute call NIXI (National Internal Exchange of India) is designed which helps to handle traffic and improve security of network.
Summary and My Opinion
Internet is the only option in current world which gives you access to whole world through this people are able to connect worldwide community and even travel space.To use internet in full strength have a look to VPN which provide you full exposure of internet without any limitations.
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