ASSIGNMENT

The early design of the internet was born out of the development of military communications, funded by DARPA. David D. Clark acted as the chief protocol architect from 1981 to 1989, laying much of the foundation for the modern internet today. For this assignment, you will be reading “The Design Philosophy of the DARPA Internet Protocols” by Clark published in 1988 explaining the design philosophy behind the DARPA Internet, which gives a clearer understanding of why many aspects of the internet are the way they are today. After reading the paper, head over to Gradescope and answer the questions.

Paper Reading Homework
Q1 Summary
Q1.1
Summarize the paper. Limit your response to 3-4 sentences.
Q1.2
What would you say is the paper’s greatest strength? Limit your response to 2-3 sentences.

Q1.3
What would you say is the paper’s greatest weakness? Limit your response to 2-3 sentences.

Q2.1
For each of the goals from the paper shown below, explain how this goal is (not) achieved in the Internet as we have learned in class. Limit your response to 1-3 sentences.