Part of a Whole : RENATER, a 20-year-old Network within the Internet

Reference : Part of a Whole : RENATER, a 20-year-old Network within the Internet


	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Arts & humanities : History
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/35201

Title :	Part of a Whole : RENATER, a 20-year-old Network within the Internet
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Schafer, Valerie [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS > ISCC]
Publication date :	2015
Journal title :	Information & Culture: A Journal of History
Publisher :	University of Texas Press
Volume :	50
Issue/season :	2
Pages :	217-235
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBi^lu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	0894-8631
Country :	USA
Keywords :	[en] RENATER ; internet ; networks ; history ; technology
Abstract :	[en] Internet history cannot entirely re ect the complexity of the network of networks’ genesis and development if it does not take into account parallel or rival projects and national paths. This article shows how the study of a speci c network, for example, RENATER (the French National Tele- communications Network for Technology, Education and Research, both a public interest group and a network born in 1993), can also shed light, in a detailed way, on Internet history. It seeks to demonstrate how this case study allows for a more nuanced picture of an “Internet-centric” and teleological vision of Internet history.
Funders :	ANR
Name of the research project :	Web90
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/35201

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