1.0 Introduction
The Internet is a network of networks that interconnects computers around
the world, supporting both business and residential users. In 1994, a
multimedia Internet application known as the World Wide Web became
popular. The higher bandwidth needs of this application have highlighted
the limited Internet access speeds available to residential users. Even at 28.8
Kilobits per second (Kbps)--the fastest residential access commonly
available at the time of this writing--the transfer of graphical images can be
frustratingly slow.
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