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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Data Communications and Computer Networks: A Business Users Approach, Seventh Edition * Intranets and Extranets An intranet is a TCP/IP network inside a company that allow employees to access the company’s information resources through an Internet-like interface When an intranet is extended outside the corporate walls to include suppliers, customers, or other external agents, the intranet becomes an extranet Data Communications and Computer Networks: A Business Users Approach, Seventh Edition * The Future of the Internet Various Internet committees are constantly working on new and improved protocols Examples include: Internet Printing Protocol Internet fax Extensions to FTP Common Name Resolution Protocol WWW Distributed Authoring and Versioning Data Communications and Computer Networks: A Business Users Approach, Seventh Edition * Internet2 A new form of the Internet is being developed by a number of businesses and universities Internet2 will support very high-speed data streams Applications might include: Digital library services Tele-immersion Virtual laboratories Data Communications and Computer Networks: A Business Users Approach, Seventh Edition * The Internet In Action: A Company Creates a VPN A fictitious company wants to allow 3500 of its workers to work from home If all 3500 users used a dial-in service, the telephone costs would be very high Data Communications and Computer Networks: A Business Users Approach, Seventh Edition * The Internet In Action: A Company Creates a VPN (continued) Figure 10-10 CompuCom employees dialing directly into the corporate computing center Data Communications and Computer Networks: A Business Users Approach, Seventh Edition * The Internet In Action: A Company Creates a VPN (continued) Instead, the company will require each user to access the Internet via their local Internet service provider This