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[Vint Cerf]

John,

As far as I recall, the network maps were made by BBN. I was the chief  
programmer at the NMC but I don't recall making maps. The Network  
Analysis Corporation (run by Howard Frank) did make maps to analyze  
alternative topologies. Steve Crocker also thinks these early maps  
were made by BBN.

vint


On Jan 20, 2010, at 8:28 AM, John Day wrote:

> Actually this was much later.  The original ARPANET maps were  
> generated by UCLA-NMC.  There was a well-known port on SEX (Sigma  
> Exec) that you would connect to and it would send an APRPANET map  
> that would print on one sheet of paper.  It also showed what hosts  
> were currently up or down. It was discontinued (if I remember right)  
> when it would no longer fit on one sheet.  ;-)  It was a very  
> popular port if I remember.
>
> Take care,
> John
>
>>
>>
>> Regarding maps -- they were compiled by the Network Operations  
>> Center at
>> BBN.  Frequency varied. At one time I think they were updated  
>> monthly.
>> Later every quarter.  They only showed ARPANET connectivity.  A  
>> selection
>> was published some years ago in Computer Communication Review (and  
>> I think
>> was put on-line by Chris Edmondson at UT).
>>
>> As the Internet took off, Mike Brescia at the NOC used to  
>> periodically put
>> together Internet maps, I think mostly to help NOC folks as they  
>> interacted
>> with the rest of the Net.  These maps were published for some years  
>> in the
>> IETF proceedings (www.ietf.org).  I also have some color versions  
>> made for
>> 35mm slides by BBN's art department.