feb 8, 1972 - Robert Kahn introduced the concept of an open-architecture network in 1972. NCP had difficulties addressing systems further down-stream from the network. Robert Kahn and Vint Cerf developed a protocol called the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). The fourth version of this protocol is now the standard used by all networks to move data from one place to another.
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feb 8, 1972
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