Hidden Heroes

S01E02: The Magic Box and the Spanning Tree: How Radia Perlman made the Internet work

Oct 13, 2022

18:59

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Patent Number 7339900 - The Only Software Patent on Record That Features a Poem

03:06

Using Spanning Tree Bridging to Make Networks Self Stabilize

02:17

The Problem of Loops in a Network

02:25

Introduction

3min

Patent Number 7339900 - The Only Software Patent on Record That Features a Poem

3min

The New Science of Network Protocols

4min

The Problem of Loops in a Network

2min

Using Spanning Tree Bridging to Make Networks Self Stabilize

2min

Pearlman's Spanning Tree Protocol

4min

We take it for granted that decentralized networks like the Internet “just work.” But decades ago, pioneering computer scientist Radia Perlman solved a crucial problem that made those networks possible.

Read the story on: https://hiddenheroes.netguru.com/radia-perlman

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