The Internet backbone refers to the main 'trunk' connections of the Internet. It is made up of a large collection of interconnected commercial, government, academic and other high-capacity data routes and routers that carry data across the countries, continents and oceans of the world.
Part of the extreme resilience of the Internet is due to a high level of redundancy in the Internet backbone and the fact that the Internet Protocol routing decisions are made and updated in real-time during use.

AfriDNS - African Domain Names - Site for domain names on African continent. Links to various countries. Also in French.
Meta Description: [ AfriDNS is about African domain names, where and how to register them, and information about usage and status of domains in Africa ]
American Distance Education Consortium - Locations of communication satellites and links to information about them. Includes spectrum chart, satellite and computer terminology. Also has links to other Internet issues.
Cyber-Geography Research from University College, London - An initiative to map cyberspace, this site contains a variety of pages dedicated to helping the viewing not only understand cyber geography but to visualize it as well. Has internal search engine
Meta Description: [ A WWW resource list given pointers to a
wide range of information on the geographies of the Internet, WWW and
cyberspace ]
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - The IEEE promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro- and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession.
Meta Description: [ The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.) is
the world's leading professional association for the advancement of
technology. A nonprofit organization, the IEEE has more than 365,000 members in
over 150 countries and is a leading authority on areas ranging from
aerospa... ]
Internet Architecture Board Home Page - Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority - Dedicated to preserving the central coordinating functions of the global Internet for the public good.
North American Network Operators' Group - Informal association of North American internet backbone operators. Hosted by MERIT.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the new non-profit corporation that was formed to take over responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions now performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities.
Meta Description: [ ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ]
The Internet Engineering Task Force - The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested individual.
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The Internet Research Task Force - Affiliated with the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) via the Internet Architecture Board(IAB). Has Research Groups on Internet related issues including architecture, protocols, and technology.
The Internet Society - The Internet Society (ISOC) an international membership organization working to assure the evolution of global Internet and internetworking technologies through leadership, issues, and education.
Meta Description: [ The Internet Society (ISOC): An international membership organization working to assure the evolution of global Internet and internetworking technologies through leadership, issues, and education. ]
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