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TCP describes a network of networks
From How the Internet Was Built: From Four Computers to a Global Network
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TCP describes a network of networks
Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn published a design for connecting different packet networks through a common protocol.
“A Protocol for Packet Network Intercommunication” addressed how independently designed networks could communicate without adopting one architecture. The design evolved into TCP/IP, the Internet’s technical foundation.Sources & references 2 sources