host-to-host

The average trip for a packet to its destination would take about one third of a second, several times longer than host-to-host delays on the ARPANET.

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But writing the host-to-host protocol had already stalled Crocker, Cerf, and the entire Network Working Group for months.

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It was clear that the host-to-host Network Control Protocol, which was designed to match the specifications of the ARPANET, would have to be replaced by a more independent protocol.

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It was clear that BBN planned to include no special software in the IMP for performing host-to-host communication.

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This would provide an extra layer of protection against errors in host-to-host communications.

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Steve Crocker once likened the concept of a host-to-host protocol to the invention of two-by-fours.

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They held a seminar that concentrated on the details of developing the host-to-host protocol into a standard allowing data traffic to flow across networks.

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This was to be the host-to-host protocol, a very broad based set of operating terms that would be common to all machines.

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The last thing BBN wanted was the additional headache of solving the host-to-host problems.

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The host-to-host protocol was to perform essentially the same function in the infrastructure of the network.

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