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vr.tr.computer-network · thing-q1301371

Let an agent explain what computer networks are and how they are built, identify kinds and components, relay standards and protocols, and route configuration and security questions to appropriate references and professionals.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.OBJ
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What networks are.

Kinds

Kinds and scale.

Kinds

Kinds.

  1. What kinds of computer network exist, from personal to global? definition
  2. Is the question about a computer network or another kind of network? boundary

Components

Components.

Components

Components.

  1. What components make up a network, from connectors and ports to routers? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific component? action
Protocols Protocols and standards.

Layers

Layering.

Layers

Layers.

  1. How do layered models and protocols such as Ethernet and TCP/IP work together? definition
  2. Which entry fits a specific protocol? action

Standards

Standards bodies.

Standards

Standards.

  1. Which bodies set network standards, and where are they published? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Operate Building and running.

Design

Design and configuration.

Design

Design.

  1. How are networks designed and configured, in general terms? provenance
  2. Is the question about a specific environment, which needs its documentation and administrators? boundary

Security

Security.

Security

Security.

  1. What security practices and standards apply to networks? provenance
  2. Which entry fits network security? action
Context History and specialised networks.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did computer networks develop from ARPANET and early Ethernet to today? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of the internet? action

Storage

Storage networks.

Storage

Storage.

  1. What are storage area networks and their virtual forms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits storage networking? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.OBJ
Other names and narrower kinds
8P8C modular connector, Ethernet port, storage area network, Ethernet, VSAN, Z-SAN, Ethernet over twisted pair, Energy-Efficient Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 40-gigabit Ethernet, 100-gigabit Ethernet, 200-gigabit Ethernet

What it is Filled

A set of computers and other devices connected by wired or wireless links so they can exchange data, from a home local area network through campus and enterprise networks to the global internet; networks are built from cables, connectors, switches, routers and access points, run protocols such as Ethernet and TCP/IP, and include specialised forms such as storage area networks.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain what computer networks are and how they are built, identify kinds and components, relay standards and protocols, and route configuration and security questions to appropriate references and professionals.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Data exchange between computers
  • Layered protocols
  • Physical and wireless media
  • Scale from personal to global

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Access, scan or probe a network it is not authorized to use.
  • Intercept or read other users' traffic without a lawful basis.
  • Disable security controls or logging on a network it manages.
  • Disrupt a network that carries emergency, health or safety services.

Only with a human decision

  • Isolating devices or users from a shared network.
  • Granting access to a network to new people or systems.

May

  • Monitor, configure and maintain networks the agent is authorized to administer.
  • Report outages, misconfigurations and suspicious traffic to the network's operator.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Networks carry private communication; control over them is power over people.
  • Outages cut people off from work, care and emergency help.

Who is affected

  • Network users
  • People whose data crosses it
  • Services that depend on it

Owners Filled

Steward

The operator of the network; each device's owner answers for what it connects.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1068715 - registry parent class
  • Q1900326 - registry parent class

related

  • telecommunications network - carrying data
  • network - in general terms
  • Ethernet - a main LAN technology
  • storage area network - a specialised kind

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.computer-network
  • Wikidata: Q1301371 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371)
  • IEEE 802: standards family LAN and wireless
  • IETF RFCs: per protocol internet protocols

Direct properties required Filled

  • Ethernet speeds: 10 Mbit/s to 800 Gbit/s range - by standard
  • OSI layers: 7 count - reference model

Recognition required Filled

  • Devices linked to exchange data
  • Local, wide area and specialised networks
  • A telephone network or a broadcast network is a different kind of network
  • Cables, connectors such as the 8P8C Ethernet plug, switches, routers and wireless access points linking devices.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain kinds and components
  • explain protocols and layering
  • relay standards
  • route configuration and security questions

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Outages from failures and misconfiguration
  • Security breaches
  • Congestion and latency
  • Cabling and connector faults

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • IEEE 802.3 Ethernet and 802.11 wireless standards
  • IETF RFCs for TCP/IP
  • Cabling standards such as ISO/IEC 11801
  • Data protection and security regulations

Context of use required Filled

  • Exchanging data between computers and devices.
  • local area networks and Ethernet
  • wireless networks
  • wide area networks and the internet
  • storage area networks and virtual SANs
  • data centre and campus networks
  • components: connectors, ports, switches, routers

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q1301371: computer network - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Computer network - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should Ethernet and storage networks be separate entries?
  • How should standards be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming connectors, ports and storage network products; should they be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1301371/spec.json