On Distributed Communications series

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research paper series technical report series

On Distributed Communications series is a seminal set of research papers by Paul Baran that laid the theoretical foundations for packet-switched, distributed computer networks and influenced the development of the modern internet.

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Label	Occurrences
On Distributed Communications series canonical	1
On Distributed Communications: I. Introduction to Distributed Communications Networks	1
On Distributed Communications: II. Digital Simulation of Hot-Potato Routing in a Broadband Distributed Communications Network	1
On Distributed Communications: III. Distributed Adaptive Message-Block Switching	1
On Distributed Communications: IV. Security, Secrecy, and Tamper-Free Considerations	1
On Distributed Communications: IX. Overall Evaluation of Distributed Communications	1
On Distributed Communications: V. History, Alternative Approaches, and Comparisons	1
On Distributed Communications: VI. Network Synchronization	1
On Distributed Communications: VII. Reliability of Distributed Communications Networks	1
On Distributed Communications: VIII. Queueing in Distributed Communications	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1662504 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: On Distributed Communications series
Context triple: [Paul Baran, notableWork, On Distributed Communications series]

A. IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing
The IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing is a professional body within the IEEE Computer Society that focuses on advancing research, standards, and community activities in distributed computing systems and related technologies.
B. Computer Communication Review
Computer Communication Review is a leading academic journal and newsletter of the ACM SIGCOMM community, publishing research and commentary on computer networking and data communication.
C. Commission C – Radio-communication Systems and Signal Processing
Commission C – Radio-communication Systems and Signal Processing is a specialized body within the International Union of Radio Science that focuses on research and standards related to radio-communication technologies and signal processing methods.
D. The Computer as a Communication Device
"The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
E. International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems
The International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems is a leading annual research conference focused on the theory, design, implementation, and applications of distributed computing and distributed systems.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: On Distributed Communications series
Target entity description: On Distributed Communications series is a seminal set of research papers by Paul Baran that laid the theoretical foundations for packet-switched, distributed computer networks and influenced the development of the modern internet.

A. IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing
The IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing is a professional body within the IEEE Computer Society that focuses on advancing research, standards, and community activities in distributed computing systems and related technologies.
B. Computer Communication Review
Computer Communication Review is a leading academic journal and newsletter of the ACM SIGCOMM community, publishing research and commentary on computer networking and data communication.
C. Commission C – Radio-communication Systems and Signal Processing
Commission C – Radio-communication Systems and Signal Processing is a specialized body within the International Union of Radio Science that focuses on research and standards related to radio-communication technologies and signal processing methods.
D. The Computer as a Communication Device
"The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
E. International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems
The International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems is a leading annual research conference focused on the theory, design, implementation, and applications of distributed computing and distributed systems.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	research paper series ⓘ technical report series ⓘ
author	Paul Baran ⓘ
commissionedBy	United States Air Force ⓘ
contains	On Distributed Communications: I. Introduction to Distributed Communications Networks ⓘ linked to: On Distributed Communications series On Distributed Communications: II. Digital Simulation of Hot-Potato Routing in a Broadband Distributed Communications Network ⓘ linked to: On Distributed Communications series On Distributed Communications: III. Distributed Adaptive Message-Block Switching ⓘ linked to: On Distributed Communications series On Distributed Communications: IV. Security, Secrecy, and Tamper-Free Considerations ⓘ linked to: On Distributed Communications series On Distributed Communications: IX. Overall Evaluation of Distributed Communications ⓘ linked to: On Distributed Communications series On Distributed Communications: V. History, Alternative Approaches, and Comparisons ⓘ linked to: On Distributed Communications series On Distributed Communications: VI. Network Synchronization ⓘ linked to: On Distributed Communications series On Distributed Communications: VII. Reliability of Distributed Communications Networks ⓘ linked to: On Distributed Communications series On Distributed Communications: VIII. Queueing in Distributed Communications ⓘ linked to: On Distributed Communications series
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
describesConcept	distributed communications ⓘ distributed computer networks ⓘ packet switching ⓘ survivable communications networks ⓘ
field	communications engineering ⓘ computer networking ⓘ information theory ⓘ
hasInfluentialFigure	Paul Baran ⓘ
impact	influenced design principles of the Internet ⓘ laid theoretical foundations for packet-switched networks ⓘ
influenced	ARPANET ⓘ modern Internet ⓘ network survivability research ⓘ packet-switched networks ⓘ
keyConcept	adaptive routing ⓘ decentralized control ⓘ hot-potato routing ⓘ network survivability under attack ⓘ redundant paths ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
motivation	survivable military communications ⓘ
organization	multi-part report series ⓘ
originalMedium	RAND research memorandum ⓘ
proposedArchitecture	distributed network topology ⓘ redundant routing ⓘ store-and-forward packet switching ⓘ
publicationEndYear	1964 ⓘ
publicationStartYear	1960 ⓘ
publishedBy	RAND Corporation ⓘ
publisher	RAND Corporation ⓘ
timePeriod	Cold War ⓘ
typeOfWork	theoretical study ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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Paul Baran → notableWork → On Distributed Communications series ⓘ

On Distributed Communications series → contains → On Distributed Communications: I. Introduction to Distributed Communications Networks ⓘ