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In 1972, while working at [[DARPA]], he gave a presentation of the an ARPAnet network, connecting 40 different computers at the International Computer Communication Conference. This was the first time that much of the computing world, and the general population were introduced to the revolutionary network.<ref>[http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_kahn.htm LivingInternet.com]</ref>

In 1972, while working at [[DARPA]], he gave a presentation of the an ARPAnet network, connecting 40 different computers at the International Computer Communication Conference. This was the first time that much of the computing world, and the general population were introduced to the revolutionary network.<ref>[http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_kahn.htm LivingInternet.com]</ref>

===TCP/IP===

===TCP/IP===

While working at DARPA's [[IPTO|Information Processing Techniques Office]] Kahn took up work on a current project to establish a satellite packet network, and began a project on creating a ground-based radio packet network. Through his work in these projects he became aware of the need for an open-architecture network; wherein any network could communicate with any other individual hardware and software configuration. He created four goals for what was to the [[TCP| Transmission Control Protocol]]:

While working at DARPA's [[IPTO|Information Processing Techniques Office]] Kahn took up work on a current project to establish a satellite packet network, and began a project on creating a ground-based radio packet network. Through his work in these projects he became aware of the need for an open-architecture network; wherein any network could communicate with any other individual hardware and software configuration. He created four goals for what was to the [[TCP| Transmission Control Protocol]]:

They designed powerful error and retransmission capabilities into TCP in order to provide more reliable communications; the design was thus formed around two protocols, TCP/IP. TCP is in charge of handling high level services, like the retransmission of lost packets, and [[IP]] addresses and transmits packets.<ref>[http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_kahn.htm LivingInternet.com]</ref>

They designed powerful error and retransmission capabilities into TCP in order to provide more reliable communications; the design was thus formed around two protocols, TCP/IP. TCP is in charge of handling high level services, like the retransmission of lost packets, and [[IP]] addresses and transmits packets.<ref>[http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_kahn.htm LivingInternet.com]</ref>

==Contemporary Work==

==Contemporary Work==

In 2007, Robert strongly came out against [[Net Neutrality]] legislation; this type of legislation is largely opposed by prominent Internet engineers. Dr. kahn fears that discouraging experimentation on the fringes of the net's architecture will compromise the development of the still "very fragile" Internet. He calls the neutrality issue a bigger threat to the health of the Internet than possible fragmentation.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/18/kahn_net_neutrality_warning/ TheRegister.co.uk]</ref>

In 2007, Robert strongly came out against [[Net Neutrality]] legislation; this type of legislation is largely opposed by prominent Internet engineers. Dr. kahn fears that discouraging experimentation on the fringes of the net's architecture will compromise the development of the still "very fragile" Internet. He calls the neutrality issue a bigger threat to the health of the Internet than possible fragmentation.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/18/kahn_net_neutrality_warning/ TheRegister.co.uk]</ref>