Internet 'overlay' could boost performance
The internet could be made more secure, reliable and powerful by overlaying new networking technology on top of the existing backbone, according to the world's leading microchip maker, Intel.
The company's chief technology officer, Pat Gelsinger, warned that the internet needs a radical overhaul to address growing demand for access, bandwidth and more advanced internet programs. The message came in a keynote speech delivered at the Intel Developer's Forum in San Francisco, US, on Thursday.
Gelsinger recommended building a new network layer on top of the existing internet infrastructure. This would mimic the way the internet's fundamental protocols were built on top of phone line infrastructure 30 years ago.
"As the network grows, applications are becoming more, not less demanding," Gelsinger said. "We need to replicate the thinking of 1973 and create an overlying network."
