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Algorithmic Foundations of the Internet: Roundup

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Combinatorial and Algorithmic Aspects of Networking (CAAN 2004)

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In this paper we present a short overview of selected topics in the field of Algorithmic Foundations of the Internet, which is a new area within theoretical computer science.

An earlier version of this survey appearead in “Algorithmic Foundations of the Internet”, A. López-Ortiz, SIGACT News, v. 36, no. 2, June 2005.

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López-Ortiz, A. (2005). Algorithmic Foundations of the Internet: Roundup. In: López-Ortiz, A., Hamel, A.M. (eds) Combinatorial and Algorithmic Aspects of Networking. CAAN 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3405. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11527954_19

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