The Internet IPv4 vs IPv6
The Internet is one of humanity's most important creations. This video takes you through a journey of incredible engineering. Starting from the first routing table captures (provided by the University of Oregon's RouteViews project) in 1997, we walk through the first Internet's astonishing growth to 2021.
The dominant network names on the lower-left corner are updated as mergers, acquisitions, and brand changes happen.
The Internet 1997 - 2021
The Internet is one of humanity's most important creations. This video takes you through a journey of incredible engineering. Starting from the first routing table captures (provided by the University of Oregon's RouteViews project) in 1997, we walk through the first Internet's astonishing growth to 2021.
The dominant network names on the lower-left corner are updated as mergers, acquisitions, and brand changes happen.
The Internet 2010
This image was never released publicly prior to 2014. It has only been viewable at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, and in an edition of Discover Magazine. It is the first version of the image rendered using BGP as the data points rather than raw traceroutes. This is a large departure from the original traceroute images, and as a result, provides a framework for future and past images based on the Route Views table dump archive. The color selection is based on the color of incandescence, where the most connection points represent the highest temperatures in terms of colors of light.
Date: Nov 22 2010
Graph Engine: LGL
opte-2010 (png)
The Internet 2003
This is our first full Internet map with color and other graphing logic. RFC1918 addresses have been hashed into a unique checksum so they do not incorrectly overlap with other routers or hosts. The checksums resolve to the same host each time to be sure that all routes connect correctly. Another bit of code also removed the routing loops that made a rather large mess out of previous maps. The colors were based on Class A allocation of IP space to different registrars in the world.
Date: Nov 22 2003
Graph Engine: LGL
2048×2048 (png, 598 K), 9000×9000 (png 60MB), LGL File, LGL 2D Coords, LGL Edge Colors
Graph Colors:
Europe/Middle East/Central Asia/Africa
North America
Latin American and Caribbean
RFC1918 IP Addresses
Unknown