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Catenet

A catenet is a system of packet-switched communication networks interconnected via gateways. The Internet is a catenet. The term "internet" (with a lower-case 'i') later superseded the term "catenet".

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"The Catenet Model for internetworking" (http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/ien/ien48.txt) (Cerf, V., DARPA Information Processing Techniques Office, IEN 48, July 1978.)

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