The battle between standards: TCP/IP vs OSI victory through path dependency or by quality?

Ivo Maathuis; Willem A. Smit

doi:10.1109/SIIT.2003.1251205

The battle between standards: TCP/IP vs OSI victory through path dependency or by quality?

Ivo Maathuis
, Willem A. Smit

Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

8 Citations (Scopus)

310 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

Between the end of the 1970s and 1994 a fierce competition existed between two possible standards, TCP/IP and OSI, to solve the problem of interoperability of computer networks. Around 1994 it became evident that TCP/IP and not OSI had become the dominant standard. We specifically deal with the question whether the current dominance of the TCP/IP standard is the result of third degree path dependency or of choices based on assessments of it being technical-economically superior to the OSI standard and protocols.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology
Subtitle of host publication	22-24 October 2003, Delft, The Netherlands
Editors	Tineke M. Egyedi, Ken Krechmer, Kai Jakobs
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	161-176
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	0-7803-8172-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SIIT.2003.1251205
Publication status	Published - 2003
Event	3rd IEEE Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology, SIIT 2003 - Delft, Netherlands Duration: 22 Oct 2003 → 24 Oct 2003 Conference number: 3

Conference

Conference	3rd IEEE Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology, SIIT 2003
Abbreviated title	SIIT
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Delft
Period	22/10/03 → 24/10/03

Access to Document

10.1109/SIIT.2003.1251205

Cite this

Maathuis, I., & Smit, W. A. (2003). The battle between standards: TCP/IP vs OSI victory through path dependency or by quality? In T. M. Egyedi, K. Krechmer, & K. Jakobs (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology: 22-24 October 2003, Delft, The Netherlands (pp. 161-176). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/SIIT.2003.1251205

@inproceedings{ed7523de448c4f259faad59a5e8acbd3,

title = "The battle between standards: TCP/IP vs OSI victory through path dependency or by quality?",

abstract = "Between the end of the 1970s and 1994 a fierce competition existed between two possible standards, TCP/IP and OSI, to solve the problem of interoperability of computer networks. Around 1994 it became evident that TCP/IP and not OSI had become the dominant standard. We specifically deal with the question whether the current dominance of the TCP/IP standard is the result of third degree path dependency or of choices based on assessments of it being technical-economically superior to the OSI standard and protocols.",

author = "Ivo Maathuis and Smit, \{Willem A.\}",

year = "2003",

doi = "10.1109/SIIT.2003.1251205",

language = "English",

isbn = "0-7803-8172-6",

pages = "161--176",

editor = "Egyedi, \{Tineke M.\} and Ken Krechmer and Kai Jakobs",

booktitle = "Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology",

publisher = "IEEE",

address = "United States",

note = "3rd IEEE Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology, SIIT 2003, SIIT ; Conference date: 22-10-2003 Through 24-10-2003",

}

Maathuis, I & Smit, WA 2003, The battle between standards: TCP/IP vs OSI victory through path dependency or by quality? in TM Egyedi, K Krechmer & K Jakobs (eds), Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology: 22-24 October 2003, Delft, The Netherlands. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 161-176, 3rd IEEE Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology, SIIT 2003, Delft, Netherlands, 22/10/03. https://doi.org/10.1109/SIIT.2003.1251205

The battle between standards: TCP/IP vs OSI victory through path dependency or by quality? / Maathuis, Ivo; Smit, Willem A.
Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology: 22-24 October 2003, Delft, The Netherlands. ed. / Tineke M. Egyedi; Ken Krechmer; Kai Jakobs. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2003. p. 161-176.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

TY - GEN

T1 - The battle between standards

T2 - 3rd IEEE Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology, SIIT 2003

AU - Maathuis, Ivo

AU - Smit, Willem A.

N1 - Conference code: 3

PY - 2003

Y1 - 2003

N2 - Between the end of the 1970s and 1994 a fierce competition existed between two possible standards, TCP/IP and OSI, to solve the problem of interoperability of computer networks. Around 1994 it became evident that TCP/IP and not OSI had become the dominant standard. We specifically deal with the question whether the current dominance of the TCP/IP standard is the result of third degree path dependency or of choices based on assessments of it being technical-economically superior to the OSI standard and protocols.

AB - Between the end of the 1970s and 1994 a fierce competition existed between two possible standards, TCP/IP and OSI, to solve the problem of interoperability of computer networks. Around 1994 it became evident that TCP/IP and not OSI had become the dominant standard. We specifically deal with the question whether the current dominance of the TCP/IP standard is the result of third degree path dependency or of choices based on assessments of it being technical-economically superior to the OSI standard and protocols.

U2 - 10.1109/SIIT.2003.1251205

DO - 10.1109/SIIT.2003.1251205

M3 - Conference contribution

SN - 0-7803-8172-6

SP - 161

EP - 176

BT - Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology

A2 - Egyedi, Tineke M.

A2 - Krechmer, Ken

A2 - Jakobs, Kai

PB - IEEE

CY - Piscataway, NJ

Y2 - 22 October 2003 through 24 October 2003

ER -

Maathuis I, Smit WA. The battle between standards: TCP/IP vs OSI victory through path dependency or by quality? In Egyedi TM, Krechmer K, Jakobs K, editors, Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology: 22-24 October 2003, Delft, The Netherlands. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. 2003. p. 161-176 doi: 10.1109/SIIT.2003.1251205

The battle between standards: TCP/IP vs OSI victory through path dependency or by quality?

Abstract

Conference

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this