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Baran studied networks that route standard message blocks through multiple possible paths using local decisions. The report investigated how distributed connectivity and adaptive routing could preserve communication after damage.
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Paul Baran
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Baran: resilient networks using distributed message blocks
Baran studied networks that route standard message blocks through multiple possible paths using local decisions. The report investigated how distributed connectivity and adaptive routing could preserve communication after damage.
Scientific scope
This record covers the specified RAND report and its model results, not sole authorship of packet switching or the Internet. Independent work by other groups and subsequent deployed protocols remain distinct contributions.
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People and systems
Paul Baran
Source-paper byline retained. This is not a complete roster of a lifetime project or verified unique person identities.