1.  A perpetual problem is estimating the size and composition (*who* is connecting?) of the Internet. Discuss current research on this problem..

2.  Discuss the problems with IP that IPv6 will solve.

3.  Why is everyone excited about IP multicasting?

4.  Describe the role of ICANN in the Internet and what are some of its current issues?

5.  Discuss current thinking on how to provide Quality-of-Service (QoS) over the Internet.

6. Using the evaluation criteria in the text, selecr an ISP and thoroughly evaluate it..

7. Within and without the USA, what does the regulatory future of the Internet look like?

8. Discuss developments in wireless communications that will allow it to compete as THE access method for the next-generation networks

9. Why doesn't throwing bandwidth at a problem fix it? Address this issue in the context of multimedia over the Internet.