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Section
I. INTRODUCTION
II.EXAMINATION OF A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK
Node DestructionIII. DIVERSITY OF ASSIGNMENT
Link Destruction
Combination Link and Node Destruction
SimulationIV. ON A FUTURE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
Comparison with Present Systems
Future Low-Cost All-Digital Communications LinksV. WHERE WE STAND TODAY
Variable Data Rate Links
Variable Data Rate Users
Common User
Standard Message Block
Switching
Forgetting and Imperfect Learning
Lowest-Cost Path