Electronic Commerce Engineering

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1 Electronic Commerce Engineering Lecture 3 Laudon & Traver: Chapter 3 The Internet and World Wide Web: E-commerce Infrastructure Papazoglou & Ribbers: Chapter 6 e-business Technological Infrastructure Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-1 The Internet: Technology Background Internet: An interconnected network of thousands of networks and millions of computers, linking businesses, educational institutions, government agencies, and individuals World Wide Web (Web): One of the Internet s most popular services, providing access to over 8 billion Web pages Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-3

2 The Evolution of the Internet 1961 The Present History of Internet can be segmented into 3 phases: Innovation Phase fundamental building blocks conceptualized and realized Institutionalization Phase providing funding and legitimization i for Internet t Commercialization Phase private corporations take over and expand Internet t backbone and services Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-4 The Internet: Key Technology Concepts Federal Networking Council definition of Internet t highlights hli ht three important t concepts that are the basis for understanding the Internet: t Packet switching TCP/IP communications protocol Client/server computing Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-5

3 Packet Switching A method of slicing digital messages into packets, sending the packets along different communication paths as they become available, and then reassembling the packets once they arrive at their destination Uses routers: special purpose computers that interconnect the computer networks that make up the Internet and route packets to their ultimate destination Routers use computer programs called routing algorithms to ensure packets take the best available path toward their destination Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-6 Packet Switching Figure 3.3, Page 121 Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-7

4 TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol) Protocol: A set of rules for formatting, ordering, compressing, and error-checking messages TCP: Establishes the connections among sending and receiving Web computers, handles the assembly of packets at the point of transmission, and their reassembly at the receiving end IP: Provides the Internet s addressing scheme and routing TCP/IP is divided into 4 separate layers: Network Interface Layer Internet Layer Transport Layer Application Layer Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-8 The TCP/IP Architecture and Protocol Suite Figure 3.4, Page 122 Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-9

5 IP Addresses Internet address (also called IP address): a 32-bit number expressed as a series of four separate numbers marked off by periods, such as IPv4 the current version of IP. Can handle up to 4 billion addresses (2 32 ) IPv6 (next generation of IP) will use 128-bit addresses and be able to handle up to 1 quadrillion addresses (10 15 ) Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-10 Routing Internet Messages: TCP/IP and Packet Switching Figure 3.5, Page 123 Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-11

6 Domain Names, DNS, and URLs Domain name: IP address ( ) expressed din natural ll language ( Domain name system (DNS): allows numeric IP addresses to be expressed in natural language Uniform resource locator (URL): addresses used by Web browsers to identify location of content on the Web Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-12 Client/Server Computing Model of computing in which very powerful personal computers (clients) are connected in a network with one or more server computers that perform common o functions for the clients, such as storing files, software applications, etc. Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-13

7 Basic Infrastructure: Client/Servers Distributed computing is the classical paradigm in support of e- Business processes & applications. A form of distributed processing is client/server computing: it handles the need for both centralized data control and widespread data accessibility. Client/server is an architecture that involves client processes (service consumers) requesting service from server processes (service providers). Client/server computing does not emphasize hardware distinctions; it rather focuses on the applications themselves. The client/server model provides a typical way to interconnect programs that are distributed across different locations There are different ways in which processing tasks can be divided between the client and the server. They range from: Thin clients, with heavy servers servers that only contain common data with all the processing executed at the level of the client. Solutions chosen depend on specific application requirements, e.g., local vs. central control, # of users, processing needs etc. Client request Client request r response r response Server Server Service Request #1 Service Request #2 Client/Server architecture 15

8 Features of Client/Server Architecture The basic features of the client/server model are: Clients and servers are functional modules with well defined interfaces. The functions of a client and a server can be implemented by a set of software modules, hardware components, or any combination thereof. Each client/server relationship is established between two functional modules, where one module, the client, initiates service requests and the other module, the server, responds to these requests. Information exchange between clients and servers, i.e., requests and responses, are strictly through messages. Message exchange is typically interactive. Clients and servers may run on separate dedicated machines connected through h a network. 16 Two-tier Client/Server Architecture Client/server introduces a two-tier client/server architecture. The tiers in a client/server application refer to the # of elements into which the application is partitioned, not the # of platforms where the executables are deployed. The tiers into which an application is partitioned is known as the logical partitioning of an application as opposed to physical partitioning (# of platforms where the application executables are deployed). Web & Application clients Internet / Private Network Databaseserver Client-Tier Server-Tier 17

9 Drawbacks of the Two-tier Client/Server Architecture The client in such a two-tier system is known as fat client while the server is commonly referred to as the database server. Conversations occur at the level of the server s database language. The two-tier architecture has several drawbacks, which are especially problematic for large and distributed applications: Scalability problems Poor business logic sharing Client reliance on the database structure Limited interoperability High-maintenance costs 18 Three-tier Architecture The three-tier architecture overcomes the limitations of the two-tier tier architecture. A middle tier is introduced between the user system interface client environment and the database management server environment. The application is partitioned into 3 logical tiers: presentation tier: responsible for the graphical user interface (GUI) layer usually in the form of a web-browser processing tier (or middle-tier): contains the business logic & is responsible for the processing associated applications supported. data tier: holds the permanent data associated with the applications supported e.g., modern and legacy application databases, and transaction management applications. It interprets requests from a client and routes them to a suitable data resource. 19

10 The processing tier enables developers to isolate the main part of an application that can change over time: data & relationships inherent in the data. This tier has the effect of logically and physically decoupling business logic from the presentation and database functions. Here we can find business objects that correspond to entities in the business domain, e.g., sales orders, invoices, products.. There are a variety of ways of implementing this middle tier, such as transaction processing monitors, message servers, or application servers Web & Application clients Databases Legacy systems Internet / Private Network Presentation-tier Processing-tier Data-tier Three-tier client/server architecture. 21

11 Other Internet Protocols HTTP: Used to transfer Web pages SMTP, POP, and IMAP: Used to send and receive FTP: Permits users to transfer files from server to client and vice versa Telnet: Program that enables a client to emulate a mainframe computer terminal SSL: Protocol that provides secure communications between client and server Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-23 Utility Programs Ping: Utility program that allows you to check connection between client and server Tracert: Utility program that allows you to follow part of a message sent from a client to a remote computer Pathping: Utility program that combines functionality of Ping and Tracert Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-24

12 The Internet Today Client/server computing model, coupled with hourglass, layered architecture of Internet has allowed Internet to handle explosive growth without disruption Hourglass/layered architecture 4 layers: Network Technology Substrate Transport Services and Representation Standards Middleware Services Applications Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-25 The Hourglass Model of the Internet Figure 3.11, Page 132 SOURCE: Adapted from Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB), Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-26

13 Internet Network Architecturee Backbone: Consists of high-bandwidth fiber-optic cable owned by a variety of Network Service Providers (NSPs) Internet Exchange Points (IXPs): Hubs where backbones intersect with regional and local networks, and where backbone owners connect with one another Campus area networks (CANs): Local area networks operating within a single organization that leases Internet access directly from regional or national carrier Internet Service Providers: Lease Internet access to home owners and businesses Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-27 Internet Network Architecture Figure 3.12, Page 133 Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-28

14 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Retail providers that deal with last mile of service Major national ISPs include AOL, MSN, and AT&T WorldNet, etc. Offer both narrowband (traditional telephone modem connection at Kbps) and broadband (service based on DSL, cable modem, T1 or T3 telephone lines, and satellite) Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-29 Broadband Service Choices Digital it Subscriber Line (DSL): Telephone technology delivers high-speed access through ordinary telephone lines Cable modem: Cable television technology piggybacks digital access to Internet on top of analog video cable line T1 and T3: International telephone standards for digital communication that offer guaranteed delivery rates Satellite: high-speed downloads, but no upload available Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-30

15 Intranets and Extranets Intranet: TCP/IP network located within a single organization for purposes of communication and information processing Extranet: Formed when firms permit outsiders to access their internal TCP/IP networks Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-31 Who Governs the Internet? A number of different organizations that influence Internet and monitor its operations including: Internet Architecture Board (IAB) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Internet Society y( (ISOC) World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-32

16 Insight on Society: Government Regulation of the Internet Class Discussion Why should the government of France be permitted to censor the Web in France (or elsewhere)? Does the Chinese government, or the U.S. government, have the right to censor content on the Web? How is it possible for any government to control or censor the Web? What would happen to e-commerce if the existing Web split into a different Web for each country? Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-33 Internet II: The Future Infrastructure Internet II: The second era of the Internet that is being built today by private corporations, universities, and government agencies To appreciate benefits of Internet II, you must understand limitations of the Internet s current infrastructure Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-34

17 Limitations of the Current Internet Bandwidth limitations Quality of service limitations Network architecture limitations Language development limitations Wired Internet limitations Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-35 The Internet2 Project Internet2: Consortium of more than 200 universities, government agencies, and private businesses that are collaborating to find ways to make the Internet more efficient Primary goals: Create a leading edge very-high speed network for national research community Enable revolutionary Internet applications Ensure the rapid transfer of new network services and applications to the broader Internet community Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-36

18 Areas of Focus of Internet2 Advanced network infrastructure New networking capabilities Middleware Advanced applications Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-37 The Larger Internet II Technology Environment: The First Mile and the Last Mile GENI Initiative: Proposed by NSF to develop new core functionality for Internet t Private initiatives in fiber optics and wireless Internet services Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-38

19 Fiber Optics and the Bandwidth Explosion in the First Mile Fiber optics concerned with the first mile or backbone Internet t services that t carry bulk traffic over long distances Older transmission lines being replaced with fiber-optic cable Right now, much of fiber-optic cable laid in United States is dark, but represents a vast digital highway that can be utilized in the future Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-39 Photonics Technologies Photonics: Study of communicating with light waves Technologies that will have impact on achieving Internet II include Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Optical and fiber switches, and switching components Optical integrated circuits Optical networks Big Band: Next step in Internet access; will provide bandwidth of 10 Gbps + Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-40

20 The Last Mile: Mobile Wireless Internet t Access Wireless Internet access concerned with the last mile from Internet t backbone to user s computer, cell phone, PDA, etc. Two different basic types of wireless Internet access: Telephone-based Computer network-based Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-41 Telephone-based Wireless Internet Access Different standards d Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM): used primarily il in Europe Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA): used primarily il in U.S. Third generation (3G) cellular networks Wireless Web protocols include: Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) imode Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-42

21 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) Wi-Fi: High-speed, fixed broadband wireless local area network. Different versions for home and business market. Limited range WiMax: High-speed, medium range broadband wireless metropolitan area network Bluetooth: th Low-speed, short range connection of digital devices Ultra-Wideband (UWB): Low power, short-range high bandwidth network Zigbee: Short-range, low-power wireless network technology useful for remotely controlling digital devices Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-43 Wireless Local Area Network Hotspots Figure 3.17, Page 153 Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-44

22 Benefits of Internet II Technologies IP Multicasting: set of technologies that enables efficient delivery of data to many locations on a network Latency solutions: diffserve (differentiated quality of service) will be able to assign different levels of priority to packets depending on type of data being transmitted Guaranteed service levels: ability to purchase right to move data through network at guaranteed speed in return for higher fee Lower error rates Declining costs Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-45 IP Multicasting Figure 3.18, Page 156 SOURCE: Adapted from Internet2.edu, edu 2000; Cisco Systems, Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-46

23 Development of the Web : 1991 Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee at European Particle Physics Laboratory (CERN) 1993: Marc Andreesen and others at NCSA create Mosaic, a Web browser with a graphical user interface that could run on Windows, Macintosh, or Unix computer 1994: Andreessen and Jim Clark found Netscape, and create first commercial Web browser, Netscape Navigator August 1995: Microsoft introduces its version of Web browser, Internet Explorer Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-47 Hypertext A way of formatting pages with embedded links that connect documents to one another, and that also link pages to other objects such as sound, video, or animation files Uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and URLs to locate resources on the Web Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-48

24 Markup Languages Generalized Markup Languages (GMLs) include: Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) an early GML Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) a GML that is relatively easy to use; provides fixed set of markup tags used to format a Web page extensible Markup Language g (XML) new markup language specification developed by W3C that is designed to describe data and information; tags used are defined by user Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-49 Web Servers and Web Clients Web server software: Enables a computer to deliver Web pages written in HTML or XML to clients on network that request this service by sending an HTTP request Basic capabilities: Security services, FTP, search engine, data capture Term Web server also used to refer to physical computer that runs Web server software Web client: Any computing device attached to the Internet that is capable of making HTTP requests and displaying HTML pages Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-50

25 Web Browsers Primary purpose to display Web pages Internet Explorer (88%) and Firefox (9%) dominate the market Other browsers include: Netscape Opera Safari (for Apple Macintosh) Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-51 The Internet and Web: Features Internet and Web features on which the foundations of e-commerce are built include: Instant messaging Search engines Intelligent agents (bots) Online forums and chat Streaming media Cookies Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-52

26 One of the most used applications of the Internet Uses a series of protocols to enable messages containing i text, t images, sound, video clips, etc., to be transferred from one Internet user to another Also allows attachments (files attached to the message) Can be an effective marketing tool Spam: unsolicited . A worsening problem Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-53 Instant Messaging One of fastest growing forms of online human communication Displays words typed on a computer almost instantly, and recipients can then respond immediately in the same way Different proprietary systems offered by AOL, MSN, Yahoo, and Google Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-54

27 Search Engines Identifies Web pages that appear to match keywords (queries) entered by a user, and provides list of best matches based on one or more of a variety of techniques No longer simply search engines, but also shopping tools and advertising vehicles (search engine marketing) Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-55 Top Five Search Engines Figure 3.22, Page 168 SOURCE: Based on data from Sullivan, 2006; Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2005c; comscore Networks, Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-56

28 How Google Works Figure 3.23, Page 169 Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-57 Intelligent Agents (Bots) Software programs that gather and/or filter information on a specific topic and then provide a list of results Types include search bot, shopping bot (mysimon.com, nextag.com, orbitz.com, shopper.com, shopzilla.com), Web monitoring bot (websitewatcher.com, timely.com), news bot (webclipping.com, com sportspider.net), chatterbot (Anna, Ask Vic) Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-58

29 Insight on Technology: Chatterbots Get a Job: Virtual Reps Class Discussion What are chatterbots? Why would any firm use them? Have you experienced a chatterbot on the Web or telephone? Was this a useful or helpful experience? What are vreps? Why would a business use vreps? Verity is now owned by Autonomy Corporation (autonomy.com) Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-59 Other Internet and Web Features Relevant to E-commerce Online forums and chat: Enables users to communicate with each other via computer. Online chat occurs in real time (simultaneously); used in e- commerce to help develop community Streaming media: enables music, video and other large files to be sent to users in chunks so that when received and played, file comes through uninterrupted Cookies: small text file stored on user s computer with information about the user that can be accessed by Web site the next time user returns to the site Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-60

30 Internet II and E-commerce: Emerging Features and Services Weblogs (blogs): Personal Web page that typically contains a series of chronological entries by its author, and links to related Web pages Really Simple Syndication (RSS): Program that allows users to have digital content automatically sent to them; typically used for news Podcasting: Audio presentation stored as an audio file and available for download from Web Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-61 Internet II and E-commerce: Emerging Features and Services (cont d) Wiki: Web application that allows a user to easily add and edit content t on a Web page New music and Video services: Videocasts; digital video on demand; videocasts Internet Telephony: Technologies that use Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) and Internet s packet-switched network to transmit voice and other forms of audio communication over the Internet Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-62

31 Internet II and E-commerce: Emerging Features and Services (cont d) Video conferencing Online software and services: digital software libraries, distributed storage M-commerce applications Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3-63 Web-Based Applications Web sites provide the content that is accessed by Web users. A Web site is a catalogue of info. for each content provider over the Web: 1. Web server, 2. content files (Web pages), and/or 3. gateways (programs that access non-web content, e.g., databases). A Web server is an application (technically a server process) that receives calls from Web clients and retrieves Web pages and/or receives information from gateways. Web browsers are the clients that typically use graphical user interfaces to wander through the Web sites. 64

32 Major elements involved in a Web application Web clients (browsers but also Web applications) through which users communicate with Web application servers. Web application servers that administer the entire info. content intended for publication on the Web and dispense files that contain Web pages, images, sound and video clips and other media. Infrastructure services, e.g., caching, directory & security. External services: (non-web) mission critical applications & data internal to an enterprise & external partner services, e.g., financial, payment, information services, etc Types of Web Applications Web applications distinguish between: Static documents delivered from the file system of the Web server. Dynamic documents that have an interactive and usually time-sensitive nature. These require the server to generate the document on the fly. Static ti documents can be read from an existing file, while dynamic documents may not exist on a disk at all, e.g., can be generated e from databases, video capture systems and from scientific instruments such as weather monitoring systems. 66

33 Architectural Features of Webbased Applications Web-enabled applications are a special case of client-server applications where the client is a standard Web browser, e.g., Netscape/Internet Explorer. Modern Web-enabled applications leverage the three-tier architecture. The presentation tier of the three-tier architecture is subdivided into a client-tier and a new presentation-tier. The needs of this new presentation-tier is addressed by an infrastructure known as a Web-server. The presentation-tier ti ti receives requests from client apps & generates HTML using the services provided by the business (processing) tier. This tier provides further isolation between the application layout and the application logic The client-tier ti is implemented as a web browser running on the user's client machine. It displays data & lets users & client applications enter/update data. The presentation-tier generates Web pages in which it includes dynamic content. It supports different types of clients, e.g., HTML & Java a capable clients. A Web-server also finds the client application or userentered data in Web pages coming back from the client & forwards it to the business logic-tier. Application logic is written in the processing or business logic-tier. This includes performing calculations and validations, managing workflow & all data access for the presentation-tier. An applicationserver supports the functions of business logic-tier. The data-tier ti is responsible for managing the data. It provides the business logic-tier with required data when needed & store data when requested. 68

34 Web & Application clients WEB- SERVER APPLICATION- SERVER DATABASES & LEGACY SYSYEMS Internet / Private Network Client -tier Presentation -tier Processing -tier Data -tier Multi-tiered i architecture for developing Web-based b applications. i 69