Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing/Computer networking task force

Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to Computer networking. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list there.

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Title

WikiProject on Computer networking

Scope

For all articles related to computer networking. Networks rely heavily on protocols and that is the primary focus, but may also include models (e.g., OSI model), hardware and applications. Like all good wikipedia articles, each computer networking article should explain the basics (what an IP address is) as well as the technical details (packet structure).

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Participants

Cburnett 18:37, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Structure

A protocol article should contain the following:

General description
History of the protocol
- Who started it
- When was it started
- What revisions were there
- Any related or defining RFCs?
What other protocols were kept in mind when designing this protocol? (e.g., TCP to SCTP)
Packet structure
Any related technical discussions (e.g., fragmentation and reassembly for IPv4)

A hardware article should contain the following:

General description
What is it used for (what protocols, versions, etc.)
Hardware features

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Adopt an article

Similar to the Collaboration of the week, but on a smaller scale, you might want to "adopt" an article. This would involve doing the research, writing, and picture-taking (if possible) for either a non-existent article or a stub. Of course, everyone else can still edit an adopted article, and you can work on other things too, but the idea is to find a focus for a while, to try and build up the number of quality articles the Project has produced.

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General strategy and discussion forums

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Templates

Infoboxes

{{subst:template}}
e.g.{{Infobox Computer networking}}

Stub templates

e.g. {{Computer networking-stub}}
{{Computer networking-stub}}
- and the associated stub category Category:Computer networking stubs

Other templates

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Template:TemplateComputer networking

Lists

Articles

Wikipedia articles on Computer networking

Computer networking

Wikipedia namespace and Meta-Wiki articles on Computer networking

New Wikipedia articles related to Computer networking

Please feel free to list your new Computer networking-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Main Wikipedia page. DYN has a 72 hr. time limit from the creation of the article.

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WikiProject Deletion sorting

Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting is a new effort that attempts to classify various articles nominated for votes for deletion by major categories. The Computer networking-related articles at VFD are listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Computer networking.