Henning Schulzrinne
Encyclopedia
Henning Schulzrinne is chair of the Computer Science
department at Columbia University
. He is a co-chair of the Internet Technical Committee
of the IEEE Communications Society
. Schulzrinne co-designed the Session Initiation Protocol
, the Real Time Streaming Protocol
, the Real-time Transport Protocol
, the General Internet Signaling Transport Protocol,
part of the Next Steps in Signaling protocol suite.
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
department at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. He is a co-chair of the Internet Technical Committee
Internet Technical Committee
The Internet Technical Committee is a joint committee of the Internet Society and the IEEE Communications Society . The Internet Technical Committee was officially created in December 1994.-Vision and Goals:...
of the IEEE Communications Society
IEEE Communications Society
The IEEE Communications Society is a professional society of the IEEE. It is also known by the abbreviation ComSoc. The Society focuses on two principal areas: the science of, and education about, communications engineering with the goal of advancing the state of the field; and professional...
. Schulzrinne co-designed the Session Initiation Protocol
Session Initiation Protocol
The Session Initiation Protocol is an IETF-defined signaling protocol widely used for controlling communication sessions such as voice and video calls over Internet Protocol . The protocol can be used for creating, modifying and terminating two-party or multiparty sessions...
, the Real Time Streaming Protocol
Real Time Streaming Protocol
The Real Time Streaming Protocol is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. The protocol is used for establishing and controlling media sessions between end points...
, the Real-time Transport Protocol
Real-time Transport Protocol
The Real-time Transport Protocol defines a standardized packet format for delivering audio and video over IP networks. RTP is used extensively in communication and entertainment systems that involve streaming media, such as telephony, video teleconference applications, television services and...
, the General Internet Signaling Transport Protocol,
part of the Next Steps in Signaling protocol suite.