W. David Sincoskie
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Walter David "Dave" Sincoskie (December 21, 1954 - October 20, 2010) was an American computer engineer. Sincoskie installed the first ethernet
local area network
at Bellcore, and helped invent voice over IP
technology. Sincoskie authored the first local ATM
specification. He is also the inventor of the VLAN.
. His doctoral adviser was Dave Farber.
From 1986-1990, he managed the Packet Communications Research Department, which spearheaded the telecommunications transition from circuit-switching to packet-switching, a key factor in the successful commercialization of the Internet. Dr. Sincoskie also co-authored the first specifications for Local ATM, which were later adopted by the ATM Forum.
From 1990 to 1996, Dr. Sincoskie was Executive Director of the Computer Networking Research Department at Telcordia. He managed a group working on the AURORA gigabit testbed, IPv6, IP over ATM, NSFNET, and broadband service control. He was the Project Director for two operational NSFNET Network Access Points, Chicago and San Francisco, which today interconnect approximately 150 Internet service providers.
From 1996 to 2008, he was senior vice president of Telcordia Technologies
's Networking Systems Laboratory where, among other achievements, he pioneered the creation of Internet telephony. In 2008, Dr. Sincoskie left Telcordia and joined the faculty at the University of Delaware
's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department as a full professor. At UD, he formed and server as Director to the Center for Information and Communication Sciences, jump starting the cyber security research effort at the institution.
Dr Sincoskie's record of service to the DoD, Army, and the National Academies included the National Academies Board on Army Science and Technologies (BAST), the Army Lab Assessment Group, DARPA’s Information Sciences and Technology (ISAT) group, and five National Research Council panels.
in 2000. He was also an IEEE Fellow and received the IEEE's Fred W. Ellersick Prize (2003) for his paper, “Broadband Packet Switching: A Personal Perspective,” which detailed his research contributions over two decades to the development of today's broadband Internet. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi
and Eta Kappa Nu
. Dr. Sincoskie is also credited with many patents and numerous papers. He was elected to the UD Alumni Wall of Fame in 2006.
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
local area network
Local area network
A local area network is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building...
at Bellcore, and helped invent voice over IP
Voice over IP
Voice over Internet Protocol is a family of technologies, methodologies, communication protocols, and transmission techniques for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol networks, such as the Internet...
technology. Sincoskie authored the first local ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Asynchronous Transfer Mode is a standard switching technique designed to unify telecommunication and computer networks. It uses asynchronous time-division multiplexing, and it encodes data into small, fixed-sized cells. This differs from approaches such as the Internet Protocol or Ethernet that...
specification. He is also the inventor of the VLAN.
Education
Sincoskie received his bachelors, masters, and Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from the University of DelawareUniversity of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
. His doctoral adviser was Dave Farber.
Career
Sincoskie worked for Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill from 1980 to 1983. In 1984 he moved to the newly formed Bellcore (now Telcordia), where he was District Manager of the Computer Communications Research group for the first few years. During this time, Dr. Sincoskie worked on Internet telephony and as a result developed what is now known today as the VLAN.From 1986-1990, he managed the Packet Communications Research Department, which spearheaded the telecommunications transition from circuit-switching to packet-switching, a key factor in the successful commercialization of the Internet. Dr. Sincoskie also co-authored the first specifications for Local ATM, which were later adopted by the ATM Forum.
From 1990 to 1996, Dr. Sincoskie was Executive Director of the Computer Networking Research Department at Telcordia. He managed a group working on the AURORA gigabit testbed, IPv6, IP over ATM, NSFNET, and broadband service control. He was the Project Director for two operational NSFNET Network Access Points, Chicago and San Francisco, which today interconnect approximately 150 Internet service providers.
From 1996 to 2008, he was senior vice president of Telcordia Technologies
Telcordia Technologies
Telcordia Technologies, formerly Bell Communications Research, Inc. or Bellcore, is a telecommunications research and development company based in the United States created as part of the 1982 Modification of Final Judgment that broke up American Telephone & Telegraph...
's Networking Systems Laboratory where, among other achievements, he pioneered the creation of Internet telephony. In 2008, Dr. Sincoskie left Telcordia and joined the faculty at the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department as a full professor. At UD, he formed and server as Director to the Center for Information and Communication Sciences, jump starting the cyber security research effort at the institution.
Dr Sincoskie's record of service to the DoD, Army, and the National Academies included the National Academies Board on Army Science and Technologies (BAST), the Army Lab Assessment Group, DARPA’s Information Sciences and Technology (ISAT) group, and five National Research Council panels.
Awards
Dr. Sincoskie was elected to the National Academy of EngineeringNational Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
in 2000. He was also an IEEE Fellow and received the IEEE's Fred W. Ellersick Prize (2003) for his paper, “Broadband Packet Switching: A Personal Perspective,” which detailed his research contributions over two decades to the development of today's broadband Internet. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi
Tau Beta Pi
The Tau Beta Pi Association is the oldest engineering honor society in the United States and the second oldest collegiate honor society in America. It honors engineering students who have shown a history of academic achievement as well as a commitment to personal and professional integrity...
and Eta Kappa Nu
Eta Kappa Nu
Eta Kappa Nu is the electrical and computer engineering honor society of the IEEE, founded in October 1904 by Maurice L. Carr at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The organization currently has around 200 student chapters and about 3,000,000 members and is headquartered in Chicago,...
. Dr. Sincoskie is also credited with many patents and numerous papers. He was elected to the UD Alumni Wall of Fame in 2006.
External links
- http://www.ece.udel.edu/research/by-faculty.php?facid=150
- Obituary in The News Journal