Van Jacobson

Summary

Van Jacobson is a human^[1]. He was born on +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a computer scientist^[3] and network engineer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Van Jacobson was born on +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Van Jacobson held citizenship in United States^[6].
• Van Jacobson's professions included computer scientist^[3].
• Van Jacobson worked as a network engineer^[4].
• Van Jacobson's education included a stint at University of Arizona^[7].
• A notable work attributed to Van Jacobson is RFC 2309: Recommendations on Queue Management and Congestion Avoidance in the Internet^[8].
• A notable work attributed to Van Jacobson is Van Jacobson TCP/IP Header Compression^[9].
• A notable work attributed to Van Jacobson is RFC 1072: TCP extensions for long-delay paths^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Van Jacobson is RFC 1185: TCP Extension for High-Speed Paths^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Van Jacobson is RFC 1144: Compressing TCP/IP Headers for Low-Speed Serial Links^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Van Jacobson is RFC 1323: TCP Extensions for High Performance^[13].
• Van Jacobson received the SIGCOMM Award^[14].
• Van Jacobson received the Internet Hall of Fame^[15].
• Van Jacobson received the IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award^[16].
• Van Jacobson was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[17].
• Van Jacobson's image is recorded as Van Jacobson.jpg^[18].
• Van Jacobson is recorded as male^[19].
• Van Jacobson's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Van Jacobson supervised Steven Ray McCanne as a doctoral student^[21].
• Van Jacobson's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 103728^[22].
• Van Jacobson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04h7c2^[23].
• Van Jacobson's family name is recorded as Jacobson^[24].
• Van Jacobson's given name is recorded as Van^[25].
• Van Jacobson's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 99659092487^[26].
• Van Jacobson's DBLP author ID is recorded as 50/2038^[27].

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Origins and Family

Van Jacobson was born on +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Van Jacobson was educated at University of Arizona^[7].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[3] and network engineer^[4]. Van Jacobson supervised Steven Ray McCanne as a doctoral student^[21].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include RFC 2309: Recommendations on Queue Management and Congestion Avoidance in the Internet^[8], a Request for Comments^[28], written by Sally Floyd^[29]; Van Jacobson TCP/IP Header Compression^[9], an Internet Protocol^[30]; RFC 1072: TCP extensions for long-delay paths^[10], a Request for Comments^[31], written by Bob Braden^[32]; RFC 1185: TCP Extension for High-Speed Paths^[11], a Request for Comments^[33], written by Bob Braden^[34]; RFC 1144: Compressing TCP/IP Headers for Low-Speed Serial Links^[12], a Request for Comments^[35], written by him^[36]; and RFC 1323: TCP Extensions for High Performance^[13], a Request for Comments^[37], written by Bob Braden^[38].

Recognition

Awards received include SIGCOMM Award^[14], an award^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1989^[41]; Internet Hall of Fame^[15], a hall of fame^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 2012^[44]; and IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award^[16], a technical field award^[45], founded in 1986^[46].

Why It Matters

Van Jacobson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

He is credited with the discovery of traceroute^[49], a command^[50] and random early detection^[51], a network scheduling algorithm^[52].

FAQs

What did Van Jacobson do for work?

Van Jacobson worked as computer scientist^[3] and network engineer^[4].

Where did Van Jacobson go to school?

Van Jacobson was educated at University of Arizona^[7].

What awards did Van Jacobson receive?

Honors received include SIGCOMM Award^[14], Internet Hall of Fame^[15], and IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award^[16].

What did Van Jacobson discover?

Van Jacobson is credited as discoverer of traceroute^[49] and random early detection^[51].