Vinton G. Cerf
- Research Area(s)
- Data Management
- General Science
- Networking
- Security, Privacy and Abuse Prevention
Co-Authors
Vinton G. Cerf is vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google. He contributes to global policy development and continued spread of the Internet. Widely known as one of the "Fathers of the Internet," Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. He has served in executive positions at MCI, the Corporation for National Research Initiatives and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and on the faculty of Stanford University.
Vint Cerf served as chairman of the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) from 2000-2007 and has been a Visiting Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 1998. Cerf served as founding president of the Internet Society (ISOC) from 1992-1995. Cerf is a Foreign Member of the British Royal Society and Swedish Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of IEEE, ACM, and American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the International Engineering Consortium, the Computer History Museum, the British Computer Society, the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists, the Worshipful Company of Stationers and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He currently serves as Past President of the Association for Computing Machinery, chairman of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) and completed a term as Chairman of the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology for the US National Institute of Standards and Technology. President Obama appointed him to the National Science Board in 2012.
Cerf is a recipient of numerous awards and commendations in connection with his work on the Internet, including the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, US National Medal of Technology, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, the Prince of Asturias Award, the Tunisian National Medal of Science, the Japan Prize, the Charles Stark Draper award, the ACM Turing Award, Officer of the Legion d’Honneur and 29 honorary degrees. In December 1994, People magazine identified Cerf as one of that year's "25 Most Intriguing People."
His personal interests include fine wine, gourmet cooking and science fiction. Cerf and his wife, Sigrid, were married in 1966 and have two sons, David and Bennett.
Google Publications
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ACM's 2016 general election
Commun. ACM, vol. 59 (2016), pp. 10
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IoT Safety and Security as Shared Responsibility
Max Senges, Patrick Ryan, Rick Whitt, Vint Cerf
Journal of Business Informatics, vol. 1. 2016 (2016)
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On the road in Latin America
Commun. ACM, vol. 59 (2016), pp. 7
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Taking the Internet to the Next Physical Level
Max Senges, Roy Want, Vint Cerf
IEEE Computer Society (2016)
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The Fragmentation of the Internet
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 20 (2016), pp. 88-
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'As we may think'
Commun. ACM, vol. 58 (2015), pp. 7
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A Persistent Headache
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 19 (2015), pp. 80-
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A celebration of accomplishments
Commun. ACM, vol. 58 (2015), pp. 7
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A long way to have come and still to go
Commun. ACM, vol. 58 (2015), pp. 7
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Access Control and the Internet of Things
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 19 (2015), pp. 96-
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Advancing the ACM agenda
Commun. ACM, vol. 58 (2015), pp. 7
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An interview with U.S. chief technology officer Megan Smith
Commun. ACM, vol. 58 (2015), pp. 39-43
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Cascade failure
Commun. ACM, vol. 58 (2015), pp. 7
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Internet Governance and the Internet Governance Forum Redux
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 19 (2015), pp. 96
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Invention
Commun. ACM, vol. 58 (2015), pp. 7
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Lest We Forget
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 19 (2015), pp. 80-
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Memory with a twist
Commun. ACM, vol. 58 (2015), pp. 7
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Milestones
Commun. ACM, vol. 58 (2015), pp. 7
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On (computing) artifacts
Commun. ACM, vol. 58 (2015), pp. 7
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Padcasting
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 19 (2015), pp. 96
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Internet Governance Is Our Shared Responsibility
Vinton G. Cerf, Patrick S. Ryan, Max Senges
I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society, vol. 10 (2014)
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An Information Avalanche
IEEE Computer, vol. 40, no. 1 (2007), pp. 104-105
Previous Publications
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Dependencies
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 19 (2015), pp. 80-
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The Third Heidelberg Laureate Forum
Commun. ACM, vol. 58 (2015), pp. 7
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The human touch
Commun. ACM, vol. 58 (2015), pp. 7
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There is nothing new under the sun
Commun. ACM, vol. 58 (2015), pp. 7
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ACM and the Professional Programmer
ACM Queue, vol. 12 (2014), pp. 10
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ACM and the professional programmer
Commun. ACM, vol. 57 (2014), pp. 7
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Augmented reality
Commun. ACM, vol. 57 (2014), pp. 7
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Bufferbloat and Other Internet Challenges
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 18 (2014), pp. 80
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Cognitive implants
Commun. ACM, vol. 57 (2014), pp. 7
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Does innovation create or destroy jobs?
Commun. ACM, vol. 57 (2014), pp. 7
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Forty Years Ago..
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 18 (2014), pp. 88
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Heidelberg Laureate Forum II
Commun. ACM, vol. 57 (2014), pp. 7
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Instrument Thyself!
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 18 (2014), pp. 88
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Knocking Down Strawmen
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 18 (2014), pp. 88
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Responsible programming
Commun. ACM, vol. 57 (2014), pp. 7
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Sometimes it takes some time!
Commun. ACM, vol. 57 (2014), pp. 7
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Space for Internet and Internet for space
Scott C. Burleigh, Vinton G. Cerf, Jon Crowcroft, Vassilis Tsaoussidis
Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 23 (2014), pp. 80-86
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The Internet of Everyone
Vinton G. Cerf, Nii Quaynor
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 18 (2014), pp. 96
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The house elves of ACM
Commun. ACM, vol. 57 (2014), pp. 7
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The internet governance ecosystem
Commun. ACM, vol. 57 (2014), pp. 7
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Unconventional computing
Commun. ACM, vol. 57 (2014), pp. 7
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Unfinished Business
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 18 (2014), pp. 88
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Virtual reality redux
Commun. ACM, vol. 57 (2014), pp. 7
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What if it's us?
Commun. ACM, vol. 57 (2014), pp. 7
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'But officer, I was only programming at 100 lines per hour!'
Commun. ACM, vol. 56 (2013), pp. 7
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A revolution in India
Commun. ACM, vol. 56 (2013), pp. 7
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ACM president's salary increased by 300%!
Commun. ACM, vol. 56 (2013), pp. 7
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Abstraction, Federation, and Scalability
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 17 (2013), pp. 96-
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Augmented Intelligence
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 17 (2013), pp. 96
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Cargo Cults and Information Technology Development
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 17 (2013), pp. 96
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Computer science education - revisited
Commun. ACM, vol. 56 (2013), pp. 7
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Freedom and the social contract
Commun. ACM, vol. 56 (2013), pp. 7
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Gateways for the Internet of Things: An old problem revisited
Vinton G. Cerf, Peter T. Kirstein
GLOBECOM (2013), pp. 2641-2647
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Growing the ACM family
Commun. ACM, vol. 56 (2013), pp. 7
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Heidelberg Laureate Forum
Commun. ACM, vol. 56 (2013), pp. 7
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Honoring our best
Commun. ACM, vol. 56 (2013), pp. 7
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Internet and the Other IP
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 17 (2013), pp. 96
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Loose Couplings
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 17 (2013), pp. 96
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Open access
Commun. ACM, vol. 56 (2013), pp. 7
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Revisiting the tragedy of the commons
Commun. ACM, vol. 56 (2013), pp. 7
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Running AMOOC
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 17 (2013), pp. 88
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Software at scale
Commun. ACM, vol. 56 (2013), pp. 7
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The Internet at Risk
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 17 (2013), pp. 3-5
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What's a robot?
Commun. ACM, vol. 56 (2013), pp. 7
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"It's the Net, Stupid"
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 16 (2012), pp. 96
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Computer science revisited
Commun. ACM, vol. 55 (2012), pp. 7
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Defense against the Dark Arts
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 16 (2012), pp. 96
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Emergent Properties, Human Rights, and the Internet
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 16 (2012), pp. 87-88
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Potpourri
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 16 (2012), pp. 96
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The Organic Internet
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 16 (2012), pp. 104
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Things and the Net
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 16 (2012), pp. 96
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Where is the science in computer science?
Commun. ACM, vol. 55 (2012), pp. 5
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Why is accessibility so hard?
Commun. ACM, vol. 55 (2012), pp. 7
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Natural Disasters and Electric Infrastructure
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 15 (2011), pp. 103
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Open Source, Smart Grid, and Mobile Apps
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 15 (2011), pp. 96
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Secure Identities
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 15 (2011), pp. 96
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Sherry Turkle: Alone Together
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 15 (2011), pp. 95-96
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Successful Strategies for IPv6 Rollouts. Really
Thomas A. Limoncelli, Vinton G. Cerf
ACM Queue, vol. 9 (2011), pp. 20
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Successful strategies for IPv6 rollouts.: Really
Thomas A. Limoncelli, Vinton G. Cerf
Commun. ACM, vol. 54 (2011), pp. 44-48
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The Battle for Internet Openness
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 15 (2011), pp. 104
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2012 Isn't the End of the World
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 14 (2010), pp. 96
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A half-century makes a difference
J. Internet Services and Applications, vol. 1 (2010), pp. 3-5
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Internet Predictions
Deborah Estrin, K. Mani Chandy, R. Michael Young, Larry Smarr, Andrew M. Odlyzko, David D. Clark, Viviane Reding, Toru Ishida, Sharad Sharma, Vinton G. Cerf, Urs Hölzle, Luiz André Barroso, Geoff Mulligan, Adrian Hooke, Chip Elliott
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 14 (2010), pp. 12-42
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Internet Predictions
Vinton G. Cerf, Munindar P. Singh
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 14 (2010), pp. 10-11
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Trust and the Internet
IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 14 (2010), pp. 95
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A brief history of the internet
Barry M. Leiner, Vinton G. Cerf, David D. Clark, Robert E. Kahn, Leonard Kleinrock, Daniel C. Lynch, Jonathan B. Postel, Lawrence G. Roberts, Stephen S. Wolff
Computer Communication Review, vol. 39 (2009), pp. 22-31
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Keynote: Internet Evolution
BCS Int. Acad. Conf. (2008), pp. 1-36
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The geo-internet and how we may use it
GIS (2008), pp. 2
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A protocol for packet network intercommunication
Vinton G. Cerf, Robert E. Kahn
Computer Communication Review, vol. 35 (2005), pp. 71-82
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Spam, spim, and spit
Commun. ACM, vol. 48 (2005), pp. 39-43
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Taking internet's temperature: prescriptions for the 21st century
JCDL (2004), pp. 1
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Requirements for the Internet
RE (2003), pp. 3-4
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Delay Tolerant Networking
Hot Interconnects (2002), pp. 1-
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Digital Government and the Internet
DG.O (2002)
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The Internet is for Everyone
IETF (2002)
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Beyond the Post-PC Internet
Commun. ACM, vol. 44 (2001), pp. 34-37
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A Brief History of the Internet
Barry M. Leiner, Vinton G. Cerf, David D. Clark, Robert E. Kahn, Leonard Kleinrock, Daniel C. Lynch, Jonathan B. Postel, Lawrence G. Roberts, Stephen S. Wolff
CoRR, vol. cs.NI/9901011 (1999)
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I REMEMBER IANA
IETF (1998)
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I Remember IANA (Tribute, Jonathan B. Postel 1943-1998)
Commun. ACM, vol. 41 (1998), pp. 27-28
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The Past and Future History of the Internet
Barry M. Leiner, Vinton G. Cerf, David D. Clark, Robert E. Kahn, Leonard Kleinrock, Daniel C. Lynch, Jonathan B. Postel, Lawrence G. Roberts, Stephen S. Wolff
Commun. ACM, vol. 40 (1997), pp. 102-108
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An Agreement between the Internet Society and Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the Matter of ONC RPC and XDR Protocols
IETF (1995)
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National information infrastructure (NII) at Supercomputing '93 (panel)
Henry D. Shay, Vinton G. Cerf, Lansing Hatfield, Stacey Jenkins, Ed McCracken, John Rollwagen, Dale Williams
SC (1993), pp. 376
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A Perspective on Ubiquitous Computing
ACM Conference on Computer Science (1992), pp. 570
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Computer Networks: Past and Future
Alfred C. Weaver, Vinton G. Cerf
IEEE Computer, vol. 24 (1991), pp. 106-107
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Towards the Future Internet Architecture
D. Clark, L. Chapin, V. Cerf, R. Braden, R. Hobby
IETF (1991)
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Networking in the nineties (panel session)
Brent Auernheimer, Vinton G. Cerf, Susan Estrada, Russ Hobby, Craig Partridge, Eugene H. Spafford, Steven S. Wolff
SIGCSE (1990), pp. 252
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The Internet Activities Board
Computer Networks, vol. 17 (1989), pp. 337-341
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Electronic Mail and the Paper Society (Panel)
IFIP Congress (1986), pp. 1123-1124
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DARPA interdomain addressing (panel session, title only)
Vinton G. Cerf, D. Clark, Douglas Comer, Larry L. Peterson, Douglas B. Terry
SIGCOMM (1985), pp. 71
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Military Requirements for Packet-Switched Networks and Their Implications for Protocol Standardization
Vinton G. Cerf, Robert E. Lyons
Computer Networks, vol. 7 (1983), pp. 293-306
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The DoD Internet Architecture Model
Vinton G. Cerf, Ed Cain
Computer Networks, vol. 7 (1983), pp. 307-318
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Packet Satellite Technology Reference Sources
Data Networks with Satellites (1982), pp. 85-88
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Formalisms for interprocess communication
Operating Systems Review, vol. 9 (1975), pp. 43-44
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International dialogue
AFIPS National Computer Conference (1975), pp. 957
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A lower bound on the average shortest path length in regular graphs
Vinton G. Cerf, Donald D. Cowan, R. C. Mullin, R. G. Stanton
Networks, vol. 4 (1974), pp. 335-342
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Assessment of ARPANET protocols
IETF (1974)
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NCP statistics
IETF (1972)
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Measurement of Recursive Programs
Vinton G. Cerf, Gerald Estrin
IFIP Congress (1) (1971), pp. 314-319
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HOST-HOST communication protocol in the ARPA network
C. Stephen Carr, Stephen D. Crocker, Vinton G. Cerf
AFIPS Spring Joint Computing Conference (1970), pp. 589-597