W. David Sincoskie Scientist

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.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 21, 1954
Nationality
United States
Date of deathOctober 20, 2010
Residence
United States
Education
University of Delaware
Known for
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Packet switching
Virtual LAN
Active networking

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Scientist

doctoral advisor
Field of study
Computer engineering

Topical connections

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W. David Sincoskie on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://cics.udel.edu
  2. http://www.ece.udel.edu/research/by-faculty.php?facid=150
  3. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/delawareonline/obituary.aspx?n=w-david-sincoskie&pid=146410177