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''Statement of Support from Dr. Metcalfe for IEEE Milestone ALOHAnet (aka ALOHA System). | ''Statement of Support from Dr. Metcalfe for IEEE Milestone ALOHAnet (aka ALOHA System). | ||
Yes, I support ALOHAnet as an IEEE Milestone. | ''Yes, I support ALOHAnet as an IEEE Milestone.'' | ||
Professor Norm Abramson’s inventions and analysis of Aloha channels at Hawaii were a fountain of ideas for other network researchers and queuing theorists. At Xerox Parc in 1973 we adopted ALOHAnet’s randomized retransmissions for the first Ethernet’s packet access method, which we called CSMA/CD – carrier sense multiple access with collision detection. | ''Professor Norm Abramson’s inventions and analysis of Aloha channels at Hawaii were a fountain of ideas for other network researchers and queuing theorists. At Xerox Parc in 1973 we adopted ALOHAnet’s randomized retransmissions for the first Ethernet’s packet access method, which we called CSMA/CD – carrier sense multiple access with collision detection.'' | ||
Robert M. Metcalfe, PhD | ''Robert M. Metcalfe, PhD | ||
UTAustin Professor of Innovation | UTAustin Professor of Innovation | ||
Recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor | Recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor | ||
Revision as of 08:38, 21 February 2020
Advocate's Assessment -- Dmichelson (talk) 08:37, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
There is absolutely no doubt that ALOHANET should be recognized.
The first demonstration that wireless channels could be effectively and efficiently shared using relatively simple random access protocols, ALOHANET contradicted many commonly held assumptions about random access channels. Its significance was immense and immediately recognized. Advanced random access protocols such as CSMA/CD and technologies such as Ethernet, Wi-Fi, etc. were a direct result.
The title and citation needed significant work. I have edited the proposal to reflect this.
It is noteworthy that Robert Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet, has stepped forward to endorse this proposal.
Statement of Support from Dr. Metcalfe for IEEE Milestone ALOHAnet (aka ALOHA System).
Yes, I support ALOHAnet as an IEEE Milestone.
Professor Norm Abramson’s inventions and analysis of Aloha channels at Hawaii were a fountain of ideas for other network researchers and queuing theorists. At Xerox Parc in 1973 we adopted ALOHAnet’s randomized retransmissions for the first Ethernet’s packet access method, which we called CSMA/CD – carrier sense multiple access with collision detection.
Robert M. Metcalfe, PhD UTAustin Professor of Innovation Recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor Eminent Member of IEEE HKN
In future, we should make clear to proposers that they are not competing for an award. Instead, we are trying to capture a moment in time when something important happened that had important downstream effects.
