Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Naylor, William Edward, 1943-
- Abstract:
- The collection contains the research files of William Edward Naylor dating from 1969 to 1986 which document his work at the Network Measurement Center, as well as the development of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET). It includes computer science and network publications and articles; notes and calculations by Naylor; and printed programs and datasets.
- Extent:
- 4.4 linear feet (11 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], William Edward Naylor papers (Collection 2326). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection documents the research of William Edward Naylor who was a student and researcher at the UCLA Computer Science Department. He was responsible for measuring and testing packet routing within the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s. The records in this collection document Naylor's research during the development of ARPANET, a project initiated by the Department of Defense. The collection includes notes, mathematical calculations, presentation slides, technical reports, monthly reports, memoranda, publications, booklets, programs and data on continuous form paper, articles, course notes and textbooks, and correspondence. The materials contain data and research on a variety of internet-related and computer science topics including queueing theory, the Poisson process, Contention-based Priority Oriented Demand Assignment (CPODA), flow control, packet routing, block traffic, network simulations, network designs, and saturated cuts algorithms.
- Biographical / historical:
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William Edward Naylor was a PhD student and researcher with the UCLA Computer Science Department from 1969 to 1978. Working with Leonard Kleinrock, Naylor conducted numerous measurement experiments on the ARPANET, determining its traffic patterns as well as areas for improvement. He also worked on packet voice, an early form of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), the Atlantic Packet Satellite Network (SATNET), and the Packet Radio Network (PRNET).
- Acquisition information:
- William Edward Naylor; Gift; 2013.
- Custodial history:
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This collection was acquired by University Archivist Charlotte Brown in 2013 for a proposed Kleinrock Center for Internet Studies (KCIS) at UCLA. The former collection number was KCIS005.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Daniel Schlachet under the supervision of Kelly Besser, 2018.
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- Arrangement:
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The following arrangement was imposed on the collection:
- Series 1: Research files, 1969-1986
- Series 2: Fortran guides, 1961-1986
- Series 3: Publications and booklets, 1975-1981
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. The library can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to Library Special Collections. Credit shall be given as follows: The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the UCLA Library Special Collections.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], William Edward Naylor papers (Collection 2326). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988