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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Custodial History
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Biography/History
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Related Material
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: William Edward Naylor papers
Creator:
Naylor, William Edward, 1943-
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2326
Physical Description:
4.4 Linear Feet
(11 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1961-1986
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.
Language of Material: The materials are in English.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button
located on this page.
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Open for research. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance
using the request button located on this page.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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. Commercial use may require additional rights that must
be determined and obtained by the researcher. All requests for copyright 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
[Identification of item], William Edward Naylor papers (Collection 2326). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
William Edward Naylor; Gift; 2013.
Custodial History
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
Processed by Daniel Schlachet under the supervision of Kelly Besser, 2018. Schlachet transcribed Naylor's original folder
titles.
Biography/History
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).
Scope and Content
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.
Organization and Arrangement
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
Related Material
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Subjects and Indexing Terms
ARPANET (Computer network).
United States. Advanced Research Projects Agency
Naylor, William Edward, 1943- -- Archives