Finding Aid for the William Edward Naylor papers, 1961-1986 LSC.2326
Finding aid prepared by Daniel Schlachet under the supervision of Kelly Besser, 2018.
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Online finding aid last updated 2018 July 30.
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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.
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.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
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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. 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.
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.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
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.
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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
Subjects and Indexing Terms
ARPANET (Computer network).
United States. Advanced Research Projects Agency
Naylor, William Edward, 1943- -- Archives
box 1, folder 5-6, box 2, folder 1
Binder 02 Theory of Queues
box 2, folder 2
Binder 03 Appendix I and II
box 3, folder 3
IMP Storage Util Bob Chen's stuff
box 3, folder 7
ARPANET Stat Pack data values
box 3, folder 8
ARPANET Monthly Summary 1978
1978
box 3, folder 9
ARPANET Monthly Summary 1982-1983
1982-1983
box 3, folder 11
ISI Talk ARPANET delay & Rtg
box 3, folder 12
Processing Delay / Switch Capacity
box 4, folder 1, box 3, folder 13
box 4, folder 8-9
CPODA Block Traffic Measurement, Simulation, and Analysis
box 4, folder 15
F-TDMA, R-TDMA, and S-ALOHA Measurements in SATNET
box 5, folder 5
Real-time Transmission in a Packet Switched Network NMG Note 15
box 5, folder 9
Poisson Arrival Process Statistics
box 6, folder 1
Queuing Analysis of a Buffered Urn Scheme
box 6, folder 3
m server delay dynamic vs static assignment M/M/m, m(E2/M/1), m(M/M/I)
box 6, folder 7-8
Measurement and Performance Papers
box 7, folder 5
Network Working Group Comments
box 7, folder 6
Data Transfer and Trace Experiments Results
box 7, folder 12
Saturated Cuts Algorithms
box 9, folder 1
Fortran IV Programming and Applications
1974
box 9, folder 2-3
Guides on Fortran
1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1986
Publications and booklets
1975-1981
box 10, folder 1
Communications ACM
1976 January
box 10, folder 2
History of the ARPANET: The First Decade
1981 April
box 10, folder 3
Stream Traffic Communication in Packet Switched Networks
1977 August
box 10, folder 4
C-PODA Block Traffic Measurement, Simulation and Analysis
1978 November
box 10, folder 5
On the Spatial Capacity of Packet Radio Networks
1980 May
box 10, folder 6
Switching and Flow Control Techniques in Computer Communications Networks
1978 February
box 10, folder 7
Flow Control in Store-And-Forward Computer Networks
1981 April
box 10, folder 8
Unifications and Extensions of the Multiple Access Communications Problem
1981 July
box 10, folder 9
Broadcast Protocols in Packet Switched Computer Networks
1977 April
box 11, folder 1
Activities in Computers and Communications
box 11, folder 2
Adaptive Routing Algorithms for Distributed Computer Networks
1974 May
box 11, folder 3
Xerox Corporation Petition for Rule Making
1978 November
box 11, folder 4
Interprocess Communication Protocols for Computer Networks
1975 December
box 11, folder 5
IEEE Communications Society 1979 Membership Directory
1979
box 11, folder 6-8
ARPANET Directory
1975, 1977, 1978