Steve Deering

Carl Malamud interviews Dr. Steve Deering, a member of the research staff at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) and a prolific contributor to the Internet protocol suite. Dr. Deering is the father of IP Multicasting, the basis of much of the video and audio conferencing work done on the Internet. Dr. Deering is also chair of the mobile IP working group in the IETF and an active participant in the SIP work for a new version of IP.

Also in this episode of Geek of the Week is the Incidental Tourist, featuring shopping hints for people in Bangkok and a Book Byte segment, featuring a review of Hanna Nelson's Z-Mail Handbook.

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Steve Deering