<p>DunninLA,</p>
<p>The basic components of today’s internet is TCP/IP protocol and packet switching. </p>
<p>Packet switching was invented by Paul Barren, a UCLA graduate. Paul Barren, Donald Davis, and Kleinrock are the 3 pioneers in packet switching. I believe Donal Davis is also a UCLA graduate. Kleinrock is a MIT ph.d. and UCLA professor. If you count the ties, UCLA should claim more credits than MIT on packet switching.</p>
<p>TCP/IP internet protocol was invented by Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn and Cerf’s graduate students at Stanford. Cerf was a Stanford graduate, a UCLA ph.d., and a stanford professor. Stanford claims more credits on this one.</p>
<p>Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn have won several top honors, including Turing award, the national medal of technology, and the medal of freedom. So apparently, TCP/IP is more critical to internet than packet switching.</p>