TNO052: Internet History with Len Bosack

About this episode

Len Bosack discusses his journey from mathematician to a pioneer in LAN technology and multi-protocol routers.

Len Bosack, co-founder of Cisco Systems and the CEO of XKL, sits down for a discussion with Scott Robohn. Len shares how he went from a mathematician to being responsible for pioneering the widespread commercialization of LAN technology. We also get to hear his firsthand account of building the first multi-protocol routers at Stanford and ... Read more »

People in this episode

Host: Scott Robohn

Guest: Len Bosack

Topics covered

• Internet history
• LAN technology
• multi-protocol routers
• Cisco Systems
• technology commercialization

Keywords

• Len Bosack
• Cisco Systems
• LAN technology
• multi-protocol routers
• technology history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cisco Systems, XKL

Places: Stanford

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