Proper noun
Cerf (plural Cerfs)
A surname from French.
Although Kahn and Cerf started working on the Internet and TCP/IP in 1973, it wasn’t until January 1, 1983 that the ARPANET switched to TCP/IP (known as flag day). Source: Internet
A part of the NSFNet AUP forbade commercial traffic. citation In 1988, Vint Cerf arranged for an interconnection of MCI Mail with NSFNET on an experimental basis. Source: Internet
Historically, IP was the connectionless datagram service in the original Transmission Control Program introduced by Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn in 1974; the other being the connection-oriented Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). Source: Internet
Cerf joined the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in 1999, and served until November 2007. citation He was chairman from November 2000 to his departure from the Board. Source: Internet
Cerf was instrumental in the funding and formation of ICANN from the start. Source: Internet
Cerf rejoined MCI during 1994 and served as Senior Vice President of Technology Strategy. Source: Internet