About Halvor Bothner-By
Lived 1938 – 2014 (aged 75). Halvor Bothner-By was a Norwegian engineer.
Halvor Bothner-By (August 20, 1938 - June 13, 2014) was a telecommunication engineer of the Norwegian Telecommunications Administration.
He was a rapporteur on packet switching for the CCITT. As such, he chaired the group that, in March 1975, proposed to the CCITT Recommendation X.2x on virtual circuits to be offered by public networks. After its unanimous approval at the May 1976 CCITT plenary, it became the well-known protocol X.25.
He was also renowned for having coined the term datagram in the early seventies on a train between Paris and Rennes on the way to attend a CEPT Rapporteur meeting.
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Who was Halvor Bothner-By?
Norwegian telecommunication engineer
When was Halvor Bothner-By born?
Halvor Bothner-By was born on 20 August 1938.
When did Halvor Bothner-By die?
Halvor Bothner-By died on 13 June 2014.
What was Halvor Bothner-By's occupation?
Halvor Bothner-By was an engineer.
What nationality was Halvor Bothner-By?
Halvor Bothner-By was Norwegian.
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