In 1983, he proposed a Domain Name System architecture in RFC 882 and RFC 883. He had recognized the problem in the earlyInternet (thenARPAnet) of holding name to address translations in a single table on thehosts file of anoperating system. Instead he proposed a distributed and dynamic DNS database: essentially DNS as it exists today.[1][2]
worked for several Internet-related companies: employee number two at @Home (1995–1997), Software.com (1997–1998) (now OpenWave), Fiberlane (now Cisco), Cerent/Siara (now Redback Networks) (1998–1999), Urban Media (1999–2001), and NU Domain (from 1999);
was Chief Scientist and chairman of the Board of IP address infrastructure software providerNominum (1999 to 2016).
2004ACM Fellow, for contributions to the Internet, including the development of domain and email protocols.[6]
2005 ACMSIGCOMM Award for lifetime contribution to the field of communication networks in recognition of his foundational work in designing, developing and deploying the Domain Name System, and his sustained leadership in overall Internet architecture development[7]
2006 ACM SIGCOMM Test of Time Paper Award for co-authoring paper "Development of the Domain Name System"[8]
