Tom La Porta
Distinguished Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Director, Networking and Security
Research Center
Penn State University
tlp@cse.psu.edu
Office Hours: Wednesday, 1:00 – 3:00
Networking and Security
Research Center
and Ongoing Projects
I am the Director of the Networking and Security Research Center.
My research interests include mobility management, mobile data systems
including networks, and applications, and secure signaling and control
protocols for telecommunication networks. My research focus is building secure
all-IP mobile networks that support data, voice, and multimedia. For a more complete biography
click here.
Teaching
I will be teaching (F’07) CSE
514 - Computer Networks
Students
For a list of my current and
graduated students, please click here.
Professional
Activities
- General
Chair, IEEE MASS, 2008
- Member, Board
of Governors, IEEE Communications Society, 2007-
- Director of
Magazines, IEEE Communications Society, 2006 -
- General
Co-Chair, Mobiquitous, 2006
- Next Gen
Networks Task Force for the President’s National Security
Telecommunications Advisory Panel, 2005
- General
Co-Chair, ACM Mobicom, 2005
- Program
Co-Chair, IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP),
2004
- Steering
Committee, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, IEEE
Transactions on Mobile Computing
- Founding
Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2001-2004
- Technical
Editor for Kluwer/ACM Journal of Wireless
Networks
- Senior
Advisor and past Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Wireless Communications
Magazine
Publications
Books Edited
Sensor Network Operations, E.d.
S. Phoha, T.F. La Porta, C.
Griffin, IEEE Press, Wiley-Interscience, 2006.
Journals
1. H. Choi, W. Enck,
J. Shin, P. McDaniel, T.F. La Porta, “ASR:
Anonymous and Secure Reporting of Traffic Forwarding Activity in Mobile Ad Hoc
Networks,” ACM/Kluwer Wireless Networks
Journal, to appear.
2.
K. Kotapati, P. Liu, T.F. La Porta,
“Dependency Relation Based Vulnerability Analysis of 3G Networks: Can It
Identify Unforeseen Cascading Attacks?,” Telecommunications Systems,
Special Issue on Security, Privacy and Trust for Beyond 3G Networks, Springer,
to appear.
3. J. Shin, R. Kumar, P. Kishen, T.F.
La Porta, “Channelization for Dynamic
Multi-Frequency, Multi-Hop Wireless Cellular Networks,” Ad Hoc
Networks Journal (Elsevier), to appear.
4. P. Traynor, R. Kumar, H. Choi, G. Cao, S. Zhu, T.F. La Porta,
"Efficient Hybrid Security Mechanisms for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks,”
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 6(6):663-677.
5.
W. Zhang, G. Cao, T. F. La Porta,
“Data Dissemination with Ring-Based Index for Wireless Sensor
Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 6(7):832-847.
6.
G. Wang, G. Cao, P. Berman, T.F. La Porta,
“Bidding Protocols for Deploying Mobile Sensors,” IEEE
Transactions on Mobile Computing, 6(5):563-576.
7. W. Zhang, G. Cao, T.F. La
Porta, “Dynamic Proxy Tree-Based Data
Dissemination Schemes for Wireless Sensor Networks,” ACM/Kluwer Wireless Networks Journal, to appear.
8. H. Choi, H. Song, G. Cao, T.F. La Porta,
“Mobile Multilayered IPSec,” ACM/Kluwer
Wireless Networks Journal, to appear.
9. T. Yashiro, T.F.
La Porta, “Nomadic Agent System: Infrastructureless Location Based Service System,” Journal
of IPSJ, Information Processing Society of Japan, Vol. 46, No. 12,
pp.2952-2962, Dec., 2005 (in Japanese).
10. G.
Wang, G. Cao, T. F. La Porta, “Movement
Assisted Sensor Deployment,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing,
Vol. 5, No. 6, June 2006, pp. 640-652.
11. J. Shin, K. Lee, A. Yener, T. F.
La Porta, “On-demand Diversity Wireless Relay
Networks,” ACM Journal of Mobile Networks and Applications, Vol.
11, April 2006, pp. 593-611.
12. K. Murakami, O. Haase, J. Shin,
T.F. La Porta, “Mobility Management
Alternatives for Migration to Mobile Internet Session-Based Services,” IEEE
Journal of Selected Areas of Communications, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 818-833,
June, 2004.
13. R. Ramjee, K. Varadhan,
L. Salgarelli, S. Thuel,
T.F. La Porta, “HAWAII: A Domain Based Approach
for Mobility in Wide-Area Wireless Networks,” IEEE/ACM Transactions on
Networking, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 396-410, June, 2002.
14. R. Ramjee, L. Li, T. F. La Porta, S. Kasera, “IP Paging Service for Mobile
Hosts,” ACM/Kluwer Journal on Wireless
Networks, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 427-441, September, 2002.
15. J. Lennox, K. Murakami, M. Karaul,
T.F. La Porta, “Interworking Internet Telephony
and Wireless Telecommunications Networks,” ACM Computer Communications
Review, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 25-36, October, 2001.
16. R. Ramjee, T.F. La Porta, J. Kurose, D. Towsley,
“User Agent Migration Policies in Wireless Networks,” IEEE
Journal of Selected Areas of Communication, vol. 18, no. 11, pp. 2465-2489,
November, 2000.
17. N. Shah, A. Sawkar, J. Marinho, K. Sabnani,
T. La Porta, T.C. Chiang, “Wireless Data
Networking, Standards, and Applications,” Bell Labs Technical Journal,
vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 130-149, Jan. – Mar. 2000.
18. T.F. La Porta, R. Ramjee, T. Woo, K.K.
Sabnani, “Experiences with Network-Based User Agents for Mobile
Applications,” ACM/Baltzer Journal of Mobile
Networks and Applications, vol.3, no.2, pp. 123-142, August, 1998.
19. R. Ramjee, T. F. La Porta, J.
Kurose, D. Towsley, “Performance Evaluation of
Connection Re-Routing Schemes for ATM-based Wireless Networks,” IEEE/ACM
Transactions on Networking, vol. 6., no. 3, pp. 249-261, June, 1998.
20. T. Woo, T. F. La Porta, K.K. Sabnani, “Pigeon - A Wireless Two-Way
Messaging System,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas of Communication, vol.
15, no. 8, pp. 1391-1405, Oct. 1997.
21. T.F. La Porta,
K-W. Chen, “A Direct Signaling
System for Flexible Access and Deployment of Telecommunication Services,”
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 489-501, Aug.,
1997.
22. T.F. La Porta, M. Veeraraghavan, R. Buskens, “Comparison of Signaling Loads for PCS
Systems,” IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 4, no. 6, pp.
840-856, Dec., 1996.
23. T.F. La Porta, K.K. Sabnani, R.D. Gitlin, "Challenges for Nomadic Computing: Mobility
Management and Wireless Communications," ACM/Baltzer
Journal on Mobile Networks and Nomadic Applications, vol. 1, no. 1, pp.
3-16, 1996.
24. T.F. La Porta, K.K. Sabnani, A.S. Sawkar,
“Distributed Call Processing for Wireless Mobile
Networks”, Bell Labs Technical Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, pp.
127-142, Autumn, 1996.
25. M. Veeraraghavan, T.F. La Porta, R. Ramjee, "A Distributed Control Strategy for Wireless
ATM Networks," ACM/Baltzer Wireless Networks
Journal vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 323-339, 1995.
26. E. Ayanoglu, S. Paul,
T.F. La Porta, K.K. Sabnani, R.D. Gitlin,
"AIRMAIL: A Link-Layer Protocol for Wireless Networks," ACM/Baltzer Wireless Networks Journal, vol. 1., no. 1, pp.
47-59, 1995.
27. M. Veeraraghavan, T.F. La Porta,
“Object-oriented Analysis of Signaling and Control in Broadband
Networks,” International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 7,
pp. 131-148, 1994.
28. T.F. La Porta, M. Schwartz, "Verification of the MultiStream Protocol Using COSPAN," Formal Methods
in System Design, vol. 2., no. 4, pp. 123-153, Kluwer,
February, 1994.
29. T.F. La Porta, M. Veeraraghavan,
"Evaluation of Broadband UNI Signaling Protocol Techniques," Journal
of High-Speed Networks, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 209-238, IOS Press, 1993.
30. T.F. La Porta, M. Schwartz, "Performance Analysis of MSP: A
Feature-Rich High-Speed Transport Protocol," IEEE/ACM Transactions on
Networking, vol. 1, no. 6, pp. 740-753, December, 1993.
31. T.F. La Porta, M. Schwartz, "The MultiStream
Protocol: A Highly Flexible High-Speed Transport Protocol," IEEE
Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 519-530,
May, 1993.
Magazines
& Chapters
1.
S. Thuel, L. Salgarelli,
R. Ramjee, T.F. La Porta,
“Dynamic Configuration of Mobile Devices for Wireless Internet
Access,” Mobile and Wireless Internet Access, Chapter 10, Ed. K. Makki, Kluwer Academic
Publishers, 2002.
2.
R. Ramjee, T.F. La Porta, L. Salgarelli, S. Thuel, K. Varadhan, L. Li,
“IP-Based Access Network Infrastructure for Next Generation Wireless Data
Networks,” IEEE Personal Communications Magazine, vol. 7, no. 4,
pp. 34-41, August, 2000.
3.
T.F. La Porta,
“Signaling,” Chapter in Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering, vol. 19, pp. 276-284, Ed. J.G. Webster, 1999.
4.
M. Veeraraghavan, T.F. La Porta, W.S. Lai, "An Alternative Approach to
Call/Connection Control in Broadband Switching Systems," IEEE
Communications Magazine, vol. 33, no. 11, pp. 90-97, Nov., 1995.
5.
R. Ramjee, T.F. La Porta, M. Veeraraghavan,
“The Use of Network-based Migrating User Agents for PCS,” IEEE
Personal Communications Magazine, pp. 62-68, Dec., 1995.
6.
T.F. La Porta, M. Veeraraghavan, P. Treventi, R. Ramjee, “Distributed Call Processing for Personal
Communications Services,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 33,
no. 6, pp. 66-75, June, 1995.
7.
T.F. La Porta, M. Veeraraghavan, E. Ayanoglu, M. Karol, R.D. Gitlin, "Broadband ISDN: A Technological Discontinuity,"
IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 84-97, October, 1994.
8.
T.F. La Porta, M. Schwartz,
"Architectures, Features, and Implementation of High-Speed Transport
Protocols," IEEE Network Magazine, pp. 14 – 23, May, 1991,
also appeared in Computer Communications: Architectures, Protocols, and
Standards, 3rd Edition, Ed. W. Stallings, IEEE Computer Society Press, 1992.
Conferences &
Workshops
1. H.Choi, S. Zhu, T.F. La Porta, “SET: Detecting node clones in Sensor
Networks,” IEEE/ICST Securecomm, to
appear.
2. P. Traynor, P. McDaniel, T.F. La Porta,
“On Attack Causality in Internet-Connected Cellular Networks,” USENIX
Security Symposium, to appear.
3.
H. Choi, P. McDaniel, T.F. La Porta, “Privacy Preserving Communication in MANETs,” Proc. of IEEE SECON, to appear.
4.
H. Rowaihy, S. Eswaran, . P. Johnson, T. Brown, A. Barnoy, D. Verma, T. F. La Porta, “A Survey of Sensor Selection Schemes in
Wireless Sensor Networks,” SPIE Unattended Ground, Sea, and Air Sensor
Technologies and Applications IX, Orlando, FL, 2007.
5. T. Brown, A. Barnoy, D. Verma, M. P. Johnson, H.
Rowaihy, T. F. La Porta, D. Sarioz,
“Geometric Considerations for Optimally Placing Sensors in a
Field,” SPIE Unattended Ground, Sea, and Air Sensor Technologies and
Applications IX, Orlando, FL, 2007.
6. H. Rowaihy, W. Enck, P. McDaniel,
T.F. La Porta, “Limiting Sybil Attacks in
Structured Peer-to-Peer Networks,” IEEE Infocom Mini-Symposium,
2007.
7.
J. Shin, P. Kishen, T.F. La Porta, “Dynamic Multi-Frequency, Multi-Hop Wireless
Cellular Networks,” Proc. of IFIP MedHocNet,
2006.
8.
P. Traynor, W. Enck,
P. McDaniel, T.F. La Porta, “Mitigating Attacks
on Open Functionality in SMS-Capable Cellular Networks,” Proc. of ACM
Mobicom, Sept., 2006.
9.
P. Traynor, J. Shin, B. Madan, S. Phoha, T.F. La Porta, “Efficient Group Mobility for Heterogeneous
Sensor Networks,” Proc. of IEEE VTC2006-Fall, Sept., 2006.
10.
P. Traynor, R. Kumar, H. bin Saad, G. Cao, T.F. La Porta,
“LIGER: Implementing Efficient Hybrid Security Mechanisms for
Heterogeneous Sensor Networks,” Proc. of Fourth International ACM/Usenix Conference on Mobile Systems Applications and
Services (MobiSys), June, 2006.
11.
K. Kotapati, P. Liu. T.F. La Porta,
“CAT -- A Practical Graph & SDL Based Toolkit for Vulnerability
Assessment of 3G Networks,” Proc of 21st IFIP International
Information Security Conference (SEC), May, 2006.
12.
P. Traynor, G. Cao, T.F. La Porta, “The effects of Probabilistic Key Management
on Secure Routing in Sensor Networks,” Proc. of IEEE Wireless
Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2006, April, 2006.
13.
P. Traynor, H. Choi.,
G. Cao, S, Zhu, T.F. La Porta, “Establishing Pairwise Keys in Heterogeneous Sensor Networks,” Proc.
of IEEE Infocom, 2006.
14.
Y. Sun, P. Liu, P. Kermani, T.F.
La Porta, “An Architecture and Key Management
Approach for Maintaining Privacy in Location Based Group Services,” Proc.
of IEEE CollaborateCom, 2005.
15.
G. Wang, M.J. Irwin, P. Berman, H. Fu, T.F. La Porta, “Optimizing Sensor Movement Planning for
Energy Efficiency,” Proc. of International Symposium on Low
Power Electronics and Design (IPSLED), Aug. 2005.
16.
P. Traynor, W. Enck,
P. McDaniel, T.F. La Porta, “Exploiting Open
Functionality in SMS-Capable Cellular Networks,” Proc. of 12th
ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, November, 2005.
17.
S. Kasera, J. Pinhiero, C. Loader,
M. Karaul, A. Hari, T.F. La
Porta, “Robust Multiclass Signaling Overload
Control ,” Proc. of IEEE INCP, November, 2005.
18.
H. Choi, W. Enck,
J.S. Shin, P. McDaniel, T.F. La Porta, “Secure
Reporting of Traffic Forwarding Activity in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks,” Mobiquitous 2005.
19.
H. Choi, H. Song, G. Cao, T.F. La Porta, “Mobile Multi-Layered IPSec,” Proc.
of IEEE Infocom, 2005.
20.
G. Wang. G. Cao, T.F. La Porta, W.
Zhang, “Sensor Relocation in Mobile Sensor Networks,” Proc. of
IEEE Infocom, 2005.
21.
K. Kopatapi, P. Liu, Y. Sun, T.F.
La Porta, “A Taxonomy of Cyber Attacks on 3G
Networks,” Proc of IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and
Security Informatics (Extended Abstract), Lecture Notes in Computer
Science, Vol. 3495, Springer-Verlag, 2005.
22. G. Wang, G. Cao,
T.F. La Porta, “Proxy-Based Sensor Deployment
for Mobile Sensor Networks,” Proc. of IEEE International Conference on
Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS
’04), 2004.
23. W. Zhang, G. Cao,
T.F. La Porta, “Dynamic Proxy Tree-Based Data
Dissemination Schemes for Wireless Sensor Networks,” Proc. of IEEE
International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and
Sensor Systems (MASS ’04), 2004.
24. G. Wang, G. Cao, T.F. La Porta,
“Movement-Assisted Sensor Deployment,” Proc. of IEEE Infocom,
2004.
25. G. Wang, G. Cao, T.F. La Porta,
“A Bidding Protocol for Deploying Mobile Sensors,” Proc. of IEEE
ICNP, 2003.
26. W. Zhang, G. Cao, T.F. La Porta,
“Data Dissemination with Ring-Based Index for Sensor Networks,” Proc.
of IEEE ICNP, 2003.
27. Tarnacha, T.F. La Porta,
“E-STROBE: An Adaptive Beacon Activation Algorithm for Sensor
Localization,” Proceedings of VTC, 2003.
- G. Wang, W. Zhang, G. Cao, T.F. La Porta,
“On Supporting Distributed Collaboration in Sensor Networks,” Proc.
of Milcom, 2003.
- S. Kasera, J. Pinheiro, C.
Loader, M. Karaul, A. Hari,
T.F. La Porta, “High Performance Fast
Signaling Overload Control,” Proc. IEEE ICNP, October, 2001.
- R. Ramjee, L.
Li, T. F. La Porta, S. Kasera, “IP Paging Service for Mobile
Hosts,” Proc. ACM
Mobicom’01, Rome.
- J. Lennox, K.
Murakami, M. Karaul, T.F. La Porta,
“Interworking Internet Telephony and Wireless Telecommunications
Networks,” IEEE Workshop on IP Telephony (IPTel’00), New York, 2000.
- T.F. La Porta, K. Murakami,
R. Ramjee, “RIMA: A Router for Integrated
Mobile Access,” Proc of IEEE PIMRC’00, London.
- R. Ramjee, T.F. La Porta, S. Thuel, K. Varadhan, S-Y.
Wang, “HAWAII:
A Domain-based Approach for Supporting Mobility in Wide-Area Wireless
Networks,” ICNP’99.
- T. F. La Porta, L. Salgarelli, G.
Foster, “Mobile IP and Wide Area Wireless Data,” IEEE
WCNC’99 (invited paper).
- T.F. La
Porta, D. Lee, Y-J Lin, M. Yanakakis,
“Protocol Feature Interactions,” FORTE’98.
- K. Murakami,
R.W. Buskens, Y-J Lin, R. Ramjee,
T.F. La Porta, “Design, Implementation,
and Evaluation of Highly Available Distributed Call Processing
Systems,” FTCS’98.
- T.F. La
Porta, R. Ramjee, K. Murakami, Y-J. Lin, R. Buskens, “Cluster Mobile Switching
Center for Third
Generation Wireless Systems,” PIMRC’98 (invited paper).
- R. Ramjee, T.F. La Porta, J.
Kurose, D. Towsley, “User Agent Migration
Policies in Multimedia Wireless Networks”, IEEE INFOCOM’98.
- T. Woo, T.F.
La Porta, J. Golestani,
N. Agarwal,
“Update and Search Algorithms for Wireless Two-Way Messaging: Design
and Performance”, IEEE INFOCOM’98.
- T. Woo, T.F.
La Porta, K.K. Sabnani, “User Agents and
Flexible Messages: A New Approach to Wireless Two-Way Messaging,” IEEE
ICNP’97.
- K.K. Sabnani,
T. Woo, T.F. La Porta, “A System for
Wireless Data Services,”PIMRC’97 (invited paper).
- T.F. La Porta, A. Sawkar, W. Strom, “The Role of Technology in Wireless
Access network Evolution,” ISS’97 (also in Wireless
Communications: Networks, Technologies, and Business Issues, IEC,
1998)
- M. Veeraraghavan, T. F. La Porta,
R. Ramjee, “User Signaling Servers for
ATM-based PCS Networks,” Proc. of ISSLS’96 (won best
paper award), also in Annual Review of Communications, Vol. 50,
International Engineering Consortium, 1997.
- T. Woo, T.F.
La Porta, K.K. Sabnani, “Pigeon: A
Wireless Two-Way Messaging System,” Proc. of PIMRC’96.
- M. Veeraraghavan, T.F. La Porta,
R. Ramjee, "A Distributed Control Strategy
for Wireless ATM Networks," ACM/Baltzer
Wireless Networks Journal, Proc. of IEEE ICC '95.
- T.F. La Porta, M. Veeraraghavan,
"Direct Signaling: A New Access Signaling Architecture," Proc.
of IEEE ICC'95, Seattle,
1995.
- Z. Qin, M. Veeraraghavan, T. F. La Porta,
"An Improved Mobile Tracking and Location Procedure for ATM-based PCNs," Proc. of IEEE Globecom’95.
- S. Paul, E.
Ayanoglu, T.F. La Porta, K.K. Sabnani, R.D. Gitlin, "An Asymmetric Protocol for a Wireless
Link," Proc. IEEE INFOCOM'95, Boston, 1995.
- M. Veeraraghavan, T.F. La Porta,
W.S. Lai, "An Alternative Approach to Call/Connection Control in
Broadband Switching Systems," Proc. of IEEE BSS'95 - won
Best Paper, Poznon, 1995.
- T.F. La Porta, M. Veeraraghavan,
"An Experimental Signaling Architecture and Modular Signaling Protocols,"
Proc. of ISS '95, Berlin,
1995.
- T.F. La Porta, M. Veeraraghavan,
"Design and Implementation of a Distributed Call Processing
Architecture," Proc. IEEE ICC '94, New Orleans, LA,
1994.
- M. Veeraraghavan, T.F. La Porta,
"Signaling Models for Control of B-ISDN and IN Services," Proc.
of IEEE International Symposium on Subscriber Loops and Services (ISSLS)
'93 - won Best Paper, Vancouver, Canada, 1993.
- M. Veeraraghavan, T.F. La Porta,
"Call, Connection, and Service Control Protocols for Broadband
Networks," Proc. of ICCCN '93, San Diego, CA,
1993.
- T.F. La Porta, M. Veeraraghavan,
"Functional Signaling Architecture for Broadband Networks,"
Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM '93, Houston,
TX, 1993.
- T.F. La Porta, M. Schwartz, "Performance Analysis of MSP:
A Feature-Rich High-Speed Transport Protocol," Proc. of IEEE
INFOCOM '93, San Francisco,
CA, 1993.
- T.F. La Porta, M. Schwartz, "A Highly Flexible High-Speed
Transport Protocol: Functionality and Performance," Proc. of IEEE
ICC '93, Geneva, Switzerland, 1993.
- T.F. La Porta, M. Schwartz, “A High-Speed Protocol
Parallel Implementation: Design and Analysis,” 4th IFIP
Conference on High Performance Networking (HPN'92), Liege, Belgium,
1992.
- T.F. La Porta, M. Schwartz, “Architectures, Features,
and Implementation of High-Speed Transport Protocols,” Proc. of
IEEE GLOBECOM '91, Phoenix,
AZ, 1991.
Patents (28) (with various
co-inventors)
5,4343,852, 7/18/1995, Distributed
Processing Architecture for Control of Broadband and Narrowband Communication
Networks
5,473,679,
12/05/1995, A Signaling System For
Broadband Communications
Networks
5,509,010,
04/16/1996, Communications Signaling Protocols
5,563,939,
10/08/1996, Method and System for Delivering a Communication
Service
5,570,367,
10/29/1996, Asymmetric Protocol for Wireless Communications
5,600,663,
02/04/1997, Adaptive Forward Error Correction System
5,659,544,
08/19/1997, Method And System For
Distributed Control In Wireless Cellular And Personal Communications Networks
5,918,158,
06/28/1999, Two-Way Wireless Messaging System
5,943,408,
08/24/1999, Flexible Direct Signaling System
5,943,334,
08/24/1999, Method Of Using An
Intelligent Mobile Terminal For Reconnecting
Calls In A Wireless Network
5,953,331,
09/14/1999, Wireless Packet System For Efficient
Wide Area Bandwidth Utilization
5,959,543,
09/28/1999, Two-way Wireless Messaging System with Flexible
Messages
5,970,122,
10/19/1999, Two-way Wireless Messaging System Having a User Agent
5,974,300,
10/26/1999, Two-way Wireless Cellular Messaging System
6,014,429,
1/11/2000, Two-Way Wireless Cellular Messaging System with
Transaction Server
6,016,319,
1/18/2000, Communication System for Transmission of Datagram
packets over Connection-Oriented Networks
6,041,103,
3/21/2000, Interactive Call Identification
6,081,715,
6/27/2000, Method and System for Distributed Control in Wireless
and Cellular Personal Communications Systems
6085086,7/4/2000, Network-Based Migrating User Agents
For Personal Communication Services
6192250,
2/20/2001, A
Cluster Mobile Switching Center
6215782,
4/01/2001, Method For Reconnecting
Calls In A Wireless Telecommunications System
6298039,
10/2/2001,
High Availability Distributed Call Processing Method and
Apparatus
6434134, 8/13/2002, Dynamic Address Assignment for Wireless Devices Accessing Packet-Based Wired Networks
6496505, 12/17/02, Packet Tunneling Optimization To Wireless Devices Accessing Packet-Based Wired Networks
6516000, 2/4/03, Communications
System For Transmission Of Datagram Packets Over
Connection-Oriented Networks
6654359,
11/25/2003, Wireless Access To
Packet-Based Networks
6763007,
7/13/2004, Two Phase Local Mobility Scheme For
Wireless Access To Packet Based Networks
6842462, 01/11/2005, Wireless Access Of Packet Based Networks
Education
B.E. and M.E. in Electrical Engineering from The
Cooper Union, New York, New York
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, 1992 - Advisor: Mischa Schwartz.
Awards
·
IEEE Computer
Society, Meritorious Service Award, 2005
·
IEEE Computer
Society, Golden Core Member, 2005
·
Thomas Alva
Edison Patent Award, 2005
·
IEEE Fellow, 2002
·
Bell Labs Fellow, 2000
·
An Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer, 1996
·
Bell Labs Distinguished Technical Staff Award, 1996
Thomas
F. La Porta
/ tlp@cse.psu.edu
Last updated 7/05