World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
48
Citations
10191
World Ranking
3052
National Ranking
1149

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Computer network
  • Telecommunications
  • The Internet

Computer network, Telecommunications, Mobile radio telephone, Telephone exchange and Broadband are his primary areas of study. His work often combines Computer network and Information processing studies. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Gateway address and Mobile database.

His Mobile radio telephone study combines topics in areas such as Telephone network, GSM services and Class 5 telephone switch. His Telephone exchange study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as H.248 and Gateway. His Broadband research integrates issues from Routing, Video transmission, Narrowband, Default gateway and Protocol.

His most cited work include:

  • Wireless on-premises video distribution using digital multiplexing (624 citations)
  • Internet telephone service (515 citations)
  • Public wireless/cordless internet gateway (391 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Computer network, Telecommunications, Telephone network, Intelligent Network and Telephone exchange. His studies deal with areas such as Dial-up Internet access, Class 5 telephone switch and The Internet as well as Computer network. His Call control, Call termination and Signal Transfer Point study, which is part of a larger body of work in Telecommunications, is frequently linked to Caller ID, bridging the gap between disciplines.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Virtual office and Class 4 telephone switch in addition to Telephone network. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Computer security, Common-channel signaling, Telephone number and Service. His studies in Telephone exchange integrate themes in fields like H.248, Gateway and Gateway address.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Computer network (77.05%)
  • Telecommunications (52.46%)
  • Telephone network (37.70%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2002-2010)?

  • Computer network (77.05%)
  • Telecommunications (52.46%)
  • Telephone exchange (16.39%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Computer network, Telecommunications, Telephone exchange, Class 4 telephone switch and Telephone network. His Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network research extends to the thematically linked field of Computer network. His study in Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Digital subscriber line, Line card and Data transmission.

His work on Call management as part of general Telecommunications study is frequently linked to Access Point Name, Wireless gateway and Wireless WAN, bridging the gap between disciplines. His Telephone exchange research incorporates elements of Gateway, Gateway address, Class 5 telephone switch, Telephone switchboard and Mobile radio telephone. His Class 4 telephone switch research incorporates themes from Switched communication network, Public switched telephone network, Connection-oriented communication, Integrated Services Digital Network and Telephony.

Between 2002 and 2010, his most popular works were:

  • Public wireless/cordless internet gateway (391 citations)
  • Packet data network voice call quality monitoring (168 citations)
  • Telephony communication via varied redundant networks (127 citations)

Best Publications

  • Wireless on-premises video distribution using digital multiplexing

    Denny L. Hylton;Robert D. Farris;Stephen J. Flaherty;Richard G. Backus

  • Internet telephone service

    Patrick E. White;Robert D. Farris

  • Public wireless/cordless internet gateway

    James E. Curry;Robert D. Farris

  • Video and TELCO network control functionality

    Robert D. Farris;Dale L. Bartholomew

  • Mobile audio program selection system using public switched telephone network

    Robert D. Farris;William Goodman

  • Mobile data/message/electronic mail download system utilizing network-centric protocol such as Java

    Robert D. Farris;Stephen J. Flaherty;William D. Goodman

  • Split intelligent peripheral for broadband and narrowband services

    Dale Bartholomew;Bing N. Der;Robert D. Farris;Christine D. McDermott

  • Message communication via common signaling channel

    Dale L. Bartholomew;Robert D. Farris

  • Analog terminal internet access

    Dale Bartholomew;Robert D. Farris

  • Telecommunications network to internetwork universal server

    Michael J. Strauss;Robert D. Farris

  • Intelligent signal transfer point (ISTP)

    Robert D. Farris;Dale Bartholomew

  • Packet data network voice call quality monitoring

    Robert D. Farris;Eric A. Voit

  • Internet long distance telephone service

    James E. Curry;Robert D. Farris

  • Telecommunication number portability

    Patrick E. White;Robert D. Farris

  • Overload protection for on-demand access to the internet that redirects calls from overloaded internet service provider (ISP) to alternate internet access provider

    Patrick E. White;Robert D. Farris

  • Telecommunications custom calling services

    Patrick E. White;Robert D. Farris

  • Secure LAN/internet telephony

    James E. Curry;Robert D. Farris

  • Telephony communication via varied redundant networks

    Robert D. Farris;Dale L. Bartholomew

  • Internet telephone service with mediation

    Dale L. Bartholomew;Robert D. Farris

  • Voice mail communication with call blocking

    Dale Bartholomew;Robert D. Farris

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