File photo of Dr. Jianping Wu. [Photo: Xinhua]
A leading Chinese technologist received Wednesday an award from the Internet Society (ISOC) for his outstanding contribution to internet technology over the last two decades.
At the awarding ceremony held in Maastricht, the Netherlands, Jianping Wu said it's not only his personal honor, but also the recognition from the international society to all Chinese researchers and the achievements they have made.
Jianping Wu's best-known contribution is the development of the China Education and Research Network (CERNET), China's first Internet backbone network, said the ISOC.
Created to establish a nationwide advanced network infrastructure to support education and research among universities, CERNET has since become the world's largest national academic network.
Since 1998, Wu has been focusing on the design and development of a large-scale native IPv6 backbone in China that serves to connect over 200 universities and millions of users.
"Twenty years ago, Dr. Wu recognized the importance and future impact of the Internet and the pivotal role it would play in terms of its impact on social reform, technology advancement and economic growth for China," said Lynn St. Amour, president and CEO of the ISOC.
The ISOC is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 to provide leadership in Internet-related standards, education, policy and ensure the open development, evolution, the use of the Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world.
The Postel Award was established by the ISOC to honor individuals or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the data communications community.
