History
Spring `98: Kevin Thompson suggests possible donation of several Cisco 7000 routers by MCI
Aug. `98: Letter of Vint Cerf to Dean of Engineering at UVA
“….MCI Telecommunications, together with Cisco Systems, Inc., is committed to forming an Internet laboratory at the University of Virginia […]. “ “.. the lab itself will immediately become one of the premier facilities for Internet technology across major universities in the United States.”
Dec. `99: First batch of 5 Cisco routers arrive
Jan. `99: Course started: CS551 Internet Engineering
April `99: Official ribbon cutting by Vint Cerf
VINTLab is mentioned on the floor of US congress
Jan `00: Internet Engineering offered again