[IP] The two handouts from the NSF about Geni
The GENI Initiative
The Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
(CISE) is developing an Initiative called Global Environment for
Networking Investigations or GENI to explore new networking
capabilities that will advance science and stimulate innovation and
economic growth. The GENI Initiative responds to an urgent and
important challenge of the 21st Century to advance significantly the
capabilities provided by networking and distributed system
architectures.
GENI comprises two components: the GENI Research Program and the
experimental GENI Facility. It is intended to catalyze a broad
community effort that will engage other agencies, other countries,
and corporate entities.
Research that falls under the broad conceptual umbrella of this
Initiative will focus on designing new network architectures and
services by rethinking network functions, designing in key
capabilities such as security, robustness and economic viability, and
including applications and new technologies as design components. New
technologies range from new wireless and sensor devices to customized
routers and optical switches to control and management software.
Research will call on multiple disciplines to explore a spectrum of
areas from large-scale distributed services to high-level policy
(e.g., network access).
To have significant impact, innovative research and design ideas must
be implemented, deployed, and tested in realistic environments
involving significant numbers of users and hosts. The Initiative
includes the deployment of a state-of-the-art, global experimental
GENI Facility that will permit exploration and evaluation under
realistic conditions. The GENI Facility will permit a range of
researchers, including network engineers, policy analysts, protocol
designers, system architects, and economic modelers to contribute to
and study innovative new capabilities for the global network of the
future.
The GENI Initiative builds on the extensive experience of the broad
research community and two decades of NSF-supported networking
research. For the past several years, CISE has supported a series of
workshops, planning grants, and meetings with leaders in the
networking field in preparation for this Initiative.
For more information see www.cise.nsf.gov/geni or send comments to
geni-info@xxxxxxx (NOTE: Valid after 8/29/2005).
and
The GENI Initiative
Fact Sheet
The Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
(CISE) is developing an Initiative called Global Environment for
Networking Investigations or GENI to explore new networking
capabilities that will advance science and stimulate innovation and
economic growth. The GENI Initiative responds to an urgent and
important challenge of the 21st Century to advance significantly the
capabilities provided by networking and distributed system
architectures.
The GENI Initiative envisions the creation of new network and
distributed system architectures that, for example:
Build in security and robustness;
Enable the vision of pervasive computing and bridge the gap between
the physical and virtual worlds by including mobile, wireless and
sensor networks;
Enable control and management of other critical infrastructures;
Include ease of operation and usability; and
Enable new classes of societal-level services and applications.
The GENI Initiative includes:
A research program; and
A global experimental facility designed to explore new architectures
at scale.
CISE is encouraging a broad community effort that engages other
agencies, other countries, and corporate entities.
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