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The overall goal is to facilitate access to information and computing in order to effectively and efficiently overcome distance and time barriers. Networking research focuses on architecture, protocols, and performance of different types of networks including high band-width networks with multiple qualities of service guarantees, as well as wireless and all-optical networks. Communications research focuses on improving communication over optical and electromagnetic channels and the systems that enable that communication and on developing new approaches to digital storage systems. It is increasingly important to explore communications, computing, and networking as a single system. This convergence is emerging as computers become more universal and integrated parts of networked environments, as communication becomes mostly digital, as distributed databases become networked, as the demand for interactive and on-demand multimedia services increases, and as on-demand remote computing becomes available.
TECHNOLOGY: (1) Network access and control protocols; (2) Network management tools& techniques; (3) Wireless networks; (4) Mobile computing; (5) Optical systems; (6) Software to support distributed computing; (7) Software to support resource discovery and access to networked resources; (8) I/O devices & subsystems. FOUNDATIONS: Theoretically based techniques for the design, specification, analysis,implementation, testing, maintenance, and modification of architectures and protocols for networks and on-demand remote computing systems. EXPERIMENTAL: Design, construction, and evaluation of networking, communications,and on-demand remote computing systems. INFRASTRUCTURE: Multiple levels ranging from laboratory optical networks to wide area, complex, high speed networks; from wireless systems to widely distributed databases and network storage devices, and networks of workstations to networks of supercomputers. The gigabit testbeds are examples of infrastructure that supports research integrating communications, networking and computing. The vBNS is another example of infrastructure that will support several classes of research activity. |
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| These are reported under Software Systems and Algorithms and Ubiquitous Computing and Communication. | These are reported under Software Systems and Algorithms and Ubiquitous Computing and Communication. |
Support software systems research to enable the seamless convergence of computing and communications leading to a transparent information processing system.
Support new applications of very high bandwidth communications demonstrating the integration of research and education. Increase emphasis on wireless communications and wireless network access, and on very broadband networks including optical networks. |
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