# Presentation: 048833

## Network Research Infrastructure:Back to the Future	Bob Aiken Director, EngineeringAcademic Research and Technology Initiatives (ARTI)CiscoAugust, 2003

## Slide 2

## Evolution of Networks

** ****1st the Earth cooled**
**  ****then we had Dinosaurs**
**  ****then we had oil**
**  ****then we had Mercedes Benz**
**  ****then we had ENIAC**
**  ****then we had ARPAnet **
**  ****then we had research networks (NSFNET,  SURFnet, ESnet,...) **
**  ****then we had NGI**
**  ****then we had “THE Internet”,  BMWs, and  IPOs**
**  ****then we had the technology market bubble burst**
**  ****then the earth cooled – again  - or did it?**

## Evolution of Networks – really 

**ARPAnet **
**NSFNET/JANET/SURFNET/SINET/ESnet/etc. **
**NSFNET II - NAPs, vBNS, ... (circa 1992)  - peering & network mgmt R&D**
**Commercialized Internet**
**Gigabit testbeds (circa 1992-95)  - optics R&D and ATM**
**WEB  takes off   (circa 1994) **
**I-WAY  (circa 1995) – 1****st**** temporary “GRID”**
**Internet2/NGI – Deja vu all over again ala NSFNET (circa 1996)  **
**Middleware / Globus / GRIDs  (circa late 1990s)**
**E-Presence / Ubiquitous computing / Nano technologies / PDAs / wireless  -  all  Chaos agents changing way we work and live**
**Concurrent network research & production networks (e.g. NLR, CENIC) & GRIDs – idea from 1997 MORPHNET**

## Network Research Trends 

**Intelligent Networks (not just Speed & Feeds)**
**Dark Fiber & Waves **
**VPNS & Tunneling**
**Security, High availability, resiliency**
**End to End Capabilities  (core is least of our worries)**
**Host, Campus, PAN, LAN, MAN, WAN**
**Next Generation TCP & Congestion control**
**E.g. FAST, XCP, HS-TCP, RDMA , etc.**
**Convergence of Application, middleware and networks **
**Network Research Infrastructures (e.g. NLR)  **

## Intelligent Networks 

**Network management**
**Dynamic provisioning **
**VPNS & Tunnels**
**Signaling and control**
**QoS**
**Policy**
**Content and Path optimization**
**Security**
**Adaptive and agile networks **

## GGF Network R&D WG

**Congestion Control & scaling of IP & TCP**
**Routing : packet size vs TCP scaling**
**Multicast **
**OSes (end system, kernels, memory copies)**
**Light vs heavy weight protocols (eg.PDA)**
**Macroscopic traffic and System considerations **

##         Industry and  Researcher 	Collaboration Opportunities

**All of the prior mentioned network trends provide ample opportunities for REAL Industry and R&E&D collaboration ;**
**BUT**** **

##            We Need a New Model for          Industry-R&E Collaboration

**Ask not what your industry partner can do for you , rather ask what you can do for your Industry Partner **
**It’s the relationship developed not the cheap or free HW & SW  which is a value in the future    **

## Cisco Research & Development

**	****Concept**

**Cisco Research & Development**

**CARD**

**Network Research Infrastructure**

**Research Networks**

**CA/CIAG**

**BU R&D**

**Tech Center**

**	****Technology**
**	****    ****R&D**

**URP**

**ARTI**

**TG/BU**

##            Technology Transfer & Industry                                    Collaboration MYTH

**The Vast majority of research is never transferred to Industry or commercialized **
**Industry collaborators should be more than names proposals **
**“****Submarine Truths” **
**R&D will develop niche markets which Industry won’t pursue due to lack of markets **
**so Government and R&D community needs to belly up to the bar and pay for it – don’t pass off as TECH XFER**

##       Need New Model of Industry-R&E                                             Relationship

**Quit looking to Industry as cash cows to just fund lunches, conferences, etc.**
**Quit asking for free HW and SW**
**Look for real partnerships**
**Put real $ on table – pay for somethings – Industry will meet you halfway **
**No AUP – get real industry involved at all layers**
**Adopt real joint research and production infrastructure **
**No Pain No Gain – ie. cannot claim its cutting research when its based on  99. 999% up time!**
**Real joint R&D will benefit both Industry and R&D**

## CalREN-2  :  Design Methodology

**CalREN**

**CalREN-2  :  Design Methodology**

## NLR networking research use vs. production (aka MORPHNET)  – NO AUP!

## Experimental network facilities: NLR 

**ATL**

**Experimental network facilities: NLR **

**POR**

**FRE**

**RAL**

**WAL**

**NAS**

**PHO**

**OLG**

**CHI**

**CLE**

**KAN**

**OGD**

**SAC**

**BOS**

**NYC**

**WDC**

**STR**

**DAL**

**DEN**

**LAX**

**SVL**

**SEA**

**SDG**

**PIT**

**JAX**

## Summary

**Application and Network research were coupled on the ARPANET and NSFNET**
**WEB grew as result of Application requirements and the existence of a transparently connected network research infrastructure   **
**Need to go back to the Future and do this again  **
**This will only occur when we see a real partnership between Industry and R&D community that goes beyond just getting free HW/SW **
**Programs need to budget accordingly for Networks and other infrastructure and people**

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