Transcript Internet-Scale Systems Research Group Eric Brewer David Culler Anthony Joseph Randy Katz Steven McCanne Computer Science Division University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-1776

Internet-Scale Systems
Research Group
Eric Brewer
David Culler
Anthony Joseph
Randy Katz
Steven McCanne
Computer Science Division
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-1776
Mission Statement
Lead the evolution of the Internet
through fundamental protocol and
systems research
– Grounded in real-world prototypes that are
deployed across diverse user communities
– Unify on-going and future research projects
– Facilitate technology transfer and
standardization
– Work closely with industrial partners in an
open laboratory environment
Strategy
• Leverage interdisciplinary systems expertise
in network-based applications, scalable
services, network-connected computing
platforms
• Work collaboratively across applications, OS,
networks, architecture
• Interact closely with industry, to obtain early
access to leading edge technologies and
facilitate tech transfer
• Cultivate ties with Bay Area networking and
systems research community
Internet-Scale Systems
• Extremely large, complex, distributed,
heterogeneous, with continuous and rapid
introduction of new technologies
• Feasible architectures
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Decentralized, scalable algorithms
Dynamically deployed agents where they are needed
Incremental processing/communications growth
Cross-layer protocol design and optimization
• Prototyping and deployment-driven
Research Focus
• Protocols
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TCP enhancements
Link-layer protocols
Multicast
Real-time streaming
Web transport
• Security and ECommerce
• Infrastructure Services
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Scalability
Availability
Pervasive Computing
Mobility
Proxies/Transcoders/
Network Agents
– Active Services
• Novel Applications and
Architectures
Project Synergies
BARWAN
Wireless Overlay Networks
Scalable Proxies
vic, vat,
wb
TranSend
TACC Model
Wireless Access
NINJA
Scalable, Secure Services
Computation in the Network
“Smart Spaces” as an app
Event-Response
Programmable Access
RTPGateway
Service Discovery
MASH
Collaboration Applications
Active Services
MASH Toolkit
Active Services
Model
NOW/Millennium
Computing Platform
Emerging Distributed
System Architecture
Personal Information Management and “Smart Spaces”
Distributed
Videoconferencing
& Room-scale
Collaboration
Speech and Location
Aware Applications
ICEBERG
Computer-Telephony Services
MASH Media Processing Services
Active Services Architecture
TranSend Extensible
Proxy Services
Distributed Computing Services: Ninja
Computing and Communications Platform: Millennium/NOW
Experimental Testbed
Fax
IBM
WorkPad
Image/OCR
Text
Speech
MC-16
Ericsson
CF788
306 Soda
Motorola
Pagewriter 2000
WLAN
405 Soda
326 Soda “Colab”
Pager
GSM BTS
Network
Infrastructure
Millennium Cluster
Smart Spaces
Personal Information Management
Millennium Cluster
Benefits of Sponsorship
• Involvement with outstanding Berkeley
graduate students
• Participation in portfolio of large-scale, interdisciplinary, pre-competitive research efforts
with only modest investment
• Access to all ISRG-developed software,
prototypes, simulation tools, and testbeds
• Early access to group’s research results
through on-campus participation and retreats
• Support the expansion of cadre of researchers
with expertise in Internet-scale systems
Intellectual Property Issues
• All ISRG results placed in the public domain
– Widely disseminated and distributed for
educational and research purposes
» Research reports, Web site
– Sponsors can receive non-exclusive, no-fee
licenses for commercialization
» Only sponsors participate in twice yearly retreats
» First ISRG Retreat: 11-13 January 1999
Sunday, 10 January 1999: Demo Day @ Berkeley
• To encourage an open research environment,
ISRG researchers prefer not to sign nondisclosure agreements
Participating Sponsors
Service
Companies
Computer
Companies
Telecomm
Equipment
Companies
Invitation to Participate
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