[Scamper-dev] barford FIND proposal on measurement

[k claffy]

i think 'testbed facilities' means the surveyor hosts.
haven't looked around for a project web page that might have
the whole proposal, didn't see one on http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~pb/

k

        barford find proposal:
        http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0627102

         In order to meet expected requirements for reliability and
         performance in Future Internet, a large majority of the management
         functions will be automated and rely on embedded capabilities
         in the network. The objective of the proposed research is to
         explore design alternatives in the development of technology
         that will facilitate critical network management tasks in Future
         Internet. The research program to achieve these capabilities
         is focused on exploring design alternatives for network management
         building blocks that will provide essential low-level functionality
         and can then be composed in different configurations to enable
         an Internet Management Plane. Specific management building
         blocks that are targeted for this work include: 1) ubiquitous
         instrumentation, 2) protocols for data sharing, 3) protocols
         for end host signaling, 4) event detection mechanisms, and 5)
         systems for data organization, summarization and presentation.
         This research program will be facilitated by the use of large-scale
         test-bed facilities that enable both in situ measurements and
         controlled laboratory experiments. The broader impacts of this
         project are that it provides a foundation for flexible,
         measurement-based investigation of new network architectures
         and network management practices. The expected results of this
         work include documentation of designs and in some cases initial
         prototypes for each of the building blocks. The project also
         includes education and outreach activities that will develop
         course materials on network measurement, configuration and
         management. These web-based materials, which will be openly
         available to the community, will emphasize a hands-on approach
         intended to provide students with practical, relevant experiences.