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Research Topics
The Advanced Internet Research (AIR) group does research into three topics:
- Optical Networking Architectures and Models
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In this research area we aim to build an optical switching facility. We will test
the concepts of Lambda switching in collaboration with experimentators from
the scientific community who have demands for which the new technology
promises give the best application level interconnection service.
- IP transport protocols, Performance Monitoring and Measurements
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Our current research is focused on determining if Grid infrastructures
can be used to perform network measurements and tests. We have
developed a test
application framework and the results are available.
- Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA)
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In the past years our group has developed an expertise in the field of AAA
(Authorization, Authentication and Accounting) protocols.
A number of Internet Services require Authentication, Authorization, Accounting
and Audit Support. Our group has lead the IRTF
AAA Architecture research group (AAAARCH),
which closed in October 2004. However, we are still active in developing
general purpose AAA software, and showing it's capabilities in multi-domain
environemnts by applying it to multi-domain network provisioning.In this contex we have developed DemoKit.
Project Plan
For detailed information, you can sent us an email to
request a copy of our yearly project plan.
As with all research groups, dissemination takes a lot of time, and
often happens in the form of articles and contributions to conferences.
However, you may be able to find some more information regarding current
and past projects on-line. Bellow you will find some relevant pointers.
Current Projects:
- GigaPort Next Generation
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GigaPort NG is a project by SURFnet, consisting of two parts: Networks for
Research and Research on Networks. Networks for Research which will
lead to SURFnet6, a new high-speed optical network connecting fifty
universities, academic hospitals, companies andÊresearch institutes in the
Netherlands. The AIR group is one of the three leading research institues who
develop new concepts in networking, which will be applied in SURFnet6 and
NetherLight. This includes research into architectural concepts and control
planes.
- Virtual lab for e-Science
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VL-e is a Dutch project, funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs to
develop the necessary knowledge for the e-Science infrastructure in the Netherlands.
- Collaboratory.nl
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The Collaboratory.nl (CNL for short) project investigates how technologies
for remote operation of laboratory equipment can be integrated with existing
GroupWare for enhanced remote collaboration. The AIR groups looks within this
project to security structures, and brings in their AAA knowledge to this
project.
- Enabling Grids for E-science in Europe (EGEE)
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EGEE is large European project with the aim to build on recent advances
in grid technology and develop a service grid infrastructure in Europe
which is available to scienctists 24-hours a day. The AIR group seeks to
integrate their ideas and software on AAA into the EGEE project.
- NextGRID
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NextGRID is part of a major initiative to ensure that Europe is a world
leader in this technology which is so vital to the new knowledge-based
economy.
- Amsterdam Lighthouse
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Lighthouse is a research lab jointly created by SARA and the UvA AIR group.
Past Projects:
Past projects include:
A number of people of our group worked for the
High Performance Computing Group (HPCG)
(formerly known as Computational Physics group) at Utrecht University. Some of these projects
have continued for some time in the Advanced Internet Research group in Amsterdam. The pages
bellow are mirrored of the HPCG website:
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