Internet-Scale Systems Internet-Scale Systems Research GroupResearch Group

Eric BrewerDavid Culler

Anthony JosephRandy Katz

Steven McCanne

Computer Science DivisionUniversity of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 94720-1776

Mission StatementMission 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

StrategyStrategy

• 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 SystemsInternet-Scale Systems

• Extremely large, complex, distributed, heterogeneous, with continuous and rapid introduction of new technologies

• Feasible architectures– 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 FocusResearch Focus

• Protocols– TCP enhancements– Link-layer protocols– Multicast– Real-time

streaming– Web transport

• Security and E-Commerce

• Infrastructure Services– Scalability– Availability– Pervasive Computing– Mobility– Proxies/Transcoders/

Network Agents– Active Services

• Novel Applications and Architectures

Project SynergiesProject Synergies

BARWANWireless Overlay Networks

Scalable Proxies

MASHCollaboration Applications

Active Services

RTPGatewayService Discovery

vic, vat,wb

TranSendTACC Model

Wireless Access

MASH ToolkitActive Services

Model

NOW/MillenniumComputing Platform

NINJAScalable, Secure Services

Computation in the Network“Smart Spaces” as an app

Event-ResponseProgrammable Access

Computing and Communications Platform: Millennium/NOW

Distributed Computing Services: Ninja

Active Services Architecture

MASH Media Processing Services

DistributedVideoconferencing

& Room-scaleCollaboration

TranSend ExtensibleProxy Services

ICEBERGComputer-Telephony Services

Speech and LocationAware Applications

Personal Information Management and “Smart Spaces”

Emerging Distributed Emerging Distributed System ArchitectureSystem Architecture

NetworkInfrastructure

GSM BTS

Millennium Cluster

Millennium Cluster

WLANPager

IBMWorkPad

CF788

MC-16

MotorolaPagewriter 2000

Text

Speech

Image/OCR

306 Soda

326 Soda “Colab”

405 Soda

Ericsson

Smart SpacesPersonal Information Management

Fax

Experimental TestbedExperimental Testbed

Benefits of SponsorshipBenefits of Sponsorship

• Involvement with outstanding Berkeley graduate students

• Participation in portfolio of large-scale, inter-disciplinary, 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 Intellectual Property IssuesIssues

• 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 non-disclosure agreements

Participating SponsorsParticipating Sponsors

ServiceCompanies

ComputerCompanies

TelecommEquipmentCompanies

Invitation to ParticipateInvitation to Participate

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