Networking

Homepage: http://networking.disi.unitn.it/

Mission

The Networking Research Laboratory supports research in network communications including protocols and architectures, modeling and analysis, optical networks, switching and routing, wireless and mobility, measurements, prototyping and simulations. The activities of the lab span over the entire development cycle of network architectures and protocols, from design to specification, to verification, implementation, testing, performance analysis and measurement.

The Networking Research Laboratory focuses on the main challenges of advanced networking, with a special attention to the Next Generation Internet or Future Internet Network, i.e., the foreseen evolution of the present computer and communication networks towards the support of the ever growing communication services and needs.

Research Areas

The current activities and competences of the Networking Research Laboratory include the following:

Protocol Design and Architectures
Network Design and Dimensioning
Traffic Modeling
Cross-layering
Performance Evaluation
Flow and Congestion Control
Switching and Switches Architectures
Timing and Synchronization
Network Measurement

Applications Areas

The Networking Research Laboratory is active in the following areas:

Optical Networks

i)Architectures, switching, transparent (all-optical), ii)Wide Area Networks and Backbone Design, iii)Ultra-High Bandwidth Switching, iv)Reconfigurable add-drop multiplexer (ROADM), v)Passive optical networks (PONs);

Wireless Networks

i)Scheduling, QoS and resource management, ii)Wireless mesh networks: WiFi, WiMax, iii)Cellular: transmission, protocols and network design, iv)MAC protocols, v)Handover support, vi)Ad-Hoc and mobile;

Peer-to-peer

i)Overlay construction and management, ii)Distributed signaling, iii)Content and streaming distribution, iv)Resource (bandwidth, storage, CPU) sharing, v)Overlay to network mapping and cooperation;

Cognitive Networks

i)Architecture and protocols, ii)Signaling;

Service-Oriented Networking

Highlights

The Networking Research Laboratory is characterized by international visibility of its members (participation to international events organization, IEEE awards) and a relevant self-funding capability.

In this framework, the Networking Research Laboratory is involved in several R&D activities, including European Projects (NAPA-WINE "Network Aware P2P-TV-Application over Wise Networks", RE-TRUST "Remote EnTrusting by RUn-time Software auThentication"), National Research Projects (WORLD "Wireless multiplatfOrm mimo active access netwoRks for QoS-demanding muLtimedia Delivery", PROFILES "PeeR-to-peer beyOnd FILE Sharing"), Local Projects (TRITon "Progetto pilota per il monitoraggio e telecontrollo integrato di gallerie stradali"), Industrial R&D Projects (SEAL), and International Mobility Projects (WMESH-SONET "Hybrid Wireless Mesh Access for Next-Generation Service-Oriented Networking", OPT-WINE "Optimizing Data Transport over Next Generation Wireless Networks: Architectures and Solutions").