Milner, Davis Lead $1M USAF Grant
March 31, 2009
Their work will focus on network architectures and protocols that support information transfer. The fundamental question is whether a user can ultimately get the information needed, rather than what throughput lower network layers can deliver.
"We address information-centric topology management and control vis-à-vis network topology management and control," stated the researchers. "We propose to address fundamental questions including: 1) How can the transfer of information (not just bits) be assured over a network topology where the channels are dynamically changing? and 2) How do you assure high information availability (as opposed to network reliability), high information delivery rate (as opposed to network throughput), and high information security (as opposed to network security), simultaneously and in a dynamic heterogeneous network environment?"
The project is an integrated, multi-investigator, multi-year research endeavor.