Research Structure for the Future Network

in Asia

Jun Murai, Akira Kato and Hiroshi EsakiWIDE Project

Contents

1. Backgrounds2. Scope of Future Network3. Collaboration models4. Administration

Backgrounds in Japan• A lot of discussions on Future Internet; – NGN (Next Generation Network) – NWGN (NeW Generation Network ), e.g., AKARI

• WIDE project has wide variety of R&D testbeds and R&D activities, e.g., GLIF, RF-ID, Health-care, InternetCAR, Live E! – What is “the” architecture integrating wide variety

of requirements from these activities ?

List of Our Issues

• Management of so-fat pipe, e.g., light paths • Wired and Unwired integration, e.g., mobility • Utility management, e.g., resource, grid • Traffic engineering with wide variety of media

(e.g., video, game), regarding latency, bandwidth

• Non-computer device networking in real-space • Reliability, robustness, sustainability

Scope of Future Network for WIDE1. Area domain

i. Applications and middleware (e.g., GRID) on Internet ii. New areas (e.g., High-Energy Physics, Medical,

Education and collaboration) with networks iii. Dig into the specific technologies, e.g., wireless,

optical, security, mobile

2. Time domain i. 3-5 years, fixing the current issues ii. 5-10 years, designing with new R&D partners iii. 10-20 years, designing from the scratch

Planning to Apply COE+s in FY2008• Center of Excellence (COE) type of programs in

Japan– Term 5 years to 10 years– Future Internet research portion of WIDE(Univ. +

Industries) + NICT + NII etc.– Participation of KC researchers (and other countries),

from the beginning as primary member – Residential accommodation of foreign researchers

• Similar models could be applicable in Korea and China

Use of Symposium and Publishing

• Assumption:– Strong research group of institutes focusing on Future

Internet autonomously exists in each of the countries– Joint symposium/workshop efforts between (among)

KJ (KCJ).• Round-robin hosting by participating countries• Publishing of the result of the

symposium/workshop• Strategic and Active participation/invitation with

EU/US peers

Administration• Jointly maintaining a united portal or entry to the

activities• Joint efforts for stronger impact for

standardization process– Especially university maintenance

• W3C/IETF/AutoID/Mozzila• ITU/ISO/EPC

• Establishing a stronger relationship with EU/US peer activities

• Strategic planning group to achieve the ‘joint’ relationship

Proposed collaboration idea from KR

• JK and Asia Collaboration Models• Open collaboration rather than closed collaboration

– Japan and Korea as (initial) primary members– others as secondary members, such as China, India, ...

• Joint project and/or project funding regionally– japanese can apply for korean projects, and vice verse

• Collaboration on testbeds– interoperability, role, virtual access, ...

• Joint conference• Joint working groups in selected area(s)