Grids and research networks as drivers and enablers of future internet architectures

  • Authors:
  • Kyriakos Baxevanidis;Howard Davies;Ian Foster;Fabrizio Gagliardi

  • Affiliations:
  • IST Programme, European Union, Brussels, Belgium;DANTE, Cambridge CB2 1PQ, UK;Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, and Department of Computer Science, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL;IT Division, CERN, 1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland

  • Venue:
  • Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking - Special issue: Towards a new internet architecture
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

Advanced network applications and research networks coexist in an uneasy symbiosis: new applications drive the deployment of the faster networks and new services needed for tomorrow, but can also threaten to overload the networks of today. Informed debate on these important topics requires a clear understanding of the technical requirements of new applications, the technical capabilities of current and future networks, and the policy constraints under which applications and research networks function. We seek here to contribute to this understanding by first summarizing the requirements of an emerging class of advanced Grid applications, and then discussing the technical and policy issues that affect how these requirements can be met. We focus in particular on the European situation in the latter discussion, but believe that most of our observations have broader applicability.