Guru Parulkar CISENSF

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How can Great Plains Region Contribute to GENI
and FIND?

• Guru ParulkarCISE/NSF
• gparulka_at_nsf.gov

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GENI Initiative Goals

• Invent innovative internet architecture(s) and
  distributed system capabilities -- go beyond
  Internet
• Enable seamless conception-to-deployment process
• Facility for experimentation at scale with apps
  and users
• Work with broader community
• Academic and industry communities
• Other US and international agencies

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GENI Research Programs

• Broad but goal oriented programs New internet
  architectures and distributed system capabilities

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Case for GENI Facility
Shared DeployedInfrastructure
Need for Large experimental testbed/infrastructur
e
This chasm represents a majorbarrier to impact
real world
Small Scale Testbeds
Maturity
ResearchPrototypes
Foundations Research
Funded by CISE Programs
Time
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GENI Status

• Research programs
• Several launched and others getting formulated
• Facility
• Facility definition proceeding as per MREFC
  process
• The big funding expected in FY10

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GENI Status Another Look

• Stage is set to focus on reinventing the
  Internet
• Change of mindset
• Priority setting and resource commitment
• High level research direction and facility
  definition
• Fun begins exciting opportunities/challenges
• Identify specific research directions
• Explore innovative ideas and rewarding research
• Develop technologies and systems
• Help change the world -- one more time

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Opportunities for Participation

• Submit targeted proposals to programs
• FIND, Cyber Trust, CSR,
• Participate in GENI definition
• Town hall meetings
• Discussion lists
• Working groups and planning group
• Plan to build and use components of GENI
• CRI and MRI programs
• Work with GENI Project Office
• Plan to use GENI
• Propose and prototype exciting new architectures

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Opportunities for Great Plains

• Build your own GENI and lead the nation

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Leadership for Future Internet
Once in 50 Year Opportunity
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We are at the beginning and not end Lot of
Opportunities to Contribute