Project ID:RFP-2007-021 Title:Development of Routing and Addressing Architectures for the Internet Summary:The Internet Architecture Board's Routing and Addressing Workshop, held in October of 2006 in Amsterdam, reignited interest in area of scalable routing and addressing architectures for the Internet. In addition to concern about the scalability of the routing system itself, the depletion of IPv4 address space has become a driving issue. This RFP supports research on the development of routing and addressing architectures that have feasible deployment properties, and which support the business and economic models of the various stake-holders. Full Description:Since the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) workshop on Routing and Addressing [0], several proposals have emerged. These proposals are based on the so-called "ID/Locator split," and include the Locator/ID Split Protocol (LISP [1]), as well as an updated version of Mike O'Dell's 8+8 idea [2]. In addition, a problem statement has been developed by the IETF's Routing and Addressing Directorate [3]. Note that most of these proposals assume that the routing system itself will not change and seek a degree of incremental deployability. However, this RFP is not limited to proposals that make these assumptions. Significant questions remain unresolved with all of the proposals, including: Is ID/Locator split solution actually the best approach? In the ID/Locator split space, are the so-called map/encap schemes such as LISP superior to the rewriting schemes such as 8+8? In addition, since these schemes require (in most cases) another name resolution (ID to Locator lookup), there are questions as to how to build such a resolution system, and whether such a system can be built in a way that minimizes TCP connection setup latency. Existing proposals for resolution systems include [4] and [5]. Some examples of research under this RFP might include measurement and performance analysis of proposed methods, proposals to improve those methods, or creation of entirely new methods. In addition, we are interested in supporting related research on methods for allocating both the remaining IPv4 address space, and the IPv6 address space, which give careful consideration to tradeoffs in efficiency/effectiveness from both routing and addressing perspectives. References:
Constraints and other information:IPR will stay with the University. Cisco expects customary scholarly dissemination of results, and hopes that promising results would be made available to the community without limiting licenses, royalties, or other encumbrances. Proposal submission:Please use the link below to submit a brief (max. 1-page) statement of interest. Where appropriate, propose a possible approach to the topic. We will progress towards making any awards in two phases. After reviewing the statements of interest received (phase 1), we will contact the most-promising teams to explore developing more complete proposals (phase 2). Phase 2 proposals will be developed, submitted, and evaluated for possible funding. Typically, evaluation will occur in the subsequent calendar quarter. Create/submit a statement of interest for this RFP RFPs may be withdrawn as research proposals are funded, or interest in the specific topic is satisfied. Researchers should plan to submit their proposals as soon as possible. Submissions-to-date are reviewed at the beginning of each month. Questions? Contact: research@cisco.com |
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