organized by the FP7 project 4WARD (www.4ward-project.eu) in cooperation with TZI, CRC637, FFV and the following European projects working towards the Future Internet: ANA, EuroNF, RESERVOIR, CHIANTI, EMANICS ...
Among others the following questions will be addressed concerning Networks of the Future:
How can new network architectures coexist and interoperate?
How can new business roles support on-demand networking?
How will users access information and services?
How can a built-in self-management improve network operations?
How will networks facilitate the creation of new mobile applications?
Summer School Programme Committee
Norbert Niebert (Ericsson - Germany)
Luis Correia (Instituto Superior Tecnico/Technical University of Lisbon IST - Portugal)
James Roberts (France Telecom - France),
Christian Tschudin (University of Basel - Switzerland)
Omar Cherkaoui (University of Montreal (PR) - Canada)
Pedro A. Aranda Gutiérrez (Telefonica I+D - Spain)
Carmelita Görg (University of Bremen - Germany)
Summer School Programme
The event is organised as a week (Monday to Friday) of courses, labs, presentations, PhD poster session, panel discussion, and invited talks.
The Summer School will feature courses, labs, invited talks and presentations by leading experts from European projects and other international partners.
Presentations and Invited Talks (mainly on Wednesday, 22.07.09)
Future Internet Architecture by: Martina Zitterbart, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Germany; Time: 13:30-14:30, Monday
Courses (The morning sessions on Monday will start around 9 am CET, and the event on Friday will be finished around 4 pm CET.)
ORBIT Hands-on-Tutorial (on Monday and Tuesday, morning sessions, 20-21.07.09) by: Ivan Seskar, WINLAB, Rutgers University, USA
Abstract: This tutorial will introduce the general-purpose open-access wireless multi-user experimental facility (Open Access Research Testbed for Next-Generation Wireless Networks - ORBIT, www.orbit-lab.org) and give a hands-on training about how to use it for experimental research and performance evaluation on a broad range of wireless networking issues. The tutorial is organized in three parts. In the first part, the underlying idea, motivation for and architecture of ORBIT testbed are presented and an overview on its hardware, services and tools is given.
In the second part, a set of practical exercises is carried out enabling each participant to run lab sessions on ORBIT indoor grid ranging from basic two node throughput experiment to complex (multi-hop topology) MANET evaluation. Finally, in the third part, the focus is on ORBIT extensions supporting physical layer experimentation as well as extending the physical reach of the testbed.
Abstract: Popular mobile devices now ship with several integrated wired and wireless network interfaces. PDAs and smartphones, for example, are increasingly supporting communications via both cellular technologies and wireless LANs; laptops typically come with built-in Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. As multiaccess devices proliferate, we move closer to a network environment that is often referred to as ``beyond 3G", or B3G in telecommunications speak. This tutorial thoroughly reviews recent developments in mobility and multiaccess technologies. After motivating the need for novel mechanisms to meet the challenges from the emerging network environment, the tutorial introduces the recently finalized Media Independent Handover Services standard (IEEE 802.21) and presents a blueprint for its implementation. Finally, the tutorial introduces recent developments in the so-called clean-slate Internet architecture design space, presenting the new paradigms, and elaborating on their impact on mobility and multiaccess.
Towards a Network of Information (on Monday and Tuesday, morning sessions, 20-21.07.09) by: Kostas Pentikousis, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
Abstract: This course presents the overall vision for a Network of Information (NetInf), illustrates the fundamental ideas, and explains the mechanisms currently under development that will bring about a major paradigm change in networking. After briefly reviewing relevant scenarios where the current host-centric approach to information storage and retrieval is ill-suited for, we introduce how a new networking paradigm emerges, by adopting the information-centric network architecture approach. We then present the architectural requirements for NetInf and the research directions taken so far. Finally, we describe NetInf operation, providing concrete examples and highlighting the performance improvement expected to materialize with the deployment of NetInf.
Delay Tolerant Networking (on Monday and Tuesday, afternoon sessions, 20-21.07.09) by: Carsten Bormann, University of Bremen, Germany; and Ioannis Psaras, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Abstract: In contrast to conventional Internet communications, where connectivity is ubiquitous, in DTNs end-to-end connectivity is the exception rather than the rule. To overcome such difficulties, DTN nodes need to exploit store-carry-and-forward techniques in order to deliver messages to their destination.
Although the "killer app" for DTNs is not yet known, some of the potential applications of interest may very well be e-mail, web, telemetry and telecomand, road traffic management, health monitoring etc. Clearly, architecture and application heterogeneity pose huge difficulties for the design of algorithms and protocols for DTN environments. The DTN research community, however, has not considered this heterogeneity yet, leading to research proposals that may only partly be applicable to DTN environments.
In this course, we'll initially introduce the general framework of Delay-/Disruption-Tolerant Networking; we'll categorize related studies and go into details regarding their inherent properties; finally, we'll try to identify what is still missing in order to make DTN research applicable in real terms and we'll point out avenues for future research.
Abstract: The Autonomic Network Architecture (ANA, www.ana-project.org) project is exploring novel ways of organising and using networks beyond legacy Internet technology. Concretely, we have designed and developed a flexible meta-architecture that can host and federate heterogeneous network protocols and paradigms. ANA is organized around a generic communication API and a built-in indirection system: the API basically provides a generic communication means between the various entities running inside a node, while the indirection system offers the flexibility to re-organize the communication paths at run-time.
In this course and hands-on tutorial, we will introduce the main design principles and features of ANA (e.g. "information dispatch points" which hide underlying commmunication channels). Moreover, the ANA tutorial will present the philosophy of "startpoints", name binding and function composition tables as well as explain how higher-level abstractions have been implemented in the prototype.
In an interactive programming session, the participants will use the ANA framework to develop a set of heterogeneous (simple) network protocols, showing how ANA can easily integrate and federate different protocols to build complex and dynamic communication systems.
Network Virtualization (on Thursday, whole day, 23.07.09) by: Panagiotis Papadimitriou, Lancaster University, United Kingdom; Yasir Zaki, University of Bremen, Germany; Liang Zhao, University of Bremen, Germany, Asanga Udugama, University of Bremen; Ingo Grothues, Ericsson EDD, Germany; and Carmelita Görg, University of Bremen, Germany
Software Virtual Routers on Commodity Hardware
Abstract: Multi-core CPUs, along with recent advances in memory and buses, turn commodity hardware into a strong candidate for software router virtualization. We elaborate on the advanced programmability of software virtual routers, including the configuration of virtual data planes and the options for interface sharing among them. We also explore the performance limitations of modern PC hardware for router virtualization. Further, we discuss how to design a virtual router platform that provides a high level of flexibility and concurrently reaches the performance limits of the underlying hardware.
Lab on Management and Use of Virtual Network
Abstract: Virtual Networks (VNets) are versatile networks created out of virtualized resources for different purposes. These networks can be brought up on-the-fly to serve different requirements in very short time frames.
Transient networks for such purposes as conferences or emergency management can ideally utilize VNets to setup short lived networks that serve a required purpose. VNets have a number of advantageous properties such as isolation, dynamic provisioning and security. This hand-on lab will allow participants to create virtual networks based on virtualization of physical resources and visualize VNets using a set of tools. It includes an initial training on the tools to be used and a group based effort on creating and demonstrating VNets.
Abstract: This lecture is articulated around three units. The first two describe the situation in the current Internet. Peering agreements and relationships are explained and the BGP-4 protocol as the means to implement them is introduced. Based on the description of the BGP-4 route decision algortihm, different traffic engineering procedures are explained. The last part of these two units is devoted to stability problems derived from the protocol implementations.
The Future Internet will enable new and richer peering relationships between different actors. The third unit is devoted to the interdomain concepts developed by the 4WARD project to support them.
Business Models of the Future Internet (on Thursday, whole day, 23.07.09) by: Mario Kind, Deutsche Telekom AG, Laboratories, Germany
Abstract: The current Internet was born from a network which was basically flat by design. The concepts of providers and peering between providers were add-ons which have caused some jitter in the network.
In this talk we analyse business models for a future Internet and their implications. We present the technical challenges in provider interconnection in the current Internet and how they can be solved in the Future Internet based on the results of the 4WARD project.
Abstract: One major factor limiting the traffic carrying capacity in wireless networks is multiple access interference. This course will take a cross-layer point of view to address the issue of interference in the context of multihop wireless networks. In particular, it will describe how interference is modeled for protocol/algorithm development and how the effect of interference can be mitigated by managing various radio resources appropriately, such as multiple channels, directionality of antennas, transmit power control, etc. It will also describe protocols and algorithms to control such resources from the link layer and up. The course will include both theoretical techniques and practical methods useful with commodity wireless hardware.
The Generic Path (on Friday, whole day, 24.07.09) by: Hagen Woesner, TU Berlin, TKN, Germany
Abstract: Unified control planes are typically the way of choice to harmonize routing
and resource assignment in these complex networks. The course starts out
with a survey on Multi-Layer networks, in particular the IP/MPLS/Ethernet
options that are being explored by carriers today. The functional building
blocks of GMPLS are introduced and discussed with their application to
Ethernet in metro networks.
As this stack of layers gets deeper and deeper when going from access to
core networks, new layering concepts are explored that allow separating
concerns and reducing complexity of route calculation and layer management.
In the second part of the course the Generic Path architecture is
introduced, which builds on a single layer definition that recursively
repeats down to the PHY layer. Fundamental functions like name resolution,
access control, and routing are shown in their interaction across multiple
technology layers.
On Thursday evening (July 23rd, 2009), there will be a special session for the "Networking of Women in Engineering and Science" at 17:00 + Dinner
The session will be the opportunity for women researchers in Future Networking communities attending the summer school to connect and share their views about strengthening the involvement of women in the Future Network domain.
In the session, some invited short presentations, e.g. about "plan m: Mentoring for Women in Science", (a special mentoring program for women in Science and Engineering at the University of Bremen) will be given.
Additionally, all the participants are invited to share their experiences and join the discussion.
The detailed schedule about the session will be available soon.
4WARD Innovation Award
All student participants at FISS'09 are eligible to participate in the 4ward Innovation Contest, which asks for a glimpse of the future as a vision of the Future Internet:
"What can be the biggest networking innovation in the Future Internet, which technologies are required to implement it, and which business ideas would be enabled by it?"
Please send contributions to the email address in contact infomation.
Location and Traffic
University of Bremen, Building NW1,
Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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Traffic from airport Bremen: 28 minutes by tram 6 towards 'Universität' and get off at 'Universität NW1/... Universum'; or around 25 € by taxi
Traffic from the main train station: 14 minutes by tram 6 towards 'Universität' and get off at 'Universität NW1/... Universum'; or less than 15 € by taxi
Prices overview of public traffic at: --> here and the price range PS I (HB) shoule be enough for all of the activities of FISS.
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