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The following lists the key research topics and some of the projects in the networking and distributed systems research group at T-labs.

• Wireless Mesh and Access Networks

  • Magnets
    A testbed investigating basic properties of high-speed wireless backbones and mesh networks.
    Contact: Roger Karrer

  • Termite
    A probabilistic routing framework for ad-hoc and mesh networks based on swarm intelligence.
    Contact: Martin Roth

• Network Measurements, Models, and Metrics

  • RAT - Reordering Analysis Tool
    Complete analysis of reordering from packet capture traces and also in-built prediction models.
    Contact: Nischal M. Piratla

  • Bedouin
    A delay tolerant routing metric based on social contact probabilities.
    Contact: Martin Roth

• Large-Scale Distributed Systems

  • XenoServers
    An open, public infrastructure for deploying global-scale services.
    Contact: Evangelos Kotsovinos
  • HoneyLab
    Providing Honeypots as a generic service for on-demand security testing.
    Contact: Evangelos Kotsovinos
  • Transparent Service Dependability
    Mitigating the effect of node churn in federated deployment platforms.
    Contact: Evangelos Kotsovinos, Sudha Krishnamurthy
  • Jiminy
    Systems for building reliable trust relationships in on-line markets.
    Contact: Evangelos Kotsovinos, Nischal M. Piratla, Petros Zerfos

• Peer-to-Peer Computing and Content Distribution

  • ICON - Interaction and Cooperation in Overlay Networks
    Algorithms for enabling cooperation and incentives among peers in overlay networks.
    Contact: Sachin Agarwal

  • OPAN - Opportunistic Temporal-Pairing Access Network
    An architecture facilitating coordinated intra-cell peer connectivity for content distribution.
    Contact: Robert Hsieh

• Sensor Networks

  • RESTORE
    Middleware for providing real-time event correlation and storage in sensor networks.
    
  • Seamless Access to Sensor-Based Services
    Use of SIP methods to provide seamless access to sensor-based services.
    
  • Near-field Communication
    Use of RFID and sensors (machine-to-machine communication) for facility management.
    Contact: Sudha Krishnamurthy

• Security

  • DDoS Security
    Planning and preventing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
    Contact: Roger Karrer

• Context-Aware Solutions

  • PointToBrowse
    Next generation browsing using mobile devices.
    Contact: Nischal M. Piratla, Rahul Swaminathan