Networking & Distributed Systems Group
Research Projects
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
- Magnets
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
- RAT - Reordering Analysis Tool
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
- XenoServers
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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
- ICON -
Interaction and Cooperation in Overlay Networks
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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
- RESTORE
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Security
- DDoS Security
Planning and preventing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
Contact: Roger Karrer
- DDoS Security
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Context-Aware Solutions
- PointToBrowse
Next generation browsing using mobile devices.
Contact: Nischal M. Piratla, Rahul Swaminathan
- PointToBrowse