Research Challenges in Future Networks: A Report from US-Japan Workshop on Future Networks

摘要

A US-Japan Workshop on Future Networks was held in Palo Alto, CA on October 31 - November 1, 2008. This workshop brought together leading US and Japanese network researchers and network research infrastructure developers who are interested in future networks. The focus was on research issues and experimental infrastructure to support research on future generation networks. The goal was to foster cooperation and communication between peers in the two countries. Through this workshop, a number of research challenges were identified. The workshop also made recommendations to: create a new funding mechanism to foster special collaborations in networking and experimentation, extend current national testbeds with international connectivity; and urge the respective governments to exert strong leadership to ensure that collaborative research for creating future networks is carried out.