This talk overviews the current networking research at Palo Alto
Research Center (PARC).
The networking group, lead by J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves, is
developing a new set of networking
protocols for high-performance multi-hop ad hoc networks with the
goal of supporting
voice and other multimedia applications in mobile networks. With
Van Jacobson as the lead, the
group is also researching object-oriented networking, including
intelligent caching, object dissemination,
content versioning, and content routing.
The talk begins with a brief introduction to PARC and its principle
research projects. The
main presentation describes the Context Aware Protocol Engine
(CAPE) system for
wireless ad hoc networks and the Content Centric Networking (CCN)
design for
intelligent content networking. CAPE is a cross-layer design that
includes a MAC, multipath
routing, and content-aware transport with a single signalling
protocol. It is designed to be
modular and adaptive. CCN is an object-oriented approach to
networking where
objects include rich metadata that allow intelligent object
dissemination and searching.
Due to pending patent applications, some areas of the talk cannot
include technical detail.
Dr. Marc Mosko received his PhD in Computer Engineering from U.C.
Santa Cruz in 2004.
His thesis studied routing in wireless ad hoc networks, and his
interests include MAC protocols,
routing, and most things networking. As a researcher at PARC, he
is currently working on
wireless ad hoc multi-path routing and joint scheduling of dynamic
TDMA MACs, and
content networking.