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Prof. Ken Calvert (University of Kentucky, USA) visits NET Group

Dr. Ken Calvert, Professor and Chair of Department of Computer Science, University of Kentucky, USA, is visiting NET group on 12-14 April 2009, and giving a colloquium talk on "Postmodern Routing and Forwarding Architecture".

Talk Title: Postmodern Routing and Forwarding Architecture
Date: 14.04.2009, 9:00ct, Room: IFI 3.101
Invited Speaker: Ken Calvert, Lab for Advanced Networking, University of Kentucky

Abstract: If one were to redesign the network layer today, which architectural features and approaches would one keep, and which would be discarded? This talk will describe our group's attempt to answer that question. Goals for our architecture include autoconfiguration of all non-policy aspects (including addresses); inclusion of mechanisms that allow the policies of of all stakeholders to be expressed; and access to a larger range of route-selection strategies than is currently feasible. (These are in addition to the "standard" goals of scalability, robustness, security, etc.) In a nutshell: packets are forwarded along layered, source-specified paths carried in packet headers, and policy is enforced via an in-band "motivation" mechanism. This talk will describe our design and point out some tenets of "conventional wisdom" that are challenged by both our design and our basic assumptions. (Joint work with Jim Griffioen and students Song Yuan and Onur Ascigil.)

Bio: Ken Calvert is Professor and Chairman in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Kentucky. His research deals with the design and implementation of advanced network protocols and services. Current specific interests include novel approaches to addressing, routing and forwarding; human-centered networking for the home; and lightweight network programmability. He is one of the developers of the GT-ITM Internet topology modeling tool. Dr. Calvert has been an associate editor of IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, and a Member of Technical Staff at Bell Telephone Laboratories in Holmdel, NJ. Dr. Calvert holds degrees from MIT, Stanford, and the University of Texas at Austin.

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