Project Details

Optická síť národního výzkumu a její nové aplikace

Project Period: 1. 1. 2004 – 31. 12. 2010

Project Type: grant

Code: MSM6383917201

Agency: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR

Program: Výzkumná centra (2000-2004)

English title
Optická síť národního výzkumu a její nové aplikace
Type
grant
Keywords

IPv6 router, Liberouter, network traffic monitoring, NetFlow, Programmable
hardware, FPGA, VHDL language, e-learning, medical applications, virtual
collaboration

Abstract

Members of the Faculty of Information Technology, Brno University of Technology,
take part in the Cesnet Research Plan, namely in 4 research activities -
programmable hardware, distance education support, medical applications and
virtual collaborative environment. We play a key role especially in the first
domain which is described below.

Programmable hardware

The general
aim of this activity is the development of specialised network devices based on
the principle of hardware-software codesign. On the hardware side, we plan both
to reuse the existing COMBO family of cards and also to create new designs
utilising primarily high-performance programmable hardware components (FPGA,
CPLD, TCAM etc.). Thanks to their flexibility, very different functions can be
realised on the same hardware just by changing the appropriate microcode.
A significant part of software development efforts will thus be spent on
programming the microcode in the VHDL language, but we will also address the
system and application software necessary for each particular device.

Besides
design and development of the devices we  use modern approches of modelling and
verification to prove functionality of the systems. We use model checkers IF,
TReX, Uppaal and others to simulate and verify certain properties of the system.

Our short-term goals are mostly related to our (ongoing or future)
participation in EU projects. In 2004 we will continue the development of an IPv6
router (Liberouter) for the 6NET project, a traffic monitoring device for the
SCAMPI project and start the development of a stand-alone NetFlow collector in
the frame of the GN2 project. Also, we will finish a prototype of an optical
repeater.

In a longer term, our goal is to build a sophisticated team
consisting of researchers and students from several universities, CESNET and
possibly other institutions. This team will cooperate closely with other CESNET
research activities on the development of new devices, for example in the areas
of optical technology, multimedia, security, large-scale computation etc.

Team members
Publication Results

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Results with Impact on Practice

2003

Other Results

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2005

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