Future Internet Visions: An Opportunity for Ireland

1. Future Internet Visions: An Opportunity for Ireland Future Internet Visions: An Opportunity for Ireland Mícheál Ó Foghlú Executive Director Research TSSG Waterford Institute of Technology <mofoghlu@tssg.org> Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

2. Author / TSSG • Co-founder of TSSG with Willie Donnelly and Eamonn de Leastar in 1996, joined by Barry Downes in 2003. • TSSG Ethos is to support a critical mass of activity at all stages of the innovation lifecycle: basic and applied research, commercialisation, and spin-out/spin-in real commercial activity • TSSG metrics: – Size: 160 researchers – Funding: €50M 1996-2008 – Publications: 50 per annum (2006, 2007, 2008) – Projects: 45 active, 70 completed (October 2008) – No. 1 in Ireland for EU ICT Engagement (FP6 & FP7) – No. 1 in Ireland for EI Informatics Commercialisation (10 spin-out/spin-in companies, 60 new regional jobs created) – HEA PRTLI Cycle 3 and Cycle 4 Funding – SFI Development, PI Cluster and Research Frontiers Awards Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

3. Structure • Introduction • EU Future Internet • TSSG’s Engagement in EU Future Internet • Opportunities for Irish Companies and Researchers Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

4. SECTION • Introduction • EU Future Internet • TSSG’s Engagement in EU Future Internet • Opportunities for Irish Companies and Researchers Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

5. Introduction: Overview • What exactly is the Internet and why has it been successful? • What threatens this continued growth and success? • How can visions on the Future Internet address these threats? Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

6. Introduction: Generative Internet • [Zittrain 2006] of Oxford Internet Institute and Harvard Law School • Generative Internet = – Services/applications/middleware (Web/REST, other distributed software) – Inter-networking (TCP/IP suite) – Local networks (Ethernet) – Devices (end node PC, routers/switches) • You Need Network(s) & Services & Devices [Zittrain, 2006] http://www.harvardlawreview.org/issues/119/may06/zittrain.shtml Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

7. Introduction: Standards • Services/Middleware: – XML: W3C, OASIS, OMG, … • Inter-networking – TCP/IP, http: IETF, Internet Society • Networks: – Ethernet/WiFi/WiMAX: IEEE – Telecommunications: ITU-T, ETSI, 3GPP, … • Devices: – Equipment manufacturers’ de facto standards e.g. IBM PC compatible (arguably success of ICT driven by Moore’s Law) Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

8. Introduction: ISOC Internet Model Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

9. Introduction: Ownership • Who builds, maintains and owns networks? – Telecommunications operators/carriers • Who sells internet connectivity: – Internet Service Providers (ISPs) • But also important are: – Enterprise/corporate networks – Enterprise/government networks – Home networks Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

10. Introduction: Culture Clash • Internet-centric view – Everything is on “public” Internet using TCP/IP – All services are over this infrastructure – Many key software elements open source (bind, sendmail, apache, Linux, …) – Telecoms networks may enable some connectivity – Expectation of many “free” services (and use of “free” software) • Telecommunications view – Migration of private telecom networks to “private” TCP/IP – Allows same infrastructure to support fixed/mobile convergence – Backwards compatibility with existing voice service infrastructure – IMS as architecture to encapsulate this – Interface to “public” Internet problematic and insecure – Expectation that all services are billable Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

11. Introduction: Threat IPv4 Depletion • Internet-centric expect TCP/IP to be core to their view of the Future Internet – the Future Internet is just the Internet (promise more of the same, lots of free services with variable reliability) • Telecoms expect TCP/IP to be core to IMS – Future Internet is the Internet technologies deployed using added security/accounting/QoS (promise of no more spam, but fewer free services) • BUT availability of new IPv4 addresses due to dry up in 2010! One key enabling infrastructure has reached its capacity! Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

12. Introduction: IPv6 • Solution to IPv4 address depletion is adoption of IPv6 • One view of Future Internet is business as usual with IPv6 instead of IPv4 • No other new solution can be designed, agreed and deployed within the timeframe – so we all must move to IPv6 regardless of our longer term views Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

13. Introduction: Summary • The Internet is made up of networks, inter-connectivity (TCP/IP), services and devices • The core driver has been the cheap hardware for end- user devices and network devices • Many of the core software elements have been developed as open source • Hardware is cheaper than people, so over time generic networking (IP) and generic software (C/C++/Java) replace specialised vertical market segments (e.g. 3G networks use Unix servers) • The main inter-networking protocol IPv4 has now reached the end of its usefulness and we need to migrate to IPv6 Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

15. EU Future Internet - Funding Programme • January 2007 – Launch of FP7 (2007-2013) – €50 billion over 7 years - largest research funding programme in the world • FP7 ICT calls so far – ICT Call 1 (deadline: May 2007) <- Call 1 was main relevant call – ICT Call 2 (deadline: Oct 2007) – ICT Call 3 (deadline: Apr 2008) • All funded activities that come under “Future Internet” banner have organised to cross-fertilise Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

16. EU Technology Platforms (Future Internet) • eMobility – Mobile & Wireless Communications • NEM – Networked Electronic Media • NESSI – Software Services • EPoSSS – Platform for Smart Systems Integration • ISI – Integral Satellite Communications http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/home_en.html Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

17. EU Future Internet: 1 Challenge, 6 Areas Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

18. EU Future Internet: Projects Calls 1, 2, 3 Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

19. EU Future Internet - FI Assembly • March/April 2008 (Slovenia: Bled) – Future Internet Assembly – Bled Declaration http://www.fi-bled.eu/Bled_declaration.pdf • December 2008 (Spain: Madrid) – Future Internet Assembly • May 2009 (Czech Republic: Prague) – Future Internet Assembly Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

21. TSSG in FP7 FI (9 Projects; 3 EU-TPs) • Area 1: “Future Networks” – 4WARD – EFIPSANS – AUTOI – eMobility Technology Platform: board members • Area 2: “Services Architectures” – PERSIST – NESSI Technology Platform: members • Area 3: “Networked Media Systems” – NEM Technology Platform: board members • Area 4: “Internet of Things” – No involvement as yet - interest in sensor networks • Area 5: “Security” – Inco-Trust – THINK-TRUST – No Technology Platform, but TSSG play strategic role • Area 6: “Experimental Test Facilities” – PANLAB II – Perimeter – Vital++ Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

22. Irish Funding: HEA • HEA PRTLI Cy 3: M-Zones 2002-2007 – Partners: TCD, CIT – Managing smart spaces • HEA PRTLI Cy 4: FutureComm 2007-2011 – Partners: UL, NUIM – Managing future communications networks and services Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

23. Irish Funding: SFI • SFI Development Award 2003-2004 – TSSG • SFI PI Cluster: AMCNS 2004-2008 – Autonomic Management of Communications Networks and Services – Basic research into self-* approaches • Model-driven approaches to network management • Bio-inspired approaches to network management Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

24. Irish Funding: Enterprise Ireland • Commercialisation awards CF-TD, PoC • EI ILRP: IMS ARCS • EI Equipment Funding: Testbed for IMS • EI support funding for FP7 engagement Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

25. TSSG: Standards • W3C (mobile content initiatives, widgets) • JCP (widgets, mobile development) • TM Forum (telecom management) • ACF (autonomic management) • ETSI (telecom management) • IETF/Internet Society (mobility, SIP, SHIM6) • IEEE (cognitive radio, software defined radio) Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

27. EU ICT thematic area: 7 Challenges Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

28. EU FP7 Calls 4 & 5 • The Future Internet is focused on the first of these challenges “Pervasive and Trustworthy Network and Service Infrastructures” • This was mainly open in Calls 1 and 2, and will be open again in Calls 4 and 5 • Work Programme to be launched in Lyon November 2008 http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2008/index_en.htm • Followed by an FP7-ICT Proposers' Day 2009 22 January 2009, Budapest, Hungary • Enterprise Ireland will organise local Irish events to promote the calls Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

29. Irish Advantages • English speaking - English is working language of nearly all projects • Globalised - open to external partnerships • Track record of Irish success stories in previous framework programmes • Strong indigenous and FDI ICT base • Opportunity to bridge North American knowledge with European knowledge • Opportunity to develop Asian links • Enterprise Ireland support structures for academic and industrial participation Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

30. Conclusion • The Internet is about more than networks – it is about networks, services and devices • The Internet is threatened by shortage of IPv4 addresses • The future of the Internet is a contested space, particularly between telecoms operators and those with an Internet-centric view • The future research has to go beyond these immediate issues and envision a new future • Some of this is clean slate (design from scratch) and some is evolutionary (grown from what we have) • There are many opportunities for Irish companies and researchers to engage in these debates • Irish IPv6 Summit, Dublin Castle, 28th Jan 2009 Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

31. Questions Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

32. Additional Information [Zittrain, 2006] “The Generative Internet” Harvard Law Review Vol 119 pp. 1974-- 2040. Wed 29th October 2008 Future Internet Event http://www.tssg.org http://www.future-internet.ie

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