bzs@ENCORE.COM (Barry Shein) (03/15/89)
This appeared on the TCP-IP list... -Barry Shein, ||Encore|| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 89 15:56:01 EST From: Mills@udel.edu To: tcp-ip@sri-nic.arpa Subject: INARC workshop announcement WORKSHOP ON THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET ARCHITECTURE AND PROTOCOLS 1-2 June 1989, University of Delaware Sponsored by the Internet Architecture Task Force and the Internet Activities Board The Internet Activities Board (IAB) has been guiding and coordinating the research and development activities of the DARPA/NSF Internet System for several years. The Internet Architecture Task Force (INARC) of the IAB has been asked to explore the inherent limitations in the existing Internet architecture and supporting IP/TCP protocol suite and how the lessons learned can be applied to future systems. The INARC will hold a two-day workshop on 1-2 June 1989 at the University of Delaware to explore these and related issues. While the emphasis of the workshop will be on the past and future evolution of the Internet system, specific issues relevant to other architectures, protocol suites and migration strategies may be discussed as well. Interested persons from all walks of network life are invited to attend. Participants will be encouraged to present short briefings on specific technical issues, including those suggested below, but this is not a requirement for admission. While some participants may be invited on the basis of their known expertise, biases and past vocalizations on these issues, participants outside the IAB, INARC and their dependencies are actively encouraged. In order to manage the local arrangements it is necessary that participants register their intent to attend by contacting the INARC chair: David L. Mills Electrical Engineering Department University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 (302) 451-8247 mills@udel.edu Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Are the Internet architecture and protocols suitable for use on very high-speed networks operating in the 1000 Mbps range and up? If the network-level or transport-level protocols are not usable directly, can they be modified or new ones developed to operate effectively at these speeds? 2. Are the Internet addressing and gateway-routing algorithms adequate for very large networks with millions of subscribers? If not, is it possible to extend the addressing scope and/or develop new routing paradigms without starting over from scratch? 3. Can the Internet model of stateless networks and stateful hosts be evolved to include sophisticated algorithms for flow management, congestion control and effective use of multiple, prioritized paths? Can this be done without abandoning the estimated 60,000 hosts and 700 networks now gatewayed in the system? 4. Can the existing Internet of about 300 routing domains be evolved to support the policy and engineering mechanisms for many thousands of domains including education, research, commercial and government interests? Can this be done with existing decentralized management styles and funding sources? If not, what changes are needed and how can they be supported, given practical limits on infrastructure funding?