to identify the key weaknesses of current network paradigms and architectures;
to Identify the main scenarios of evolution;
to implement scalable network solutions based on edge computing architectures;
to design ad-hoc networks with multihop capability in mobility scenarios;
to discuss new architectures and emerging technologies in Vehicular Networks;
to characterize new delay-tolerant network paradigms;
to characterize the new information-centric, name-based network paradigms;
to implement networking continuous integration and automation solutions.
Program
Introduction to new network paradigms
1.1 Current Internet paradigms and their main weaknesses.
1.2 Evolution scenarios and new paradigms for an Internet of the future.
1.3 Challenges in mobility, performance and scalability.
New Network Paradigms: the scalability perspective
2.1 Edge Computing: concepts and network architecture
2.2 ETSI Reference Architecture for Edge Computing
2.3 Main use cases
New Network Paradigms: the mobility perspective
3.1 AdHoc Mobile Networks (MANETS)
3.2 Delay Tolerant Networks (DTN);
3.3 Vehicular Networks (VANETS)
New Network Paradigms: the performance perspective
4.1 Content-Centric Networks (CCN)
4.2 Named Data Networks (NDN)
Network automation
5.1 Automation and continuous integration in networks.
5.2 Data formats, data models and network configuration models.
Bibliography
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Krishna, M. B. (2019). User-Centric and Information-Centric Networking and Services. CRC Press.
Ahmed, S. H., Bouk, S. H., & Kim, D. (n.d.). Content-Centric Networks - An Overview, Applications and Research Challenges. Springer.
Edelman, J., Lowe, S. S., & Oswalt, M. (2018). Network Programmability and Automation. O’Reilly Media Inc.