NGI Implementation Plan
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Implementation Plan
 
 February 1998
 

Large Scale Networking
Next Generation Internet Implementation Team
 

Note:  This plan incorporates the comments received from the Presidential Advisory Committee on High Performance Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation Internet; Members of Congress and their staff; an NGI workshop sponsored by Computer Research Association, Computer Systems Policy Project, and Cross Industry Working Team; industry; academia; and the public.
 
Comments are always encouraged. Please send them to ngi@ccic.gov or fax them to 703-306-4727. If you need additional information, please contact the National Coordination Office for Computing, Information, and Communications at 703-306-4722.
 
 
 1.  Executive Summary
1.1  Goal 1: Experimental Research for Advanced Network Technologies
1.2  Goal 2: NGI Testbed
1.2.1  Subgoal 2.1: High Performance Connectivity
1.2.2  Subgoal 2.2: NGI Technologies and Ultra High Performance Connectivity
1.3  Goal 3: Revolutionary Applications
1.4  Resources
1.5  Management
1.6  Time Line Summary

2.  Goal 1: Experimental Research for Advanced Network Technologies
2.1  Introduction and Strategy
2.1.1  Network Growth Engineering
2.1.1.1  Planning and Simulation
2.1.1.2  Monitoring, Control, Analysis, and Display
2.1.1.3  Integration
2.1.1.4  Data Delivery
2.1.1.5  Managing Lead User Infrastructure
2.1.2  End-to-End Quality of Service
2.1.2.1  Baseline Quality of Service Architecture
2.1.2.2  Drill Down Technologies
2.1.3  Security
2.1.3.1  Cryptographic Technology and Applications
2.1.3.2  Security Criteria, Test Methods, and Testing
2.2  Agency Specifics
2.2.1  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
2.2.1.1  Introduction
2.2.1.2  Network Growth Engineering
2.2.1.3  End-to-End Quality of Service
2.2.1.4  Security
2.2.1.5  Milestones
2.2.2  National Institute of Standards and Technology
2.2.2.1  Introduction
2.2.2.2  Next Generation Internetwork Technology
2.2.2.3  Security
2.2.2.4  Milestones
2.2.3  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2.2.3.1  Introduction
2.2.3.2  Network Growth Engineering
2.2.3.3  End-to-End Quality of Service
2.2.3.4  Security
2.2.3.5  Milestones
2.2.4  National Science Foundation
2.2.4.1  Introduction
2.2.4.2  Network Growth Engineering
2.2.4.3  End-to-End Quality of Service
2.2.4.4  Security
2.2.4.5  Milestones

3.  Goal 2: Next Generation Network Fabric
3.1  Goal 2.1: High Performance Connectivity
3.1.1  Introduction
3.1.2  Strategy and Subgoals
3.1.2.1  Infrastructure Subgoal
3.1.2.2  Common Bearer Services Subgoal
3.1.2.3  Application Feedback Subgoal
3.1.2.4  Interconnection Subgoal
3.1.2.5  Site Selection Subgoal
3.1.2.6  Network Management Subgoal
3.1.2.7  Information Distribution and Training Subgoal
3.1.3  Agency Specifics
3.1.3.1  National Science Foundation
3.1.3.2  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
3.1.3.3  Department of Defense
3.2  Goal 2.2: Next Generation Network Technologies and Ultrahigh
     Performance Connectivity
3.2.1  Introduction
3.2.2  Strategy
3.2.3  Metrics
3.2.4  Agency Specifics
3.2.4.1  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
3.2.4.2  National Science Foundation
3.2.4.3  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

4.  Goal 3: Revolutionary Applications
4.1  Introduction
4.2  Application Selection and Coordination
4.2.1  NGI Applications Selection Process
4.2.1.1  NGI Funded Agency Missions
4.2.1.2  NGI Affinity Groups
4.2.1.3  CCIC Applications Council
4.2.1.4  Broader Communities
4.2.2  Funding
4.2.3  Prioritization Schemata
4.2.4  NGI Criteria
4.2.5  Applications Support Function
4.2.6  Applications Afinity Groups
4.2.6.1  Disciplinary Affinity Groups
4.2.6.2  Technology Affinity Groups
4.3  Candidate Applications
4.3.1  Potential Applications
4.3.2  Initial Candidate Applications
4.4  Milestones

5.  Management Plan
 
6.  Summary
 
7.  Appendixes
7.1  Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations
7.2  Appendix B: Uniform Resource Locators
7.3  Appendix C: Distinguishing Characteristics of Revolutionary Applications
7.4  Appendix D: Community Outreach -- Proposal Deadlines
7.5  Appendix E: Department of Energy  FY 1999 - FY 2000  NGI Program

 
The following people contributed to this plan:

Michael Ackerman, NIH
Debra Bailey, NASA
Richard DuBois, NIH
Don Endicott, DoD
Jim Fowler, NIST
Bert Hui, DARPA
Mark Luker, NSF
Hilarie Orman, DARPA
Anne C. Richeson, NSF
George Seweryniak, DoE
Dave Staudt, NSF 		Robert Aiken, DoE
Richard desJardins, NASA
Phil Dykstra, DoD
Christine Falsetti, NASA
Ken Freeman, NASA
Gary Koob, DARPA
Doug Montgomery, NIST
Alex Poliakoff, Dept. of Education
Mary Anne Scott, DoE
Carl Stanton, NOAA
Bill Turnbull, NOAA
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