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NSF Ponders New And Improved Internet

Posted by Zonk on from the can-this-one-deliver-soda-over-ip? dept.

diorcc wrote to mention a Wired article about a NSF Project that could completely rebuild the Internet as we know it. From the article: "The National Science Foundation is backing a major initiative that could lead to a completely new internet architecture, with built-in security measures and support for ubiquitous sensors and wireless communications devices, among other things. The Global Environment for Networking Investigations, or GENI, will include a research grant program to fund new architectures and an experimental facility, which has not yet been planned in detail."

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  1. Idea! by Knight+Thrasher · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's name it "Internet 2!"

  2. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  3. Re:Misleading.. by mfh · · Score: 5, Informative

    To rebuild the internet is insane. To slowly change the direction we are building it is more likely.

    I agree. It's about standards that companies should follow. Those that fail to follow the standards will lose relevance and compatability.

    And yes, the article title was misleading. They won't be rebuilding the Internet any time soon.

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  4. Trusted Network Connect by tepples · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It could use IPv6, but "built-in security measures" makes me think of Trusted Network Connect. Imagine if you needed a Trusted Platform Module plus an approved, unmodified operating system plus an approved, unmodified dialer program that verifies the "integrity" of your machine just to get an IP address. Some analysts claim that most major cable and DSL ISPs are likely to require TNC by 2015.