FIND (Future Internet Design) is a major new long-term initiative of the NSF NeTS research program.
FIND invites the research community to consider what the requirements should be for a global network of 15 years from now, and how we could build such a network if we are not constrained by the current Internet --
if we could design it from scratch. FIND solicits research across the broad area of network architecture, principles, and mechanism design, aimed at answering these questions. The philosophy of the program is to help conceive the future by momentarily letting go of the present - freeing our collective minds from the constraints of the current state of networking.
The intellectual scope of the FIND program is wide. FIND research might address questions such as:
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How can we design a network that is fundamentally more secure and available than today's Internet? How would we conceive the security problem if we could start from scratch?
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How might such functions as information dissemination, location management or identity management best fit into a new network architecture?
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What will be the long-term impact of new technologies such as advanced wireless and optics?
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How will economics and technology interact to shape the overall design of a future network?
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How do we design a network that preserves a free and open society?
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