CAREER: Communication in Parallel and Distributed Systems

高效的通信是从并行或分布式系统中提取性能的核心。并行或分布式网络的设计涉及许多复杂的设计选择。本研究旨在为做出这些选择提供良好的理论基础，并帮助应对不断发展的国家信息基础设施（NII）的挑战。该项目将研究并行或分布式网络设计中的重要理论问题，以保证服务质量（QoS）性能指标。此外，这项工作将重点放在存储转发、虫洞和偏转路由的简单可实现协议上。该项目将研究无线通信的理论方面，包括呼叫接纳算法和移动管理算法。教育计划包括研究新的教学方法、参加教学研讨会和咨询有经验的教育工作者。将开设一门新的算法本科核心课程，旨在将算法理论与算法实践相结合。本课程将着重于若干教学创新。＊＊＊

Efficient communication is at the very heart of extracting performance from a parallel or distributed system. The design of a parallel or distributed network involves a number of complex design choices. This research aims at providing a sound theoretical basis for making these choices and help meet the challenges of the evolving National Information Infrastructure (NII). This project will study important theoretical issues in the design of parallel or distributed networks that guarantee quality-of-service (QoS) performance metrics. Further, this effort will focus on simple implementable protocols for store-and-forward, wormhole, and deflection routing. This project will investigate theoretical aspects of wireless communication, including call admission algorithms, and algorithms for mobility management. The education plan includes activities involving research into novel teaching methodologies, participating in teaching seminars, and consulting with experienced educators. A new core undergraduate course in algorithms will be developed with the aim of integrating algorithmic theory with algorithmic practice. The course will focus on a number of teaching innovations. ***