XPLR: Scheduling and Routing in Pigeon Networks

XPLR：Pigeon 网络中的调度和路由

• 批准号: 0832000
• 负责人: Jiang Li
• 金额: $ 22.5万
• 依托单位: Howard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0832000&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: XPLR; Scheduling; Routing; Pigeon; Networks

CNS ? 0832000Li, JiangHoward UniversityXPLR: Scheduling and Routing in Pigeon NetworksThe project applies the concept of pigeon post with extension to computer networking. Such networks, called pigeon networks, are formed by autonomous mobile wireless devices emulating pigeons. Each of these devices, called messengers, is dedicated to one or more other devices (called home devices) that are the ultimate senders and/or receivers of data. Like pigeons, messengers move back and forth between home devices, carrying and forwarding data, but they can also do much more when they communicate between themselves and cache data intelligently. The research of the project will focus on the algorithm design for scheduling the movement of messengers, their data pickup (from home devices) and the interactions between the two aspects. The concepts and results will be brought into related courses in the CS Department at Howard University to educate students (mostly minority) about the forefront of computer networking.Intellectual Merit. Pigeon networks target communications under unconventional conditions such as disaster response and surveillance in remote wide areas where traditional computer networks cannot work. If successful, this model may lead to an innovative way of building computer network architectures that can provide people with communications even in the most difficult environments.Since the network model carries critical distinctive properties that have rarely been studied, the project will study a number of interesting and yet challenging problems. Some of the problems have strong connections with industrial management and transportation. The project will hence benefit from previous research in that area. More importantly, it will contribute to the latter, which has broad social and industrial applications. The PI has been conducting research in computer networking and has been teaching the majority of the computer networking courses in his department. In particular, his research team has already begun the study and produced preliminary results. Broader Impacts. The project will help foster computer networking research at Howard University as a historically black college and university (HBCU). At present, the Department of Systems and Computer Science (that the PI is affiliated with) only offers a Master degree, and the research in the department needs to be strengthened. Hosting active funded networking research programs in the department will help attract minority students into networking, and prepare them for more advanced graduate degree programs. The activities are also hoped to raise Howard's reputation in computer networking research. In the Internet era, that will not only attract students into this research area, but will eventually also help attract students into the computer science discipline overall, which has been experiencing significant enrollment downturn in recent years. All the results produced by the project will be submitted to academic conferences and journals, and be published online for public access. Since the results have natural applications in some other disciplines such as industrial management and transportation, articles will also be submitted to conferences and journals in related disciplines to further broaden the impacts of the project.

中枢神经系统0832000李，江霍华德大学XPLR：鸽子网络中的调度和路由该项目将鸽子岗位的概念扩展到计算机网络。这种网络称为鸽子网络，由模仿鸽子的自主移动的无线设备形成。这些设备中的每一个，称为信使，专用于一个或多个其他设备（称为家庭设备），这些设备是数据的最终接收者和/或接收者。像鸽子一样，信使在家庭设备之间来回移动，携带和转发数据，但当它们之间进行通信并智能缓存数据时，它们还可以做更多的事情。该项目的研究将集中在调度信使移动的算法设计，他们的数据拾取（从家庭设备）以及两者之间的交互。这些概念和结果将被引入到霍华德大学计算机科学系的相关课程中，以教育学生（大多数是少数民族）有关计算机网络的前沿知识。Pigeon网络的目标是在非常规条件下进行通信，例如在传统计算机网络无法工作的偏远地区进行灾难响应和监视。如果成功的话，这个模型可能会导致一种创新的方式来构建计算机网络体系结构，即使在最困难的环境中也能为人们提供通信。由于网络模型具有很少被研究的关键独特属性，该项目将研究一些有趣而又具有挑战性的问题。有些问题与工业管理和交通运输有很强的联系。因此，该项目将受益于该领域以前的研究。更重要的是，它将有助于后者，后者具有广泛的社会和工业应用。PI一直在计算机网络方面进行研究，并在他的部门教授大部分计算机网络课程。特别是，他的研究小组已经开始研究，并取得了初步成果。更广泛的影响。该项目将有助于促进霍华德大学作为一个历史悠久的黑人学院和大学（HBCU）的计算机网络研究。目前，PI所属的系统与计算机科学系只提供硕士学位，该系的研究有待加强。主办积极资助的网络研究计划在部门将有助于吸引少数民族学生进入网络，并为他们准备更先进的研究生学位课程。这些活动也希望提高霍华德在计算机网络研究方面的声誉。在互联网时代，这不仅会吸引学生进入这一研究领域，而且最终也将有助于吸引学生进入计算机科学学科整体，这在近年来经历了显着的招生低迷。该项目产生的所有成果将提交给学术会议和期刊，并在网上公布，供公众查阅。由于研究结果在工业管理和交通运输等其他学科中具有自然应用，因此论文也将提交给相关学科的会议和期刊，以进一步扩大项目的影响。