Software Dependability for 5G Systems

该应用程序将与我们的行业合作伙伴Cisco-Canada合作，为5G企业网络研究可靠的软件系统。5G是一种新兴的通信标准，它承诺实现“极限移动宽带”——高数据速率、低延迟、高覆盖的无线通信。因此，5G将彻底改变通信系统，并对加拿大人的生活质量产生重大影响，特别是那些生活在偏远地区、目前通信基础设施服务不足的人。此外，5G预计将成为提供关键任务服务和大规模无线物联网（IoT）等新规模功能的基础。在此申请的授权下，我们将调查一些科学和工程研究挑战，并在以下研究领域做出贡献：(1)5G企业网络分布式软件系统的保证，(2)网络编程的有效方法，(3)软件层可靠的网络切片功能，以及(4)5G系统中出现的身份，信任和义务问题，特别是在企业环境中。在这项资助下，我们的研究广泛地解决了5G背景下的一个基本认识，即虽然底层物理通信技术对于实现其承诺至关重要，但软件硬件堆栈的这些更高层也需要创新，因为提供商只能根据他们在这些更高层的产品来区分自己，例如，通过他们的云和分布式软件服务。由于5G将彻底改变无线通信，我们的研究对加拿大和加拿大人都具有很高的价值。加拿大不仅依赖通信技术的这种创新，而且还应保持在其发展的前沿。我们的行业合作伙伴Cisco-Canada直接受益于这项研究的成果，并将能够在这项工作完成后的2-3年内将其应用于他们的产品和服务中。我们的研究还将在软件和通信系统的交汇处培养一批高素质的人才，这在加拿大是严重短缺的。

This application will research, in collaboration with our industry partner, Cisco-Canada, dependable software systems for 5G enterprise networks. 5G is an emergent communications standard that promises "extreme mobile broadband" - high data-rate, low-latency, high-coverage wirless communication. As such, 5G will revolutionize communication systems, and have a significant impact on the quality of living of Canadians, in particular, those who live in remote areas and are not well served by the current communications infrastructure. In addition, 5G is expected to be the foundation for providing new capabilities of scale, such as mission-critical services and massive Internet of Things (IoT) over wireless. Under the grant of this application, we will investigate a number of scientific and engineering research challenges, and make contributions in the following areas of research: (1) assurance in distributed software systems for 5G enterprise networks, (2) effective ways of programming the network, (3) dependable network slicing capabilities at the software layers, and, (4) issues in identity, trust and obligation that arise in 5G systems, in particular, in the enterprise setting. Our research, under this grant, broadly addresses a fundamental recognition in the context of 5G that while the underlying physical communications technologies are critical to realizing its promise, innovation is needed at these higher layers of the software-hardware stack as well, as providers will only be able to differentiate themselves based on their offerings at these higher layers, for example, via their cloud and distributed-software services. As 5G is set to revolutionize wireless communications, our research is of high value to Canada, and Canadians. Canada not only relies on such innovations in communications technologies, but also should remain at the forefront of their evolution. Our industry partner, Cisco-Canada, benefits directly from the outcomes of this research, and will be able to leverage them in their products and services in 2-3 years from the time of this work. Our research will also train a number of highly qualified personnel at the confluence of software and communications systems, in which there is severe shortage here in Canada.