Collaborative Research: IHCS-Cybersystems: Integration of Protocol and Hardware Design for Securing Internet Communications

本研究的目标是在网络层设计一系列的安全增强措施，以保护互联网服务免受恶意攻击。 该方法将网络层的协议设计与物理层的硬件设计相结合。 所提出的方法有可能提供有效的，低成本的，易于升级的解决方案，以确保下一代Internet.With方面的智力价值，研究解决的机会，以提高在网络层的安全性，而最新的安全进展集中在传输和应用层。 该研究还考虑了在网络层的协议设计与在物理层的硬件实现的集成。 拟议的增强功能是在网络层和物理层共同开发和共同部署的，目标是提高效率。 该研究的重点是软件和硬件技术的明智整合，以解决提供有效的网络安全与高效的硬件支持的挑战。至于更广泛的影响的潜力，这项研究可以作为一个催化剂，在互联网上的有效和强大的安全服务的大规模部署，提供高水平的可靠性，为未来的安全服务。 同时开发跨不同层的安全技术的方法有可能在这一领域引发更多的基础研究。 该项目还侧重于通过加强网络安全和超大规模集成电路设计方面的本科生和研究生课程来整合教育和研究活动。

The objective of this research is to design a series of security enhancements at the network layer to defend Internet services against malicious attacks. The approach integrates protocol design at the network layer with hardware design at the physical layer. The proposed approach has the potential to deliver effective, low-cost, and easy-to-upgrade solutions to secure the next-generation Internet.With respect to intellectual merit, the research addresses the opportunity to improve security at the network layer, while most recent advances in security have focused on the transport and application layers. The research also considers the integration of protocol design at the network layer with hardware implementation at the physical layer. The proposed enhancements are co-developed and co-deployed at the network and physical layers, with the goal of high efficiency. The research focuses on the judicious integration of software and hardware techniques to resolve the challenges of providing effective network security with efficient hardware support.With respect to the potential for broader impact, this research can serve as a catalyst for the large-scale deployment of effective and robust security services on the Internet, offering a high level of reliability for future security services. The approach to developing security techniques simultaneously across different layers has the potential to provoke more basic research in this area. The project also focuses on integrating education and research activities through enhancing undergraduate and graduate courses on network security and very large-scale integrated (VLSI) circuit design.