FIA: Collaborative Research: MobilityFirst: A Robust and Trustworthy Mobility-Centric Architecture for the Future Internet

该项目旨在设计和实验验证一个全面的全新的未来互联网架构。提议的MobilityFirst架构是由当今互联网使用模式的持续转变所激发的。固定PC/主机（客户端）？面向新兴移动数据服务和普适计算应用的服务器模型。该架构的主要设计目标是：移动性作为标准，具有动态主机和大规模网络移动性；无线介质固有特性的鲁棒性；以加强安全和隐私为形式的可信度；可用性特性，如支持上下文感知服务、可演化性、可管理性和经济可行性。MobilityFirst网络设计的关键组成部分是：(1)命名和寻址分离，通过快速的全局动态名称解析服务实现；(2)自认证公钥网络地址，支持强认证和安全性；(3)基于网络存储的传输包广义容错路由；(4)带公钥地址的平标签互联路由；(5)在段上运行的逐跳传输协议，而不是端到端路径；(6)提供增强可视性的独立网络管理平面；(7)用户和位置数据的可选隐私功能；(8)集成计算和存储层以支持可编程性。这个项目吗?其范围包括架构设计、关键协议组件的验证、MobilityFirst架构作为一个整体的测试平台原型，以及在GENI实验基础设施上的实际协议部署。该项目的成果将为蜂窝网络融合提供架构指导，并有望影响未来网络行业的技术标准。

This project is aimed at the design and experimental validation of a comprehensive clean-slate future Internet architecture. The proposed MobilityFirst architecture is motivated by the ongoing paradigm shift of Internet usage from today?s fixed PC/host (client)?server model to emerging mobile data services and pervasive computing applications. The major design goals of the architecture are: mobility as the norm with dynamic host and network mobility at scale; robustness with respect to intrinsic properties of the wireless medium; trustworthiness in the form of enhanced security and privacy; usability features such as support for context-aware services, evolvability, manageability and economic viability. The key components of the MobilityFirst network design are: (1) separation of naming and addressing, implemented via a fast global dynamic name resolution service; (2) self-certifying public key network addresses to support strong authentication and security; (3) generalized delay-tolerant routing with in-network storage for packets in transit; (4) flat-label internetwork routing with public key addresses; (5) hop-by-hop transport protocols operating over segments rather than an end-to-end path; (6) a separate network management plane that provides enhanced visibility; (7) optional privacy features for user and location data; and (8) an integrated computing and storage layer to support programmability. The project?s scope includes architectural design, validation of key protocol components, testbed prototyping of the MobilityFirst architecture as a whole, and real-world protocol deployment on the GENI experimental infrastructure. The results of this project will provide architectural guidance for cellular-Internet convergence, and are expected to influence future technical standards in the networking industry.