Research

Research in advanced network technologies and applications is very important component of CESNET's mission. The major framework for our research is the official research plan titled Optical National Research Network and its New Applications which we implement since 2004 until 2010.

Research activities

Because the area covered by research plan is really wide, we decided to split our efforts to following particular research activites:

• Development of the NREN
• Optical networks
• Programmable hardware
• Network and traffic monitoring
• Network communication performance monitoring and optimization
• AAI and mobility
• MetaCentre
• Multimedia transmissions and collaborative environment
• CESNET CSIRT
• Application support

International projects

We gained significant international credit thanks to our results in the area of advanced networking technologies and applications. We participate in a number of international projects:

Multi-Gigabit European Academic Network (GN2)

The goal of GN2 project is to design and deploy next-generation European backbone infrastructure fulfilling the needs of scientists, researchers and educators. Main focus is given to ad hoc infrastructures (grids) built for the purposes of particular applications, to the user mobility in so cold European Research Area (ERA), and to support dedicated high-quality end-to-end interconnections.

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE II (EGEE II)

The EGEE II project develops further the original goals of EGEE project – building of stable grid infrastructure based mainly at IA-32 and IA-64 (eventually AMD64) computers with the Linux operating system and interconnected with huge data storages for the needs of extremely demanding applications.

LOBSTER

The project is focused on the solving of problems related to practical deployment of high-speed network measurement system. Its goal is to extend the architecture of preceding SCAMPI project by additional functions (especially by distributed monitoring and data anonymisation) and to deploy the system in a large operational network.

Porta Optica Study

Porta Optica Study is a project focused on the preparation od development of dark fibre based high-speed national research and education networks in countries of Eastern Europe, Baltic region and Southern Caucasus.

Phosphorus

Its goal is to define, implement and make accessible a new integrated architecture for usage of common network resources and services and consequently to demonstrate it on a global testbed connecting Europe, U.S. and Canada by usage of some GEANT2, NREN, CBF and GLIF resources.

ORIENT

The project aims to create a quality infrastructure enabling mutual collaboration of European and Chinese scientists. The key component is the building of high-quality interconnection of European and Chinese research and education networks.