Networking and Cloud Computing Lab

The Lab hosts activities related to Networking and Cloud Computing. As far as networking is concerned, these activities involve design, implementation and evaluation and prototyping of: network protocols – from the MAC to the application layer; network algorithms, such as resource allocation, scheduling, access control; network services and software; tools for networks analysis and performance evaluation. As far as Cloud Computing is concerned, the activities involve the design, implementation and evaluation of fast and flexible networking Application Programming Interfaces and I/O datapaths for both virtual and real NICs and switches.

People:

Giuseppe Lettieri, Giovanni Stea (coordinators), Giuseppe Anastasi,  Enzo Mingozzi,  Carlo Vallati, Alessio Vecchio, Antonio Virdis

Projects:

2019-20: MEC performance evaluations and Developers engagement. Funded by Intel GmbH (Munich, DE)
2018-21: QoS in Interconnect Systems. Funded by Arm (Cambridge, UK).
2017-20: Nonlinear and Combinatorial Aspects of Complex Networks. Funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) under the PRIN 2015 grant.
2017-18: NeutMon - Network Neutrality in Mobile Broadband, funded within the H2020 MONROE project, Measuring Mobile Broadband Networks in Europe (research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 644399).
2016-17: SAPIENT: Satcom and terrestrial architectures improving performance, security and safety in ATM. Funded by the EU under call H2020-SESAR-2015-1.
2015-17: Flex5Gware - Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices, Funded by the EU under call H2020-ICT-2014-2.
2018-19: netmap on virtualized network adapter. Funded by Sunny Valley Cyber Security (Sunnyvale, CA, USA)
2015-18: SSICLOPS – Scalable and Secure Infrastructures for Cloud Operations, Funded by the EU H2020 programme.
2018: Efficient packet reordering in network emulation. Funded by East Coast Datacom (Rockledge, FL, USA)
2017-18: netmap AWS compatibility and virtual tap processing. Funded by BluVector (Arlington, VA, USA)
2017- 18: ECOAP - Experimental assessment of congestion control strategies for the Constrained Application Protocol. Funded under the Fifth WiSHFUL Open Call, H2020 GA No. 645274.
2018- STINGRAY - SmarT INtelliGent RAilwaY. Technology Transfer project funded by Tuscany Regional Council underPOR FESR Toscana 2014-2020 ASSE 1 - AZIONE 1.1.5.
2018- ePhysio - Studio di Sistemi Informativi per la riabilitazione autonoma tramite sensori indossabili. Funded by the Universita' di Pisa under grant PRA (Progetti di Ricerca di Ateneo) 2018-20, grant number PRA_2018_73.
2017-18 IoT e Big Data: metodologie e tecnologie per la raccolta e l’elaborazione di grosse moli di dati. Funded by the University of Pisa under grant PRA (Progetti di Ricerca di Ateneo) 2017-18.
2015-16 Metodologie e Tecnologie per lo Sviluppo di Servizi Informatici per le Smart Cities. Funded by the University of Pisa under grant PRA (Progetti di Ricerca di Ateneo) 2015-16.
2011-16 Second Life of the Public Services. Grant no. C02/0866/030X16. Co-funded by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development (MiSE) under Call F.I.T. Start-up.
2012-15 BETaaS: Building the Environment for the Things as a Service. FP7-ICT-2011-8 n. 317674. Co-funded by the European Union 7th Framework Program.
2015: Study of algorithms and innovative solutions for QoS and energy efficiency management in evolved mobile systems (LTE/LTE-Advanced towards 5G), funded by Telecom Italia Lab (Turin, Italy).
2014: Study of algorithms and innovative solutions for QoS and energy efficiency in evolved mobile systems towards 5G, funded by Telecom Italia Lab (Turin, Italy).
2014-17: Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Optimization: Approaches and Applications. Funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) under the PRIN 2012 framework.
2014: Definition of satellite network and related protocols, funded by Thales Alenia Space (Rome, Italy).

 

Lab Equipment:

10Gbs and 40Gbs network cards donated by Intel, Mellanox. Broadcom, Chelsio, East Cost Datacom.
ETTUS USRP boards - programmable 4G dongles, programmable SIM cards and burner
LoRaWAN testbed for LPWAN experimentation that comprises a LoRaWAN gateway and 5 LoRa nodes.
An IoT testbed (PINT: Pisa Iot Network Testbed) composed of 22 nodes deployed in the two-floor building of the Department of Information Engineering within offices, laboratories and classrooms. Each node comprises a Raspberry PI II to which two sensors are connected, a Zolertia RE-MOTE and a TMote Sky. The testbed is used to monitor the environment and to run networking experiments.

 


01 Aprile 2019
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