1. The Division includes two lines of effort:
Networking Research
at a point of explosive growth, new definition under the Information Technology Initiative
Networking Infrastructure
at a point of major redefinition and refocus

2. Fundamental research in networking will deal with ways of extending the reach of networking through pervasive and ubiquitous networking of heterogeneous devices performing a variety of services in office, industry, and home environments.
Build the scientific basis for future developments in networking
Maintain our leadership capability in networking

3. NETWORKING RESEARCH
TRUSTWORTHINESS
LARGE SCALE SIMULATION, MODELING AND PERFORMANCE
WIRELESS AND SENSOR NETWORKS
ULTRAFAST OPTICAL NETWORKS
END-TO-END QoS PERFORMANCE
SCALABILITY

4. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
Foundation – wide initiative
Foster Innovative High-Risk, High-Return IT Research
Small, Medium, Large Projects
Large Scale Networking
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5. EXTENDING THE REACH of High Performance Networking through
Network Service Capabilities
Networked Applications
Networking for New Participants
Enabling Research and Education

6. MIDDLEWARE -- NSF Middleware Initiative (NMI)
SYSTEM INTEGRATOR
SERVICE PROVIDER
3 Cooperative agreements
9 Individual Middleware Research Awards

8. Future Networks:
Operational High Performance Nets
Experimental Infrastructure Net
Experimental Research Net

9. Operational High Performance Nets
Essential Tool for Research and Education
High Performance End-to-End
International Connectivity
Exciting Future
NSF support for focused Activities

10. Experimental Infrastructure Net
Rapid Reconfiguration
Ultra High Speed
Leading Edge Applications
Collaborative Visualization
International Connectivity

11. Experimental Research Net
Experiment with Disruptive Technologies
Design of Experiments
Implementation of Experiments
Evaluation of Results