1. IBM Pervasive Computing Visit June 9, 1997
David E. Culler
Computer Science Division
U.C. Berkeley

2. Looking Forward ...
What kinds of problems should Computer Science research be focusing on?
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3. Future Internet-Scale Systems
10 Billion of Information Appliances
100 Million of Stationary Computers
Million Scalable Servers
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4. Millennium Testbed (started 9/97)
SIMS
Business
BMRC
Chemistry
C.S.
E.E.
Biology
Gigabit Ethernet
Astro
NERSC
M.E.
Physics
N.E.
IEOR
Math
Transport
Economy
C. E.
MSME
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5. Millennium Basic Components
Hierarchical Cluster of Clusters
6 M$ Intel Equipment (~1,000 PCs)
participant desktops => dept SMPs => group clusters => campus cluster
TBs of IBM storage
Gigabit Ethernet (Bay Nets. 70% dis.) between CAN within
NT and Solaris/x86
Staff through Campus and NSF
Network and High-end Visualization through NSF
Common Technical SW env. For computational Science and Engineering
NOW cluster system SW => distributed computational economy
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6. Expanding the Vision Small devices will be pervasive.
They can be powerful when they draw upon the infrastructure.
How do they change they way we think and work and learn?
cuts through many research areas
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7. Partnership => Testbed for I.S. Research
Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless
Infrastructure
Future Devices
PDAs
Cell Phones
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8. Plan for Today 1:00 - 1:15 Greetings
1:15 - 1:45 Mission for IBM Pervasive Comp.
1:45 - 1:50 UCB Intro
1:50 - 2:15 Big Infrastructure Small Clients
Demos: Wingman and MediaPad
2:15 - 2:35 Informal Collaborative Note Taking
Demo: notepals
2:35 - 2:50 Experimental Plan
2:50 - 3:15 Strategic Issue Discussion
3:30 - ??? Tactical Planning
IBM tech. Road map, Wireless options, … => TODO list
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Intro - Millennium