Entry Date:
January 6, 1998

Advanced Network Architecture (ANA) Group


The Advanced Network Architecture (ANA) group explores the future of network architectures, systems and protocols. Research targets core design principles and technology for large, decentralized, open-access networks, such as the Internet.

ANA's projects are broad in scope - ranging from detailed TCP performance analysis to the interplay of economics and technology in future internetworks. We are particularly concerned with the fundamental design principles that underlie tomorrow's networks--what we call the architecture of networks.

Research methods include engineering studies, software and prototype development, and the study of networks using a multi-disciplinary approach.