Project description
Network of the Future
SAIL's objective is the research and development of novel networking technologies using proof-of-concept prototypes to lead the way from current networks to the Network of the Future.SAIL leverages state of the art architectures and technologies, extends them as needed, and integrates them using experimentally-driven research, producing interoperable prototypes to demonstrate utility for a set of concrete use-cases.SAIL reduces costs for setting up, running, and combining networks, applications and services, increasing the efficiency of deployed resources (e.g. personnel, equipment and energy).SAIL improves application support via an information-centric paradigm, replacing the old host-centric one, and develops concrete mechanisms and protocols to realise the benefits of a Network of Information (NetInf).SAIL enables the co-existence of legacy and new networks via virtualisation of resources and self-management, fully integrating networking with cloud computing to produce Cloud Networking (CloNe).SAIL embraces heterogeneous media from fibre backbones to wireless access networks, developing new signalling and control interfaces, able to control multiple technologies across multiple aggregation stages, implementing Open Connectivity Services (OConS).SAIL also specifically addresses cross-cutting themes and non-technical issues, such as socio-economics, inclusion, broad dissemination, standardisation and network migration, driving new markets, business roles and models, and increasing opportunities for both competition and cooperation.SAIL gathers a strong industry-led consortium of leading operators, vendors, SME, universities and research centres, with a valuable experience acquired in previous FP7 projects, notably 4WARD. The impact will be a consensus among major European operators and vendors on a well-defined path to the Network of the Future together with the technologies required to follow that path.
Fields of science
Call for proposal
FP7-ICT-2009-5
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Funding Scheme
CP - Collaborative project (generic)Coordinator
164 80 Stockholm
Sweden
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Participants (25)
NSW1430 EVELEIGH
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80687 Muenchen
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33098 Paderborn
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80686 Munchen
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70435 STUTTGART
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28359 Bremen
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20009 DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN (GIPUZKOA)
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39005 Santander
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48170 ZAMUDIO
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28050 Madrid
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02610 Espoo
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02150 Espoo
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91120 Palaiseau
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69004 LYON
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92130 Issy Les Moulineaux
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78153 Le Chesnay Cedex
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D02 CX56 Dublin
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32000 Haifa
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20123 Milano
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1049 001 Lisboa
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3810 106 Aveiro
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100 44 Stockholm
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164 29 Kista
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HA4 6QE London
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RG41 5TP Winnersh Triangle Berkshire
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