FIRE related initiativesFuture Internet experimentation in Germany
G-Lab - National Platform for Future Internet Studies
G-Lab is a Germany-wide research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. It consists of a research and experimental facility used to investigate the interplay between new technologies and the requirements of emerging applications. The initial G-Lab testing facilities consist of wired and wireless hardware with over 170 nodes which are fully controllable by the G-Lab partners. The second phase will start at the end of 2009 and will integrate industry partners as well as research centers into the consortium. The project partners develop a secure and reliable platform for applications and services. Most emphasis is targeted on the development of new mechanisms for routing, addressing, etc., and their investigation with regard to practical feasibility, scalability, and performance in realistic environments.
As the initial G-Lab platform is based on the PlanetLab Software, a slice-based federation between e.g. OneLab and G-Lab may be realized. Besides the hardware-based federation of testbeds, the following federation approaches should also considered:
- Software federation: Exchange of testbed-related software
- “Human” federation: Offer the possibility of student internships
- Knowledge exchange: Organize events like the FIRE Workshops to give technicians and
- Researchers the chance to exchange ideas