Intelligent Architectures for Space-Based Internet: Research Group

Home Welcome to the NASA-IIP research group public website. Please select your area of interest from the left column. General Description This project involves the study of network systems, particularly: architecture design, planning, optimization, and analysis for telecommunications networks for Earth, deep space (including Mars), and space-based industry. Related research topics include: architecting and modeling techniques, quality, and reliability; telecommunication networks, the OSI layer model, and protocols; network design and optimization; artificial intelligence methodologies such as mathematical learning, neural networks, and clustering; AI applications to architectures and networks; and modeling and automating human decision making process for intelligent communication systems. Intelligent Internet Protocol This work is being funded in part by a NASA grant for a proposal entitled “Reconfigurable Intelligent Internet Protocols for Space Communication Networks” This proposal was in response to a NASA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Human and Robotic Technology (H&RT), Solicitation Number: TB-04-02, Posted Date: Jun 29, 2004, Classification Code: A - Research and Development, NAICS Code: 541710 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences Proposal Abstract: Intelligent Internet Protocol, IIP, will be developed for future space-based networks. IIP will be compatible and interoperable with IP. It will be adaptive and reconfigurable to enable packets, routers, and protocols to be modified or upgraded remotely. IIP will be self-optimizing, fail-safe, secure, and intelligent with respect to energy and computational constraints of space technologies. IIP simulation and emulation tools will be also developed. The development process of IIP is shown below.