IP: Re: comment on network research and the NSF

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> X-Sender: cbrownst () newcnri cnri reston va us
> Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 12:11:38 -0400
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: Charles Brownstein <cbrownst () cnri reston va us>
> Subject: Re: IP: Re: Grid computing plus a nasty by your editor
>
> WEll...
>
> The FACT is that CISE generated its network research resources out of, and 
> to an extent motivated by, the programs that supported supercomputing and 
> S&T information exchange. When we first started CISE, there were critics 
> (at the time with high profiles) that it would be a disaster for computer 
> science if the supercomputer activity was to be a part of it. Gorden Bell 
> and Bill Wulf had the credentials and good sense to overcome them.
>
> NSF had no networking division or research program until we carved one out 
> of Advanced Scientific Computing when it became apparent that innovation 
> was needed to meet future needs economically.
>
> The real problem may be to make the Grid sorts of programs a rich problem 
> generator for network research rather than a data communications network 
> equivalent to available commercial service with a fancy name.
>
> > from a major player .. djf
> >
> > > To: farber () cis upenn edu
> > > From:
> > >
> > >
> > > Anonymous comment which you can forward to IP:
> > >
> > >     I've had a large number of networking scientists come to me in recent
> > >     weeks and describe Grid computing as a yet another way to siphon
> > >     networking dollars away from networking research and into 
> > > supercomputing
> > >     and infrastructure support (part of the frustration is that this 
> > > behavior
> > >     has been a long term problem at NSF).
> >
> >
> >
> > For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/
>
>
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>
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