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Information Technology /Networking

Software defined & virtual networks

News and Updates

Projects and Programs

5G/6G Core Networks and Services

Ongoing
This program aims to advance networking and measurement sciences and promote consensus standards and best practices for the evolution from 5G to 6G, focusing on
Trustworthy Network of Things

Trustworthy Networks of Things

Ongoing
NIST is working with industry to design, standardize, test and foster adoption of network-centric approaches to protect IoT devices from the Internet and to
Software Defined and Virtual Networks

Software Defined Virtual Networks

Ongoing
NIST is working to develop test and measurement techniques to advance the state of the art in network virtualization, network service function chaining

Trustworthy Networks Program

Ongoing
NIST works with industry partners to advance the research, standardization and adoption of technologies necessary to increase the security, privacy, resilience

Publications

Summary: Workshop on Machine Learning for Optical Communication Systems

Author(s)
Joshua A. Gordon, Abdella Battou, Michael P. Majurski, Dan Kilper, Uiara Celine, Massimo Tonatore, Joao Pedro, Jesse Simsarian, Jim Westdorp, Darko Zibar
Optical communication systems are expected to find use in new applications that require more intelligent and automated functionality. Optical networks are

A SDN-based Network Layer for Edge Computing

Author(s)
An Wang, Zili Zha, Yang Guo, Songqing Chen
The advanced big data analytical technologies and ever-expanding Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices and applications drive the new computing paradigm, Edge