Networking
Subareas: Distributed Systems, Multimedia Systems, Internet Measurements, Network Protocols, Multimedia Transport
Networking research at UNC is centered on how to provide better or more efficient communication services by making sure that the components of distributed computers and networks all work together seamlessly. Specifically, the research focus of Drs. Jeffay, Smith, and Aikat is on network management software, software for routers and experimental methods for networking research. Dr. Kaur concentrates on the communications software found in PCs as well as large systems and Dr. Mayer-Patel’s research is directed at different ways to make the media used in applications richer. Drs. Reiter and Monrose work on ways to make networks more secure.