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IBM Pervasive Computing Visit June 9, 1997

IBM Pervasive Computing Visit June 9, 1997. David E. Culler Computer Science Division U.C. Berkeley. Looking Forward. What kinds of problems should Computer Science research be focusing on?. Future Internet-Scale Systems. 10 Billion of Information Appliances

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IBM Pervasive Computing Visit June 9, 1997

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  1. IBM Pervasive Computing VisitJune 9, 1997 David E. Culler Computer Science Division U.C. Berkeley

  2. Looking Forward ... • What kinds of problems should Computer Science research be focusing on? Intro - Millennium

  3. Future Internet-Scale Systems • 10 Billion of Information Appliances • 100 Million of Stationary Computers • Million Scalable Servers Intro - Millennium

  4. Millennium Testbed (started 9/97) Business SIMS BMRC Chemistry C.S. E.E. Biology Gigabit Ethernet Astro NERSC M.E. Physics N.E. Math IEOR Transport Economy C. E. MSME Intro - Millennium

  5. Millennium Basic Components • Hierarchical Cluster of Clusters • 6 M$ Intel Equipment (~1,000 PCs) • participant desktops => dept SMPs => group clusters => campus cluster • TBs of IBM storage • Gigabit Ethernet (Bay Nets. 70% dis.) between CAN within • NT and Solaris/x86 • Staff through Campus and NSF • Network and High-end Visualization through NSF • Common Technical SW env. For computational Science and Engineering • NOW cluster system SW => distributed computational economy Intro - Millennium

  6. Expanding the Vision • Small devices will be pervasive. • They can be powerful when they draw upon the infrastructure. • How do they change they way we think and work and learn? • cuts through many research areas Intro - Millennium

  7. Gigabit Ethernet Partnership => Testbed for I.S. Research Wireless Infrastructure Future Devices Cell Phones PDAs Intro - Millennium

  8. Plan for Today • 1:00 - 1:15 Greetings • 1:15 - 1:45 Mission for IBM Pervasive Comp. • 1:45 - 1:50 UCB Intro • 1:50 - 2:15 Big Infrastructure Small Clients • Demos: Wingman and MediaPad • 2:15 - 2:35 Informal Collaborative Note Taking • Demo: notepals • 2:35 - 2:50 Experimental Plan • 2:50 - 3:15 Strategic Issue Discussion • 3:30 - ??? Tactical Planning • IBM tech. Road map, Wireless options, … => TODO list Intro - Millennium

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