Optical networks. Optical circuit switching, Optical packet
switching, Optical burst switching. Inter-working between elecronic
and optical networks. Switch architectures. Traffic models. Network
simulation. Scheduling algorithms. TCP protocol over high speed
networks. Packet assembly at optical network edge. Application
aware optical routers. Software routers. Future internet
solutions. Hybrid switching.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Development and leadership of research activities and groups in
the area of Telecommunication Networks at the University of
Bologna, with emphasis on the evolution of techniques and
systems in high performance multi-service and optical
networks, through National and International collaborations
and projects.
All research activities has been developed with attention to
methodological aspects in view of scientific and technological
innovation, with original personal contributions.
In more than 25 years of research activities the candidate
has progressively achieved development and
organizational abilities with increasingly established
collaborations with National and International research groups.
These achievements are highlighted by relevant recent
publications which show a recognized reference position on
the specific topics.
RESEARCH TOPICS
1985-1990: ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) in preparation of
Ph. D. Thesis. This work was partially developed within the CNR
Telecommunications Targeted Project.
- High
performance cel l switch architectures
- ATM
access control
1990 – current: Optical networks, with initial
collaboration with the first industrial and research groups
in Europe involved in this research (in particular Alcatel Alsthom
Research). The paper among those presented resulted
as a worldwide reference on this topic. Reference
projects: EU KEOPS and DAVID. Further extended
studies followed in the framerwok of the EU funded Networks
of Excellence (e-photon/One, e-photon/One+, BONE) with the
achievement of highly integrated cooperation with the European
research community and of a widely recognized reference
position on this topic.
In particular she was member of the advisory board of the Joint
project on Optical Burst Switching in e-photon/ONe. She coordinated
relevant activities on optical switch architectures. She was
also the editor of the book chapter ‘Optical Packet
Switching' in ‘Enabling Optical Internet with Advanced
Network Technologies', Springer, 2009. Guest editor of the
special issues of IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications
and Networking, ‘Optical Networks for the Future Internet', July
2009. She also contributed to the book chapter ‘High
Performance TCP/IP Networking', Prentice Hall, 2004.
Main activities:
- Optical
packet and burst switching
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Contention resolution in optical packet switches
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Interworking of TCP/IP with optical packet switched
networks
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Signalling protocols in Optical Burst Switching
- Service
guarantees in Optical Networks
- Optical
Switch Architectures
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Broadcast and select architectures
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Contention resolution in the wavelength domain and related
architectures
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Multiple service class support in optical switch with wavelength
conversion
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Scalable switch architectures
- Power
efficiency in optical switches
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Practical solutions for wavelength conversion
1990 – current: Architectures and protocols for Internet
evolution towards emerging application scenarios: theoretical and
experimental studies with responsibility of the research unit of
the University of Bologna to study quality of service techniques
and software router architectures. Experimental
measurement activity in collaboration with INFN/CNAF, also in
support of studies for the CERN network . Main research
projects funded by MIUR as PRIN, namely NEBULA, EURO, SFINGI.
Experimental demo set up at the National GTTI meeting in Trieste,
2002. Coordination of a EU project proposal (PROFUSION, FP7-Call
VIII, positive evaluation, not funded). Recent collaboration
with Transpacket AS on enhanced hybrid switching and software
defined networking.
Main activities:
- Quality
of service algorithms and measurement in router IP
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Bandwidth management in multi-domain IP networks
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Experimental activity on software routers
- Design
and development of a classifier for real time and best effort
service in software router context
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Programmable modular router
- Hybrid
networking
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Software defined networks
1990-1996: Performance modeling of wireless access protocol.
Reference project: CNR WWLAN.
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Analytical models of multiple access techniques
