The article discusses NIST’s efforts to develop and standardize emerging network technologies that will form the backbone of future communications infrastructure. Key focus areas include:
1. Core Network Technologies (CTL): NIST is developing metrology foundations and innovative techniques to improve the quality and timeliness of network standards. This includes network telemetry, complex systems analysis, artificial intelligence, and formal methods.
2. Emerging Network Technologies: The program focuses on measurement science, testing techniques, and best practices for disruptive technologies like high-performance networking, 5G/6G core networks, optical and quantum networking, cloud computing, and information-centric networks.
3. Trustworthy Networks Research: NIST collaborates with industry partners to advance the security, resilience, and performance of core network technologies. This involves resolving systemic vulnerabilities in existing and emerging networks and developing disruptive technologies to improve trustworthiness.
The article emphasizes NIST’s role in providing measurement science, test tools, and deployment guidance to support the commercialization and standardization of these critical technologies. The ultimate goal is to ensure the United States maintains leadership in the global network technologies sector.
Source: https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/core-network-technologies
Keywords: Quantum, Metrology, Networking, Disruptive, Innovation
