Opportunity Information: Apply for 16 586
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- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NSF/Intel Partnership on Information-Centric Networking in Wireless Edge Networks" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.070.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 15, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 21, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The NSF/Intel Partnership on Information-Centric Networking in Wireless Edge Networks (Funding Opportunity No. 16-586) is a National Science Foundation research grant program focused on rethinking how data networks should be designed for next-generation wireless systems. The opportunity is motivated by the rapid arrival of ultra-high-speed, ultra-low-latency wireless capabilities that draw on broader spectrum access and new techniques across both wired and wireless infrastructure. These emerging networks promise peak rates in the tens of gigabits per second and end-to-end latencies below a millisecond, opening the door to demanding, real-time applications such as autonomous driving, industrial robotics, tactile internet use cases, virtual and augmented reality, and large-scale, dense Internet of Things deployments.
At the center of the solicitation is the idea that simply improving wireless access speed is not enough to meet the needs of these applications. What matters is fast information response time that stays predictable even as the network faces more devices, heavier bandwidth demand, and far more data generation. In other words, the program is looking beyond raw link performance and toward architectural approaches that can deliver consistent responsiveness at scale. The solicitation emphasizes that next-generation applications require more than low latency; they also need intrinsic security, seamless mobility as devices move between access points and network domains, scalable caching of content closer to users, and efficient mechanisms for discovering and distributing information.
To address these requirements, NSF and Intel are seeking proposals that develop unique data network architectures built around an "information plane" using an Information-Centric Networking (ICN) approach. ICN shifts the focus of networking from host-to-host connections (where the network is primarily about connecting endpoints) to the information itself (where the network is optimized for naming, finding, securing, and delivering content regardless of where it resides). The solicitation specifically calls for research that advances how information is discovered, moved, delivered, managed, and protected within the network. It also highlights the importance of abstracting the underlying "communication plane," meaning the architecture should be able to sit above heterogeneous wired and wireless technologies and exploit them more efficiently. This separation is intended to create opportunities for cross-technology optimizations that improve latency and scalability, particularly in edge-network settings where computation, storage, and users are closer together and performance expectations are stricter.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant opportunity in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category, with CFDA number 47.070. The program listed an award ceiling of $3,000,000 and anticipated making about three awards. The opportunity was created on July 15, 2016, with an original closing date of November 21, 2016. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full solicitation text. Overall, the program is designed to fund research that can deliver foundational architectural advances for wireless edge networks by making information, rather than connections, the central organizing principle, while simultaneously improving responsiveness, security, mobility support, and scalable content services for future real-time applications.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the NSF/Intel Partnership on Information-Centric Networking in Wireless Edge Networks?
It is a National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant program, run in partnership with Intel, focused on rethinking how data networks should be designed for next-generation wireless systems. The program emphasizes new network architectures for wireless edge networks using an Information-Centric Networking (ICN) approach.
What is the funding opportunity number for this program?
The funding opportunity number is 16-586.
What is the main goal of this grant opportunity?
The main goal is to support research that delivers foundational architectural advances for wireless edge networks by making information (rather than endpoint connections) the central organizing principle. The program is looking for approaches that improve predictable responsiveness at scale, along with security, mobility support, and scalable content services.
What problem is the solicitation trying to solve?
The solicitation is motivated by the idea that simply increasing wireless access speed is not enough for emerging real-time applications. Instead, the program focuses on fast and predictable information response time even as networks grow in device count, bandwidth demand, and data generation.
What kinds of next-generation wireless capabilities are motivating this program?
The program is motivated by ultra-high-speed and ultra-low-latency wireless capabilities enabled by broader spectrum access and new techniques across both wired and wireless infrastructure, including peak rates in the tens of gigabits per second and end-to-end latencies below one millisecond.
What applications does this program have in mind?
The solicitation highlights demanding, real-time applications such as autonomous driving, industrial robotics, tactile internet use cases, virtual and augmented reality, and large-scale dense Internet of Things (IoT) deployments.
What does the program mean by "information response time"?
It refers to how quickly and consistently the network can deliver the needed information to an application, with performance that stays predictable even under increased load, more devices, and greater data generation.
Why is low latency alone not enough according to the solicitation?
The solicitation emphasizes that next-generation applications need more than low latency. They also require intrinsic security, seamless mobility as devices move across access points and network domains, scalable caching of content closer to users, and efficient mechanisms for discovering and distributing information.
What is Information-Centric Networking (ICN) in the context of this opportunity?
ICN is an architectural approach that shifts networking from host-to-host connections toward the information itself. Instead of focusing primarily on connecting endpoints, ICN emphasizes naming, finding, securing, and delivering content regardless of where it resides.
What type of research is the solicitation specifically calling for?
The solicitation calls for research that advances how information is discovered, moved, delivered, managed, and protected within the network, using an ICN approach and an architecture built around an "information plane."
What is meant by an "information plane"?
Within this solicitation, the "information plane" refers to a network architecture layer focused on information-centric functions such as information discovery, delivery, management, and protection, rather than on endpoint-to-endpoint connectivity alone.
What is the "communication plane" and why does the solicitation mention it?
The solicitation highlights the importance of abstracting the underlying "communication plane," meaning the proposed architecture should be able to sit above heterogeneous wired and wireless technologies and exploit them more efficiently. This separation is intended to enable cross-technology optimizations that improve latency and scalability.
What does "wireless edge networks" mean in this solicitation?
Based on the description provided, it refers to network settings where computation, storage, and users are closer together (at the edge of the network) and where performance expectations are stricter, especially for responsiveness and scalability.
What improvements is the program seeking beyond responsiveness?
The solicitation emphasizes intrinsic security, seamless mobility across access points and network domains, scalable caching closer to users, and efficient discovery and distribution of information.
What category is this grant listed under?
It is listed as a discretionary grant opportunity in the "Science and Technology and other Research and Development" category.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The CFDA number is 47.070.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling) mentioned for this opportunity?
The award ceiling listed for the program is $3,000,000.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated making about three awards.
When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on July 15, 2016.
What was the original closing date for submissions?
The original closing date was November 21, 2016.
Who is eligible to apply based on the information provided?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full solicitation text.
Is this program more about improving wireless links or changing network architecture?
It is primarily about changing network architecture. The solicitation stresses that raw link performance improvements are not sufficient on their own, and it seeks architectural approaches that deliver predictable information responsiveness at scale.
Does the solicitation require that proposals address both wired and wireless infrastructure?
The opportunity is motivated by new techniques across both wired and wireless infrastructure, and it emphasizes abstracting the communication plane to work above heterogeneous wired and wireless technologies. The provided summary does not state a strict requirement, but it clearly highlights the importance of heterogeneity and cross-technology optimizations.
What makes this program "information-centric" rather than "connection-centric"?
In a connection-centric model, the network primarily connects endpoints. In the information-centric model described here, the network is optimized around the information itself, including how it is named, discovered, secured, and delivered regardless of location.
What is the overall intended outcome of the funded research?
The intended outcome is foundational research that can enable next-generation wireless edge networks to better support real-time, demanding applications by improving predictable responsiveness, security, mobility, and scalable content services through ICN-based architectures.
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