Mission of the Internet Research Lab - the IRL brings together Bell Labs network security expertise to secure the Internet infrastructure. The IRL researchers are :
- Investigating the pathological deficiencies within Internet Protocols and network equipment that may allow for the exploitation of networks.
- Determining the best practices for defense against advanced network hackers.
- Providing feedback to Lucent product development groups to improve network security in product line development and deployment/implementation.
Main Research Activities
- Security of Today's Internet and ISP's
- Security of Tomorrow's Internet
- Network Monitoring
Internet Research Lab Infrastructure
- Directly on the Internet
- Two diverse IPv4 connections and another native IPv6 link (all T1)
- Routable IP address block
- Routable Autonomous System Number (ASN)
- Connected to the IP Multicast Network
- Connected to the IPv6 Internet
- Network Monitors
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