CFP: Open Proxy Workshop, September 13, 2000
Call for Participation: Workshop on
Sophisticated Content Services for the Network:
Extensible Proxies
September 13, 2000
San Jose Convention Center
San Jose, California
This workshop will help to define a new platform for the Internet, one that is
essential for
engineering the delivery of sophisticated content forms and is also essential
for bringing a
new level of sophistication to content delivery. We are seeking participants
who can bring to
bear architectural innovations, new services ideas, and to either inspire or be
inspired by a
new direction in the evolution of the Internet.
In today's Internet, the infrastructure creating the "the net" is pointing
towards a new network
service model. The Web is becoming clients or user agents that consume
information,
content servers that provide the basic information and units of Web
infrastructure which are
the Proxies (or Proxy-Cache). These critical infrastructure devices provide the
opportunity
for enhanced services that expand the value of content on the Internet.
Examples of such
services are:
content adjustment - adjusting and/or assembling the content ultimately
being
delivered to the user. Today we see this in content assembly for
advertising.
presentation adjustment - modifying the content presentation to be more
suitable for
the client. Today we have WAP and other gateways to adjust content.
semantic management - evaluate content against classification criteria
such as virus
detection, topic, legality, etc.
Extending the notion of content services leads us to operations such as:
Data dependent cache functioning - cache management strategy is a function
of the
nature of the cached data. Content providers are already acting on the
requirements
for caching streaming multimedia data.
Web accounting - tracking Web usage independently of the content server or
user
client.
Multiple network sharing - objects obtained from a data network can, for
example,
feed a broadcast system.
A recent Internet-Draft (EPSFW,
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-tomlinson-epsfw-00.txt)
proposed an architectural framework for standardizing the components and APIs
that can be
used to build these services. This is the Extensible Proxy Services Framework.
We are holding a working to present and discuss concepts needed for
standardizing
components in the Proxy system.
Suggested areas for papers or panels are
High-performance architecture requirements and engineering criteria
Innovative services on proxy platforms (e.g. messaging, geographic positioning,
etc.)
Languages for extensible services
Dynamic service extensions: delivery, loading, etc.
New communication protocols
Other new platform architectures for Internet infrastructure
Papers and panels must be submitted by August 31, 2000. Please send a title and
abstract
for papers to Michael Condry (condry(_at_)eng(_dot_)sun(_dot_)com); panel
proposals should include title, abstract, and names of committed panelists and
should be sent to Hilarie Orman (horman(_at_)novell(_dot_)com). Responses will
be sent by September 3, 2000.
Registration information will be available at the Extensible Proxy website,
http://www.cs.utah.edu/~horman/opencache.html.