Matisse Project

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The Internet is operated with speeds as high as 10Gb/s. Most of this capacity is for large numbers of relatively low-bit-rate users--although today's typical user runs at least 20 times faster than the user of a decade ago. Individual users clearly need--or more precisely, would like to get--throughput on the order of 100Mb/s: for example, consider downloading a 1024 x 768 pixel color image with a reasonable response time. Thus, the needs of a single application exceeded network trunk capacity a decade ago, whereas the reverse is true today. Do we need higher capacity to end devices? Are there practical applications that need throughput of gigabits for second?

The Matisse Project is supported by DARPA to develop a proof-of-concept deployment and demonstration using existing/planned MEMS test platforms and SuperNet connections.

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