Scalability Challenges and Solutions for Emerging Networks

1 This work was supported in part by DARPA-AFRL/IFGA Grant No. F30602-99-1-0532. Speaker’s contact information: Ken Birman, Dept. of Computer Science, Cornell University; Ithaca, NY 14850. 607-255-9199. ken@cs.cornell.edu Extended Abstract The rapid growth of computer networks, so evident during the past five years, continues unabated. Within five years, it will be common to encounter networks, dedicated to a single enterprise, which encompass tens of thousands of computing devices.