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Information Sharing Platform Laboratories
Overview of the Laboratories
The Information Sharing Platform Laboratories are undertaking R&D of service platform technologies in order to enable a wide range of application services to be provided on NTT's world-leading broadband network. Specifically, we are focusing on core technology for cloud computing to allow the flexible, reliable and economical provision of a wide range of applications, from web search, content delivery, and groupware, which are intended for consumers and small-to-medium enterprises, to administrative and medical services and e-commerce, which are intended to serve as social infrastructures. To enable customers to use these services safely, securely and conveniently, we are also promoting theoretical research into NTT's world-class cryptographic technology, and playing a leading role in providing total support for the integration and operation of the ICT systems that support the businesses of customers and the NTT Group, building on the strength of NTT's skills and know-how in security, Internet and information technology.
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As high-speed, high-capacity and high-quality next generation network services are increasingly being deployed, backed by the penetration of optical fiber access, the NGN and the mobile LTE (long term evolution), there is a demand for upper layer application services that interwork closely with the network in order to make the most of the network's functionality. In addition, as a telecommunication service provider, the NTT Group finds that it has an important role in contributing to society at large by aggressively and efficiently reducing the environmental load through the reduction of power consumed by ICT systems.
The NTT Group is seeking to become a "service creation group." To enable this transition, the Information Sharing Platform Laboratories are developing an economical, safe, secure, convenient, and environmentally friendly service platform for creating broadband and ubiquitous services over the NTT Group's highly sophisticated network.
We are pursuing R&D of cloud computing as a core technology for this service platform. Cloud computing can be applied to social infrastructures, such as e-government, which demand extremely high reliability. Our cloud computing technology will not only satisfy the requirements for conventional cloud computing, such as making ICT systems cost-effective and scalable, but also make it possible to build a platform middleware for introducing and managing cloud computing environment to allow implementation of highly functional and large-scale ICT systems that provide high reliability, availability and security.
We are also engaged in R&D of a wide spectrum of related technologies to enable customers to use application services safely, securely and conveniently in a cloud computing environment. These technologies span both basic and applied technologies, ranging from theoretical research into a world-class cryptographic algorithm, to ICT system technology, such as authentication and ID federation, architecture for the development of applications on a cloud, and support for system integration and secure system operation.
We at the Information Sharing Platform Laboratories are committed to pressing ahead with leading-edge R&D to respond to social needs.
(As of December 14, 2009)
Projects
- Communication Platform SE Project
- Application Platform SE Project
- Information Sharing Platform SE Project
- Software Architecture Project
- Ubiquitous Computing Project
- Secure Communication Project
- Information Security Project
- Okamoto Research Laboratory
(As of December 17, 2009)
Main Research Areas
| Information security | Network servers for the NGN |
(1) Cloud computing technology: CBoC
Cloud computing that capitalizes on NTT's strengths
With a view to making available safe, secure and open clouds required by enterprises and government, we are engaged in R&D of cloud computing technology called CBoC that makes it possible to satisfy non-functional requirements, such as system scale-out, quality, operability and security, by capitalizing on NTT's strengths in network, security technology, operations, etc.
Our target applications include businesses that provide SaaS platforms, enterprise/administrative cloud infrastructures, and high-capacity data processing infrastructures.
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(2) Network security
Reliable technology contact point for dealing with a variety of network threats
Taking advantage of the know-how on information security that we have accumulated over the years, we run NTT-CERT to accumulate centrally and then share information about security-related incidents, and to systematically and promptly run a cycle of operations from the prevention of the occurrence of incidents, to detection, resolution, minimization of damage, and prevention of recurrence. NTT-CERT provides full support in building CSIRTs (Computer Security Incident Response Teams) for the NTT Group, and in the coordinated operation of these CSIRTs.
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(3) Information security
Activities to become a center of excellence in information security over a wide range of disciplines, from cryptography theory to social science
We are undertaking R&D of cryptography and security to enable customers to use the network securely. We have successfully produced world-leading research results, such as Camellia, Japan's first standard cryptography adopted for the Internet, and PSEC-KEM, an elliptic curve cryptography that has been highly rated by Europe for its high security and performance. We are also working on research into next generation cryptography, such as ID-based encryption and Secure-function evaluation, and Tamper-resistant technology which solves implementation-related problems of encryption, and on the practical application development of a cryptography-based, such as Electronic authentication and notarization platform, and Secure file transfer system. In addition, we are engaged in activities to promote good practice in the use of cryptography and in research into information security management, which looks at security issues from the perspective of social science.
- Website on cryptography→http://info.isl.ntt.co.jp/crypt/
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(4) Network servers for the NGN
Development of intra-network control servers that excel in quality, performance and security
With a view to creating new markets in the coming NGN era, and enabling the provision of safe and secure services, we are developing network control servers that will support the communication service infrastructure of the NTT Group companies. An example is a server that provides access line-based authentication and name resolution in the NGN. Such servers are contributing to raising the security and convenience of the NGN by providing a variety of methods of authentication for connections with Internet service providers (ISPs) and for building a virtual closed network. To prepare for the full-scale deployment of the NGN, we will continue to develop systems that excel in functionality, quality, performance, and security.
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