RINA

Recursive InterNetwork Architecture

RINA, an innovative approach to computer networking using inter-process communications (IPC), a set of techniques for the exchange of data among multiple threads in processes running on one or more computers connected by a network.

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“Ibrahim Matta, Associate Professor of Computer Science, has been awarded a $560,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to develop a new approach to Internet architecture. The grant will fund the development of a prototype for Recursive Internet Architecture (RINA), an innovative, clean-slate approach to... ” Read More

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A Little About Us

This site contains information on research and prototyping efforts carried out at the Boston University Computer Science Department. RINA activities are coordinated by the Pouzin Society (PSOC) across various national and international research and development groups.

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What is RINA?

RINA is a new network architecture that is based on the fundamental principle that networking is inter-process communication (IPC). It recurses the IPC service over different scopes.

Funding

The research performed by the RINA Team is proudly funded by the National Science Foundation.

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