BlueIce: Intelligent Computing & Communications

The Blue Ice project aims to provide a flexible and scalable platform for delivering a variety of next-generation Internet services. Example services include

• web caching
• efficient distribution of multimedia content
• on-demand secure virtual private networks
• massively multiplayer gaming o application performance monitoring

Content and service providers can use Blue Ice to rapidly deploy distributed applications and services to their customers with the support of a number of key functions provided by the platform. Example functions include

• service registration and discovery
• multicast distribution
• performance monitoring
• failure and overload recovery
• encryption and authentication