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CableLabs · 2 days ago

SUMMER INTERNSHIP - Congestion Management Research Intern

Louisville, CO

Internship

Onsite

Intern

CableLabs is a global, award-winning innovation and R&D lab dedicated to keeping people connected by building and orchestrating emergent technology. The Congestion Management Research Intern position involves researching state-of-the-art Internet congestion management methods and participating in real-world technology development as part of a team of expert researchers and engineers.

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Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

In conjunction with your mentor, design a set of experiments to study the impact that network congestion management methods have on application quality of service for a set of real-world applications and traffic conditions

Build a research network and configure nodes to conduct experiments

Develop/configure network simulation models

Develop test automation and data analysis software

Investigate anomalies and explore design decisions and implementation tradeoffs

Research novel methods for congestion management with an aim toward maximizing quality of experience

Qualification

Networking protocolsC programmingC++ programmingPython programmingNetwork simulation methodsCongestion control algorithmsStatistical analysisCommunicationDetail-oriented mindsetOrganizational skills

Required

Be enrolled in an engineering or computer science Ph.D. program with a research emphasis on networking protocols and technology

Top-to-bottom familiarity with the Internet/OSI layer model for networks, with particularly strong understanding of L2/L3/L4

Excellent analytical skills, including statistical analysis and experimental design

Strong programming abilities in C, C++, Python

Understanding of network simulation methods

Experience building and configuring small research networks

A detail-oriented mindset and strong organizational skills

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Preferred

Research interest and experience relating to congestion control algorithms

Understanding of the L4S architecture

Experience with end-to-end performance testing of networks and network protocols

Experience with network simulation, particularly ns3

Strong familiarity with layer 2 protocols

An understanding of factors that influence quality of experience for networked applications

Company

CableLabs

CableLabs is a non-profit research and development consortium

Founded in 1988

Louisville, Colorado, USA

51-200 employees

http://cablelabs.com

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