CENGN Project Areas

CENGN Projects Validate Solutions in Several Technology Areas

By providing a commercial grade infrastructure and technical expertise, CENGN projects remove the barriers to tech commercialization, accelerating product introduction, as well as reducing product development time and costs. If your solution leverages any of the following technologies, a project could be right for you:

SDN/NFV/SD-WAN

Software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) are complementary technologies that transform network infrastructures to be intelligently and centrally controlled. Software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN) on the other hand, provide orchestration, cloud-based WAN automation, and remove the burden of manual WAN configuration and provisioning. Do you have a project in orchestration, virtualized network services applications, SDN business application functionality or bandwidth-intensive applications.

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Internet of Things

Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the ever-growing network of devices for internet connectivity and the communication that occurs between internet enabled devices and systems – think your cellphone, tablet, and smart car all talking to one another. IoT in networking refers to how devices are sensed or controlled across infrastructure. Do you have a project idea for smart homes, smart cities, smart farming, eHealth, or autonomous vehicles and systems?

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Data Centre and Cloud

Data centres are facilities that consist of physical and virtual network elements which can be leveraged to build and deploy cloud platforms. Some of these network elements include compute/controller nodes, storage nodes, routers, switches, firewalls, etc. Cloud platforms are virtualized network infrastructures that deliver resources such as virtual servers, databases, applications and other network services, to end users or tenants over the internet. This project area relates to products and solutions for building, operating and managing data centre and cloud infrastructures. Do you have a project related to dynamic CPU scaling, VNF hardware acceleration, system scalability or bulk provisioning and automated deployment capabilities?

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Security

Virtual security encompasses the tools and programs used to protect the identity, assets, and technology of individuals or an organization. Today’s cloud solutions and IoT applications require security technology that effectively prevent increasingly dynamic cyber-attacks. Do you have a project in intrusion prevention systems (IPS), intrusion detection systems (IDS), data leakage prevention, deploying distributed security policies, cloud/data centre security and scalability or network multi-factor authentication and authorization?

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Mobile Networks

Mobile networks are communication networks where the last link is wireless – think a cellular radio tower connecting a voice and data network to your cellphone. Projects in this area usually involve wireless network integration, cellular connectivity in remote areas, and resource management of a mobile broadband network. Do you have a project in wireless network integration, cellular connectivity, or mobile broadband network resource management?

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Network Transport

The transport layer of a network provides host-to-host communication services for applications. Network transportation is complex, and requires multiple operational support systems to build, provision, operate and maintain. Do you have a project in network transport applications for data centre connectivity or validation of network and optical communications in an NFV cloud?

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Network Applications

As network functions become virtualized and the control of these networks are increasingly software-defined, new applications need to be developed to support them. These applications can have advanced analytics that enable real-time decision making for networks or be created to support operations of complex networking environments with discovery, monitoring and troubleshooting. Do you have a project in network applications for network automation, real-time advanced analytics, or networking environment support?

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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines to enable machine learning and problem-solving, resulting in an increase in efficiency and automation. AI is a main driver of innovation in all industries, working as the foundation for other emerging technologies like big data, robotics, and the Internet of Things.

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5G

5G is the fifth generation of wireless cellular networks. Made up of high-frequency radio waves, 5G officially launched in 2019 and has been deployed across numerous countries, providing their citizens with high-speed wireless services.

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Residential Broadband Program

CENGN funds innovative projects across Northern and Rural Ontario to provide solutions that improve connectivity and close the digital divide between remote communities and urban centres in Canada. The CENGN Residential Broadband Program offers flexible, lower-cost, higher-performance broadband access to residences within Rural Ontario communities.

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Smart Mining Program

Under Ontario’s Next Generation Network Program (NGNP), CENGN is funding a CENGN Smart Mining living lab where companies can test their new and innovative IoT-based Smart Mining product solutions that work to make Ontario mines safer and more efficient.

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Smart Agriculture Program

As part of the Smart Agriculture Program, CENGN has built a Smart Greenhouse Living Lab where companies can test their new and innovative IoT-based Smart Greenhouse product solutions.

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