objective of this talk (per LSN request)

identify R&D gaps
large-scale deployment issues for federal agencies that fund network research
DOE, NSF, DARPA, NASA, NSA, NIST


themes
develop measurement as a respected field of science and engineering
address relationship/rift between research and operations
acknowledge problems persistently unsolvable in current paradigm
in the face of brilliant expectations, demand, and opportunities, 
       the need for network self-awareness is crossing a threshold 
       for both the high and low end
recession combined w/heightened consciousness of homeland security creates an inflection point in the opportunity for U.S. policymakers to make a positive difference