SUMMER INTERNSHIP Congestion Management Research Intern

Louisville, KY - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 32 - 42

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Engineering

Job Summary

Description

Innovation at its Best: Join our Forward-Thinking Company

At CableLabs we wake up every day to invent the future. CableLabs is a global award-winning innovation and R&D lab dedicated to keeping people connected by building and orchestrating emergent technology and igniting co-innovation today for the broadband of tomorrow.

The Congestion Management Research Intern position resides in the Advanced Technology Group at CableLabs. This department develops future solutions to todays networking problems. Our team plays a crucial role in enabling seamless connectivity and delivering consistently high quality of experience to broadband customers worldwide.

Interns at CableLabs experience the technology innovation process by living it. As part of the Advanced Technology Group interns will learn real-world technology development by being part of a team of expert researchers engineers and software developers and they will learn some of the latest networking technologies.

Are you ready to embark on a technology development adventure at a state-of-the-art research lab CableLabs is on the lookout for a dynamic and talented intern to join our Advanced Technology Group. As a valued member of our team you might even find your name etched on a patent or research paper. This is your chance to be part of a world-class innovation center that drives groundbreaking advancements in the broadband industry!

Why This Internship Is Exciting

You will play a part in researching state-of-the-art Internet congestion management methods that will shape the ultra-low latency and high throughput network experiences of the future.

What Youll Do:

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

Qualifications

What Is a Must Have:

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

What Will Set You Apart:

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

Working conditions and physical requirements

This job operates in a professional office environment. Working conditions for office environment typically involveindoor settings often with a mix of standing sitting and walking along with the use of hands and fingers to operate computer workers also need to communicate through various means including telephone email and in-person discussions and they may be subject to moderate noise levels from office equipment. This position requires travel up to 25% of the time.

CableLabs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex gender identity sexual orientation age non-disqualifying physical or mental disability national origin veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment decisions are decided on the basis of qualifications merit and business need. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability you may contact us at or . View our full EEO policyhere.

Required Experience:

Intern

DescriptionInnovation at its Best: Join our Forward-Thinking Company At CableLabs we wake up every day to invent the future. CableLabs is a global award-winning innovation and R&D lab dedicated to keeping people connected by building and orchestrating emergent technology and igniting co-innovation t...