JGN2plus project has its own research project under NICT Otemachi with the theme "Research and Development on Operations and Management for New Generation Network (NWGN)."  It has 6 research topics under the theme, as described on the right figure.
NICT Otemachi will promote research aiming for NWGN by collaborating with: various NWGN forums, oversea development projects, public funded research projects, JGN2plus research projects.

<<Research Projects>>

1. Research Theme
Research and development on New Generation Network's operation and maintenance technologies

2. Research Topics

1. R&D on NWGN Service Platform Fundamental Technology
   - Distributed Data Fusion Technology
   - Structured / Adjustable Overlay Technology
2. R&D on NWGN Service Testbed Federation Technology
   - Multi-Layer Overlay Network Integration and Evaluation Technology
3. R&D on Middleware and Application of Optical Path
   - Cutting-Edge Application
   - Interoperability and Standardization
4. Establishment of Translational Technologies for NWGN Operation
   - Network Measurement Technology
   - Traffic Management
   - P2P Traffic Engineering
   - NGN / IMS and SIP Operation Technology
5. International Federation of Testbed
   - Understanding Usage and Performance / Network Control
   - Field Test and Evaluation of Network Methods
6. Research and Development on the Integrated Wired and Wireless Network Service Platform
   - Wide-Area Information Routing Technology for Integrated Wired and Wireless Networks
   - Data Transfer Technology Based on the Multi-Network Integration and the Store-Carry-Forward Scheme
7. Cloud computing architecture with flexible network control
   - Control mechanisms for cloud testbed infrastructure
   - Harmonization techniques for networking and computing
   - Robust communication mechanisms for distributed cloud computing