Re: GENI Spiral 1 Substrate infrastructure catalog

> Dear PI's,
>
> I would like to follow-up on a discussion from our recent substrate
> working group session at GEC#3. As the substrate systems engineer, I
> am working to catalog a broad set of technical details pertaining to
> the spiral-1 substrate infrastructure. If your name and project
> appears in the list below, it is because I believe that you are
> contributing substrate infrastructure to GENI spiral-1 as part of your
> project. As such, I am requesting some information from you. I would
> like to have your initial response no later than Monday, Nov 24. If
> you feel that your project either does not belong on this list or has
> been omitted please notify me as soon as possible. Please note that a
> copy of this email has been sent to the substrate-wg mailing list.
>
> Enterprise GENI - Nick McKeown
> GpENI - James Sterbenz
> Mid-Atlantic Crossroads - Peter O'Neill
> ORCA/BEN - Ilia Baldine
> Measurement System - Paul Barford
> CMU Testbeds - David Anderson
> Vehicular Mobile Testbed - Brian Levine
> Sensor/Actuator Network - Jim Kurose
> Kansei Sensor Network - Anish Arora
> Orbit Framework - Marco Gruteser
> WiMAX - Dipankar Raychaudhuri
> ProtoGENI - Robert Ricci
> PlanetLab - Larry Peterson
> DETER Trial Integration - John Wroclawski
> SPP Overlay Hosting Nodes - Jon Turner
> Programmable Edge Node  - Yan Luo
>
> The following is a general list of topics I plan to cover in the
> Spiral 1 substrate capabilities catalog. There may be topic areas
> which cannot be addressed at this time. Please respond to the extent
> you know the information, note any caveats, and let me know which
> topics do not apply. If some of this information is available on web
> sites you maintain or found in existing documentation, please point me
> to that information and I will extract the necessary information. All
> collected information will be compiled into an MS Word document and
> will also appear on each of your GPO established project wiki pages.
> As information changes, you are encouraged to keep the GPO informed
> and I will keep the document up-to-date.
>
> 1. Provide an overview of  the hardware systems in your contribution.
> 2. Discuss the GENI resources offered by your substrate contribution,
> and how they are shared, programmed, and/or configured. Include in
> this discussion to what extent you believe the shared resources can be
> isolated.
> 3. Provide an overview of the physical connections within the
> substrate aggregate, as well as between the aggregate and the GENI
> backbones. Identify to the extent possible, non-GENI equipment,
> services and networks involved in these connections.
> 4. Identify the physical connections and  software interfaces for
> integration into your cluster's assigned control framework
> 5. Identify any measurement capabilities, either embedded in your
> substrate components or as dedicated external test equipment.
> 6. Describe any tools or services which may be available to users and
> unique to your substrate contribution.
>
> Please do not hesitate to ask for clarification on any of these items.
>
> Thanks
> John
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> John Jacob
> GENI Substrate Systems Engineer
> BBN Technologies
> 10 Moulton St
> Cambridge, MA 02138
>
> tel. 617-873-8031
> email jjacob@...
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