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| 3 | = DOME Project Status Report = |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Period: 2Q10 |
| 6 | |
| 7 | == DOME (Buses) == |
| 8 | DOME is fully functional and is being actively used for research. |
| 9 | We have added and improved tools to help researchers who are |
| 10 | executing experiments, including tools for monitoring the status |
| 11 | of experiments and reporting historical data. We have also |
| 12 | improved the tools used internally, so that we can better detect |
| 13 | and isolate problems. |
| 14 | |
| 15 | We have compiled DOME with the "bella" release of ORCA, though it |
| 16 | is not deployed. We are awaiting the release of ORCA |
| 17 | documentation to evaluate new ORCA features. We still expect to |
| 18 | make use of the cancel lease operation. We have also created a |
| 19 | test harness that should allow us to debug and validate new |
| 20 | releases of an integrated DOME controller/handler with ORCA, |
| 21 | without affecting the operational DOME test bed. |
| 22 | |
| 23 | The software to support the 900MHz radios in DOME virtual |
| 24 | environments is complete and has been deployed on the buses. Our |
| 25 | scheduling and diagnostic tools now also include support for the |
| 26 | 900MHz radios. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | DOME provided a demo of the fully integrated test bed at GEC 7. |
| 29 | |
| 30 | The UMass VLAN is operational. It has been connected to BBN via |
| 31 | NoX, and we have been able to create an isolated subnet than |
| 32 | includes RENCI. The VLAN is shared with ViSE. The ViSE team did a |
| 33 | demo at GEC 7 that made use of the VLAN. |
| 34 | |
| 35 | Our REU student is running experiments on DOME. |
| 36 | |
| 37 | == DOME (WiMAX) == |
| 38 | Though UMass had a WiMAX license we opted to get a separate |
| 39 | license for DOME GENI usage. This will allow DOME to use a |
| 40 | portion of the WiMAX spectrum that is independent of UMass's |
| 41 | allocated frequency. Our license was applied for in December 2009 |
| 42 | and granted in March 2010. |
| 43 | |
| 44 | We have started discussions with UMass OIT and the UMass Physical |
| 45 | Plant regarding placement of the base station. We have a |
| 46 | tentative site for the base station identified; we are scheduling |
| 47 | a meeting with all parties in an effort to finalize the plans. |
| 48 | |
| 49 | We have had some discussions with Ivan Seskar regarding WiMAX |
| 50 | clients for the buses. Though bus clients are not a deliverable |
| 51 | until next year, we hope to start evaluating some hardware and |
| 52 | begin understanding what the technical challenges will be. |
| 53 | |
| 54 | [[BR]] |
| 55 | Converted submitted file by Julia Taylor (jtaylor@bbn.com). Original file can be found [Vhttp://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/DOME/DOMEGENI-Y2Q2-status.pdf?format=raw here] |