Changes between Version 13 and Version 14 of GeniGlossary


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Timestamp:
12/03/09 09:30:18 (14 years ago)
Author:
Aaron Falk
Comment:

added 'measurement resources' to the definition of a slice

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  • GeniGlossary

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    5656 Slices::
    57   From a researcher's perspective, a ''slice'' is a substrate-wide network of computing and communication resources capable of running an experiment or a wide-area network service.  From an operator's perspective, slices are the primary abstraction for accounting and accountability—resources are acquired and consumed by slices, and external program behavior is traceable to a slice, respectively.  A slice is the basis for resource revocation (i.e., shutdown).  A slice is defined by a set of slivers spanning a set of network components, plus an associated set of users that are allowed to access those slivers for the purpose of running an experiment on the substrate. That is, a slice has a name, which is bound to a set of users associated with the slice and a (possibly empty) set of slivers.
     57  From a researcher's perspective, a ''slice'' is a substrate-wide network of computing, communication, and measurement resources capable of running an experiment or a wide-area network service.  From an operator's perspective, slices are the primary abstraction for accounting and accountability—resources are acquired and consumed by slices, and external program behavior is traceable to a slice, respectively.  A slice is the basis for resource revocation (i.e., shutdown).  A slice is defined by a set of slivers spanning a set of network components, plus an associated set of users that are allowed to access those slivers for the purpose of running an experiment on the substrate. That is, a slice has a name, which is bound to a set of users associated with the slice and a (possibly empty) set of slivers.
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    5959 Slice Authority (SA):: Entity responsible for the behavior of some set of slices. Participates in the slice naming hierarchy.