Changes between Version 24 and Version 25 of GeniSubstrate

Timestamp:

12/05/07 09:45:10 (16 years ago)

Author:

krausche@bbn.com

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 = Substrate-WG Contents =
-The contents of the GENI substrate working group wiki are dictated by the group's activities. Read further below if any of the topics described here are of interest.  The GENI substrate design will be driven by specific requirements derived from desired capabilities within a GENI slice that address the research needs spelled out in the GENI Science Plan.  At the same time, it is important that GENI capabilities reflect the state-of-the-art in the GENI time frame in terms of network services and component technology performance. This calls for both a bottom up and a top down approach to GENI substrate design.  The substrate working group is developing a component and resource list based on currently available and emerging technology.  We are also collecting example use cases to help refine the component and resource list as well as to develop understanding of how resources would be controlled by management authorities and specified by GENI researchers. The substrate working group is also tracking overlap with other GENI working groups.  The substrate working group has a series of deliverables, and associated schedule, that will be maintained on the wiki.  Finally, the substrate working group welcomes white papers that are relevant to GENI substrate design.
+The contents of the GENI substrate working group wiki are dictated by the group's activities.  The GENI substrate design will be driven by specific requirements derived from desired capabilities within a GENI slice that address the research needs spelled out in the GENI Science Plan.  At the same time, it is important that GENI capabilities reflect the state-of-the-art in the GENI time frame in terms of network services and component technology performance. This calls for both a bottom up and a top down approach to GENI substrate design, and leads to the following wiki contents.  We are also collecting example use cases to help refine the component and resource list as well as to develop understanding of how resources would be controlled by management authorities and specified by GENI researchers. The substrate working group is also tracking overlap with other GENI working groups.  The substrate working group has a series of deliverables, and associated schedule, that will be maintained on the wiki.  Finally, the substrate working group welcomes white papers that are relevant to GENI substrate design.
 
 
 
 == Components and Resources ==
-Components are individual collective computing and networking devices/systems which use power or take up space.  Components represent the main building blocks of GENI.  Resources are abstractions of the shareable capabilities of a component, e.g. spectrum, bandwidth, links, memory, CPUs, etc.   We aim to generate a component/resource list that includes all the fundamental building blocks we are aware of today, whether from commercial experience, or existing network testbeds.  At the same time, traditional network resources are expanding to include e.g. computers and storage clusters, and traditional service offerings are diversifying.  It follows that researchers will expect a rich menu from which to compose their slices.  As such, we encourage broad thinking for this initial component/resource list, and strive for an "overly complete" list. In this early design phase, we are calling upon the substrate working group to help generate this list of [SubstrateResources GENI components and resources].  Please contribute.  
+The substrate working group is developing a component and resource list based on currently available and emerging technology.   Components are individual collective computing and networking devices/systems which use power or take up space.  Components represent the main building blocks of GENI.  Resources are abstractions of the shareable capabilities of a component, e.g. spectrum, bandwidth, links, memory, CPUs, etc.   We aim to generate a component/resource list that includes all the fundamental building blocks we are aware of today, whether from commercial experience, or existing network testbeds.  At the same time, traditional network resources are expanding to include e.g. computers and storage clusters, and traditional service offerings are diversifying.  It follows that researchers will expect a rich menu from which to compose their slices.  As such, we encourage broad thinking for this initial component/resource list, and strive for an "overly complete" list. In this early design phase, we are calling upon the substrate working group to help generate this list of [SubstrateResources GENI components and resources].  Please contribute.  
 
 == Use Cases ==