Project Number

1733

Project Title

Programmable Measurements over Texas-based Research Network: LEARN
a.k.a. LEARN

Technical Contacts

PI: Deniz Gurkan University of Houston College of Technology dgurkan@uh.edu http://www.tech.uh.edu/faculty/gurkan/
co-PI: Keren Bergman Columbia University Electrical Engineering bergman@ee.columbia.edu http://www.ee.columbia.edu/fac-bios/bergman/faculty.html

Participating Organizations

University of Houston, College of Technology
Lonestar Education and Research Network (LEARN)
Columbia University, EE Dept

Related Projects

Embedded Real-Time Measurements
Integrated Measurement Framework

GPO Liaison System Engineer

Harry Mussman (E-mail: hmussman@geni.net)

Scope

This project will integrate the Lone-star Education And Research Network (LEARN) regional optical network, located in Texas, into the ORCA control framework (GENI Cluster D). This will enable GENI researchers to utilize the LEARN network for L2 (VLAN) transport.

This project will also work with the Embedded Real-time Measurements (ERM) project to develop methods to include the use of existing commercial transport and measurement equipment for real-time measurements. Specifically, it will work with the ERM project to define the API and implement Measurement Handler software to utilize an existing interface (TL1 over SSH) into the Infinera Digital Transport Node (DTN) to make optical measurements.

Operational Capabilities

Milestones

Spiral 4

• LEARN: S4.a Demonstrations at GEC12 and Experimenter Outreach (Due 11/04/11 (late))
• LEARN: S4.b Code release and documentation (Due 11/30/11 (late))
• LEARN: S4.c Demonstrations at GEC13 and Experimenter Outreach (Due 03/15/12 (late))
• LEARN: S4.d Code release and documentation (Due 03/31/12 (late))
• LEARN: S4.e Demonstration at GEC14 and Experimenter Outreach (Due 07/31/12 (late))
• LEARN: S4.f Code release and documentation (Due 08/15/12 (late))

Status Reports and Demos

4Q09 Status Report
1Q10 Status Report
2Q10 Status Report
Slides for 2010 Review of LEARN
GEC8 Demo

3Q10 Status Report
4Q10 Status Report
LEARN Workshop on February 18th, 2011
GEC10 Demo
Post-GEC10 Status Report

2Q11 Status Report

post GEC13 Status Report

Technical Documents

LEARN: Lonestar Education and Research Network
Draft Measurement Data File Format
Specifications for the Measurement Handler Software
Implement and Integrate Measurement Handler
Release of the Measurement Handler Software
Create an ORCA Instance in the Lab
Release of Measurement Handler Documentation
List of Measurement Handlers for GENI

ORCA control framework for dynamic VLAN setup and resource reservations – A. Mandal and I. Baldine, RENCI-BEN

Software Releases

Connectivity

See the ORCA/BEN project
See also Cluster D VLAN Capabilities
And: LEARN Regional Optical Network

LEARN-GENI integration using ORCA as a control framework– D. Gurkan, C. Chambers, T. Kumbi, Karthik Ram Narumanchi, Jingbo Zhang, Maanasa Madiraju, UH
Research support and connection capabilities of LEARN – A. Kara, LEARN
Network performance measurements and cross-layer communication research opportunities on LEARN – D. Gurkan, UH