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== Project Number ==

1733

== Project Title ==

Programmable Measurements over Texas-based Research Network: LEARN  [[BR]]
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/ 
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co-PI: 
Keren Bergman
Columbia University
Electrical Engineering
bergman@ee.columbia.edu
http://www.ee.columbia.edu/fac-bios/bergman/faculty.html
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=== Participating Organizations ===

[http://www.tech.uh.edu/  "University of Houston, College of Technology"][[BR]]
[http://www.tx-learn.org/  "Lonestar Education and Research Network (LEARN)"][[BR]]
[http://www.ee.columbia.edu/  Columbia University, EE Dept][[BR]]

=== Related Projects ===

[http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/Embedded%20Real-Time%20Measurements  "Embedded Real-Time Measurements"][[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/IMF "Integrated Measurement Framework"][[BR]]

=== 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. [[BR]]

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.
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== Operational Capabilities ==

=== Milestones ===

== Spiral 4 ==

 * [[MilestoneDate(LEARN: S4.a Demonstrations at GEC12 and Experimenter Outreach)]]
 * [[MilestoneDate(LEARN: S4.b Code release and documentation)]]
 * [[MilestoneDate(LEARN: S4.c Demonstrations at GEC13 and Experimenter Outreach)]]
 * [[MilestoneDate(LEARN: S4.d Code release and documentation)]]
 * [[MilestoneDate(LEARN: S4.e Demonstration at GEC14 and Experimenter Outreach)]]
 * [[MilestoneDate(LEARN: S4.f Code release and documentation)]]

=== Status Reports and Demos ===

[wiki:LEARN-4Q09-status  4Q09 Status Report][[BR]]
[wiki:LEARN-1Q10-status  1Q10 Status Report]  [[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/GENI_QSR_LEARN_Jun30.pdf  2Q10 Status Report][[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/LEARN.pptx Slides for 2010 Review of LEARN][[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/GEC8DemoSummary/GENI%20GEC8%20LEARN%20poster.pdf  GEC8 Demo] [[BR]]

[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/GENI_QSR_LEARN_Sep30.pdf 3Q10 Status Report][[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/GENI_QSR_LEARN_Dec31-2010.pdf  4Q10 Status Report][[BR]]
[wiki:LEARN-workshop  LEARN Workshop on February 18th, 2011] [[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GEC10DemoSummary#ProgrammableMeasurementsoverTexas-basedResearchNetwork:LEARN  GEC10 Demo]  [[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/GENI_QSR_LEARN_March%2028.pdf  Post-GEC10 Status Report][[BR]]

[wiki:LEARN-2Q11-status  2Q11 Status Report]  [[BR]]

[wiki:LEARN-1Q12-status  post GEC13 Status Report]  [[BR]]
=== Technical Documents ===

[http://www.tx-learn.net/  "LEARN: Lonestar Education and Research Network"][[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/GENI_S2H_LEARN_Nov09.pdf  Draft Measurement Data File Format][[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/GENI_QSR_LEARN_Jan08-2010.pdf  Specifications for the Measurement Handler Software]  [[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/GENI_MS2I_LEARN_Mar16.pdf  Implement and Integrate Measurement Handler]  [[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/GENI_MS2J_LEARN_May01.pdf  Release of the Measurement Handler Software]  [[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/GENI_S2C_LEARN_Apr23.pdf Create an ORCA Instance in the Lab] [[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/GENI_MS2J_LEARN_May01.pdf Release of Measurement Handler Documentation] [[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/GENI_MS2K_LEARN_Jul20.pdf List of Measurement Handlers for GENI] [[BR]]

[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/ORCA-LEARN.pptx ORCA control framework for dynamic VLAN setup and resource reservations] – A. Mandal and I. Baldine, RENCI-BEN[[BR]]

=== Software Releases ===


=== Connectivity ===

See the [wiki:ORCABEN#Spiral2Connectivity  ORCA/BEN project][[BR]]
See also [wiki:ClusterD#a4.5ClusterDVLANCapabilities Cluster D VLAN Capabilities][[BR]]
And: [wiki:clusterdvlan#a5.3.3.7LEARNRegionalNetworkandConnectedAggregates LEARN Regional Optical Network][[BR]]

[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/GENI-LEARN%20Workshop%20DGurkan.pptx LEARN-GENI integration using ORCA as a control framework]–   D. Gurkan, C. Chambers, T. Kumbi, Karthik Ram Narumanchi, Jingbo Zhang, Maanasa Madiraju, UH[[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/LEARNCTUH2011.pdf Research support and connection capabilities of LEARN] – A. Kara, LEARN[[BR]]
[http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/LEARN/GENI-LEARN%20Workshop%20Research%20DGurkan.pptx Network performance measurements and cross-layer communication research opportunities on LEARN] – D. Gurkan, UH[[BR]]