Topic 6 GENI I&M Interfaces and Protocols (APIs): Data Flows and Data File Transfers

Team members:

Harry Mussman* – BBN/GPO (yes)
Ivan Seskar – Rutgers WINLAB (yes)
Max Ott – NICTA (yes, by phone)
Ezra Kissel – Univ Delaware (yes)
Prasad Calyam - Ohio Supercomputing Ctr (yes)
Michael Zink - UMass Amherst (yes)

*agreed to organize first writing and discussion

Consider data flows and data file transfers between all services

Define range of options:

What:

Data flows
Data files transfers

Type:

Pull
Push
Pub/Sub

Protocol:

SNMP
SCP
FTP and gridFTP
HTTP
XMPP
TCP
SCTP

Consider:

Naming
Discovery
Connectivity
Authentication and authorization mechanisms

Map to current projects, giving examples:
Consider: Minimum set required for GENI