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+= Adopt-a-GENI Project Status Report = 
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+Period: Post GEC 22 Report
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+== I. Major accomplishments ==
+
+The following highlights our accomplishments during the last reporting period.
+
+=== A. Milestones achieved ===
+
+ * Incorporate SDN resource allocation functions with Jacks, including whatever compute resources are available through Jacks.
+
+ * Develop monitoring capability to verify correct connectivity and functioning of user-defined SDN-controlled path.
+
+=== B. Deliverables made ===
+
+ * We integrated Jacks with the GENI Desktop so that users can allocate OVS nodes, together with other compute resources through the GENI Desktop. 
+
+ * We developed a flow monitoring module in the GENI Desktop that can monitor the user-defined path to verify its correctness. 
+
+== II. Description of work performed during last quarter ==
+
+The following provides a description of the progress made during the last reporting period.
+
+=== A. Activities and findings ===
+
+Our activities this last reporting period have been primarily focused on 
+integrating Jacks with the GENI Desktop and diveloping a flow monitoring module for 
+observing the performance of a selected flow in the SDN-controlled path. 
+
+Jacks provided the function to allocate both OVS nodes and other compute
+resources. As a joint effort with the GENI Desktop project, we integrated
+Jacks with the GENI Desktop. We customized Jacks to create special icons,
+including the AAG controller node and the AAG OVS node. Users can drag
+the AAG controller into the experiment. It is a custom image we created that
+includes OpenDaylight code and runs the OpenDaylight controller once the node is up.
+The AAG OVS node contains a custom OVS image we created that includes the AAG
+initialization script and related code. It can initialize and configure
+the OVS node and point the OVS node to the AAG controller so that the controller
+can issue OpenFlow commands to OVS nodes and control the behavior of the switches.
+
+We designed a Flow Monitoring Module (FMM) in the GENI Desktop to verify that
+a flow is correctly installed and to monitor
+the traffic that is part of the flow.
+The user can pick a flow to monitor and determine at which node to collect the
+traffic information about the flow.
+
+We can get the statistics about the number of packets (bytes)
+matching a flow entry from the controller. However, they
+are the cumulative counts since the flow entry was installed.
+Therefore, it does not show the changes or trends of the flow of interest.
+It is hard and time-consuming for an
+experimenter to figure out the changes manually.
+
+The FMM
+provides a live monitoring functionality by periodically querying
+the controller to get these statistics over a period of time.
+Luckily, the controller does not restrict the frequency with
+which we can query statistics from it. The FMM transforms the
+collected data into a dynamic time series plot that depicts the
+flow’s performance over time since the data collection began.
+The plot is updated in real time as more data are collected from
+the controller. Therefore, it provides live monitoring of the
+behavior of the flow.
+
+[[Image(15mins.png, 600)]]
+
+The figure shows an example output where
+peaks can be easily identified by the experimenter.
+The module allows the experimenter to decide the time interval covering the displayed data.
+The user can either zoom in or
+zoom out the chart for a more detailed or more general visualization of the flow performance.
+
+=== B. Project participants ===
+
+The following individuals are involved with the project in one way or another:
+ * Zongming Fei - Project PI (Kentucky)
+ * Jim Griffioen - Project Co-PI (Kentucky)
+ * Kobus van der Merwe - Project Co-PI (Utah)
+ * Rob Ricci - Project Co-PI (Utah)
+ * Hussamuddin Nasir - Technician/Programmer (Kentucky)
+ * Jonathon Duerig - Research Associate (Utah)
+ * Sergio Rivera Polanco - Ph.D. Student (Kentucky)
+
+=== C. Publications (individual and organizational) ===
+
+=== D. Outreach activities ===
+
+ * We demonstrated the flow monitoring function at GEC 22. We
+also demonstrated how to use Jacks integrated with the GENI Desktop 
+to allocate OVS nodes and other compute resources. 
+
+=== E. Collaborations ===
+
+ * Most of our collaborations have been between the Kentucky team and the 
+Utah team. 
+
+=== F. Other Contributions ===