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Project Number
1631
Project Title
Project Title: Embedding real-time substrate measurements for cross-layer communications
a.k.a. Programmable Optical Metrics Interface (obsolete)
a.k.a. Embedded real-time measurements
a.k.a. ERM
Technical Contacts
Principal Investigator: Keren Bergman bergman@ee.columbia.edu http://www.ee.columbia.edu/fac-bios/bergman/faculty.html
Student Developer: Michael Wang msw2138@columbia.edu http://lightwave.ee.columbia.edu
Student Developer: Caroline Lai caroline@ee.columbia.edu http://lightwave.ee.columbia.edu
Student Developer: Balagangadhar Bathula bbathula@ee.columbia.edu http://lightwave.ee.columbia.edu
Senior Researcher: Cathy Chen cache@ee.columbia.edu http://lightwave.ee.columbia.edu
Back row: Howard Wang, *Prof. Keren Bergman (PI), *Dr. Franz Fidler, Gilbert Hendry, Prof. Gil Zussman, Dan Brunina, *Michael Wang, Noam Ophir
Front row: *Caroline Lai, Ajay Garg
*Main researchers on project
Participating Organizations
Columbia University - New York City
Bell Labs Alcatel-Lucent
GPO Liaison System Engineer
Harry Mussman hmussman@geni.net
Scope
Ensure GENI includes the technology to support cross-layer communications, specifically, the ability to incorporate a diverse set of real-time measurements in networking protocols. The project addresses the GENI challenge of architectural experimentations across diverse heterogeneous technologies by supporting real-time cross-layer communications and measurements. Our objective is to develop networking capabilities within the GENI infrastructure that enable deeper exposure of cross-layer information and user access to real-time measurements.
Current Capabilities
By the end of year 1, we assessed and proposed the required measurement framework.
For year 2: we plan to develop the hardware and software prototype using a NetFPGA and integrate the subsystem within Cluster D.
Milestones
MilestoneDate(ERM: GENI requirements for real-time measurements)?
MilestoneDate(ERM: Develop specifications and networking protocols)?
MilestoneDate(ERM: Perform discrete-event network simulations)?
MilestoneDate(ERM: Develop a software architecture)?
MilestoneDate(ERM: Support the GPO in developing an experimental use-case)?
MilestoneDate(ERM: identify a candidate control framework)?
MilestoneDate(ERM: S2.a Prototype UMF software)? status
MilestoneDate(ERM: S2.b Demo software interface from UMF to embedded measurement subsystem)?
MilestoneDate(ERM: S2.c Demo UMF in an experimental use-case)?
MilestoneDate(ERM: S2.d Integrate UMF with BEN)?
MilestoneDate(ERM: S2.e Design and demo XML data exchange software modules)?
MilestoneDate(ERM: S2.f Plan to integrate UMF within anpther infrastructures)?
Project Technical Documents
Spiral 1
Technical Note Milestone 1 The capabilities of GENI's (future) infrastructure with respect to real-time measurements are evaluated and we assess the GENI requirements for real-time user access to measurement data across a diverse set of technologies.
Technical Note Milestone 2 A set of specifications for enabling real-time measurements within the substrate and specifications for networking protocols based on the GENI requirements for real-time user-accessed cross-layer measurements is developed. We identify a set of specifications for the implementation of a unified, integrated measurement framework with the ultimate purpose of limiting the hardware and software overhead and complexity associated with accessing measurement data.
Technical Note Milestone 3 To enable and perform discrete-event network simulations and quantitatively evaluate performance impact under several scenarios of cross-layer information exchange based on real-time measurements we developed new simulation modules for the ns-2 open source network modeling environment and make them available to the GENI community at:
ERM software module repository
(Columbia University New York, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs)
Technical Note Milestone 4 This milestone deals with the development of a measurement framework based on GENI real-time measurement requirements and other developments/resources within the GENI prototyping activities. Interacting with other prototype efforts, we identify and leverage relevant activities, software architectures, protocols, and products. This work deals with a number of software architectures dedicated to network measurements which could serve as an interface between a unified measurement framework (UMF), the control framework, and the GENI experimenter. We assess several network management protocols and data exchange formats with respect to their ability of exchanging measurement and control information between the substrate's performance monitors and the UMF, as well as between the UMF and the GENI control frameworks.
Technical Note Milestone 5 The release of this milestone document was postponed until after the proceedings of the European Conference on Optical Communication were published (end of September 2009). Support GPO in developing an experimental use-case (completed 09/01/2009)
The goal of this milestone was to support the GPO in developing experimental designs for use-cases based on our work on a measurement-driven cross-layer communication system. Building on the successful simulation work with the previously developed modules, we validate our cross-layer communication schemes in developing an experimental use-case based on proactive packet protection. We show network simulations, as well as an experimental demonstration, of our packet protection scheme.
Technical Note Milestone 6 We have evaluated various control frameworks to assess the feasibility of joining a GENI cluster and integrating our work on real-time measurements within one of these clusters. In this milestone, we discuss this endeavor and our recent decision to join the Cluster D ORCA team.
Spiral 2
Technical Note Milestone S2.a We outline a prototype implementation of the UMF using a NetFPGA Cube. The UMF uses both software (processor) and hardware (NetFPGA card) components in order to access the measurement data from embedded networking equipment.
Technical Note Milestone S2.b We demonstrate a software interface that is capable of obtaining physical layer measurements from a measurement subsystem, specifically the Polatis switches in the ORCA-BEN network.
Quarterly Status Reports
Quarterly Status Report 4Q08
Quarterly Status Report 1Q09
Quarterly Status Report 2Q09
Quarterly Status Report 3Q09
Quarterly Status Report 4Q09
Quarterly Status Report 1Q10
Quarterly Status Report 2Q10
Presentations
K. Bergman, "Embedding Real-Time Substrate Measurements for Cross-Layer Communications", 3rd GENI Engineering Conference, Stanford, CA, 2008.
F. Fidler, "Unified Measurements", 4th GENI Engineering Conference, Miami, FL, 2009.
F. Fidler, "Unified Measurement Framework", 1st GENI Measurement Workshop, Madison, WI, 2009.
Spiral 1 Connectivity
There is no connectivity requirement for year-1 in this project
Participating Projects
Columbia University - New York City
Attachments (38)
- GENI_QR_ERM_Dec08.pdf (367.9 KB) - added by 16 years ago.
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GENI_MS2_ERM_March09_v1-0.pdf (345.4 KB) - added by 16 years ago.
Technical Note, Milestone 2
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GENI_MS1_ERM_March09_v1-1.pdf (387.4 KB) - added by 16 years ago.
Technical Note, Milestone 1
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GENI_MS3_ERM_March09_v1-0.pdf (433.9 KB) - added by 16 years ago.
Technical Note, Milestone 3
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GEC4_Columbia_ERM.pdf (574.9 KB) - added by 16 years ago.
F.Fidler, Unified Measurements, 4th GENI Engineering Conference, 2009
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GEC3_Columbia_ERM.pdf (2.6 MB) - added by 16 years ago.
K. Bergman, Embedding Real-Time Substrate Measurements for Cross-Layer Communications, 3rd GENI Engineering Conference, 2008
- GENI_QR_ERM_Apr09_v3-2.doc (81.0 KB) - added by 15 years ago.
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GENI_MS4_ERM_June09_v1-0.pdf (509.1 KB) - added by 15 years ago.
Technical Note, Milestone 4
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ColumbiaUniversity_WorkshopMadison_ERM_UMF.pdf (1.5 MB) - added by 15 years ago.
F.Fidler, Unified Measurement Framework, 1st GENI Measurement Workshop, 2009
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Prof Bergmans pick IMG_0831_medium.JPG (373.1 KB) - added by 15 years ago.
Project team photograph.
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GENI_QR_ERM_Jul09.pdf (56.7 KB) - added by 15 years ago.
ERM Quarterly Report
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GENI_MS6_ERM_Sept09_v1-0.pdf (49.7 KB) - added by 15 years ago.
ERM_2009 Milestone6
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GENI_MS5_ERM_Sept09_v1-0.pdf (510.8 KB) - added by 15 years ago.
Milestone 5 technical note
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GENI_QR_ERM_Oct09.pdf (37.5 KB) - added by 15 years ago.
ERM Quarterly Report (Oct 1, 2009)
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GENI-QR-ERM-Oct09_rev2.pdf (38.0 KB) - added by 15 years ago.
QSR_Oct09_revision2
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ERM_S2a_Dec09.pdf (85.8 KB) - added by 15 years ago.
Spiral 2 Milestone 2.a technical note
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GENI_QR_ERM_Jan10.pdf (379.9 KB) - added by 15 years ago.
ERM Quarterly Report (Jan 1, 2010)
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ERM_S2b_Mar10.pdf (374.2 KB) - added by 15 years ago.
Spiral 2 Milestone 2.b technical note
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GENI_QR_ERM_April10.pdf (132.8 KB) - added by 15 years ago.
ERM Quarterly Report (Apr 1, 2010)
- GENI_QR_ERM_July10.pdf (1.5 MB) - added by 14 years ago.
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ERM_Spiral2_Review.pptx (4.2 MB) - added by 14 years ago.
ERM Spiral 2 Project Review Presentation (8/27/2010)
- ERM_lab_photo_2.JPG (6.1 MB) - added by 14 years ago.
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GENI_QR_ERM_Oct10.pdf (443.5 KB) - added by 14 years ago.
ERM Quarterly Status Report for October 2010
- ERM_S2c_June10.pdf (2.6 MB) - added by 14 years ago.
- ERM_S2d_Aug10.pdf (349.2 KB) - added by 14 years ago.
- ERM_S2e_Aug10.pdf (330.5 KB) - added by 14 years ago.
- ERM_S2f_Aug10.pdf (803.6 KB) - added by 14 years ago.
- GEC9_ERM_Status_Report_Nov10.pdf (493.1 KB) - added by 14 years ago.
- GEC8_IMF_Poster.pdf (7.2 MB) - added by 13 years ago.
- imf_cluster_d_meet_gec8.pptx (1.2 MB) - added by 13 years ago.
- GEC9_ERM_ClusterD.pptx (1.6 MB) - added by 13 years ago.
- GEC10_ERM_Poster_v6 (1).pdf (2.0 MB) - added by 13 years ago.
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ERM_Box_Architecture.png (64.9 KB) - added by 13 years ago.
Added figure showing architecture of ERM Box
- GEC10_ERM_Status_Report_Mar10.docx (660.3 KB) - added by 13 years ago.
- GEC10_ERM_Status_Report_Mar10.pdf (635.4 KB) - added by 13 years ago.
- ERM_Final_Report_Sep11.docx (1.1 MB) - added by 13 years ago.
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ERM-Simulator.v.1.zip (65.8 KB) - added by 13 years ago.
ERM simulation source code
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GENI_ERM_NetFPGA.zip (82.2 MB) - added by 13 years ago.
ERM NetFPGA hardware source code