Instrumentation and Measurement (I&M) Working Session

Thursday, July 28, 2011, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Room:
Session Leader: Harry Mussman, (GPO, Raytheon BBN Technologies)

Description

This session will review the latest DRAFT of the measurement_data_object_descriptor, commonly known as "metadata"; review the status of current I&M tools and services; and review new topics and next steps.

Summary

[ slides]

Agenda

This is a tentative agenda, which may change.

1) Introductions

1:00pm

2) Measurement Data Object Descriptor (MDOD)

1:05pm
Harry Mussman

2.1) Overview

2.2) Use Cases

Read the following sections of the ​Architecture document:[[BR] 4.5 GATHERING, TRANSFERRING AND SHARING MD
4.5.1 Schema and Provenance of MD
4.5.2 Gathering MD into a Slice
4.5.3 Transferring MD between I&M Services in the Same Slice
4.5.4 Transferring MD between I&M Services in Different Slices
4.5.5 Sharing MD with Others

Use these ​figures

A summary of the topic is presented in these ​slides

See: I&M in Experimenter's Slice

See: I&M in Operator's Infrastructure Measurement Slice

2.3) Content (Semantics)

Read the following sections of the ​Architecture document:
8 SCHEMA AND ELEMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT DATA OBJECT DESCRIPTORS (MDODS)
8.1 MEASUREMENT DATA OBJECTS (MDOS)
8.2 MEASUREMENT DATA (MD) OBJECT DESCRIPTOR
8.2.1 Uses
8.2.2 One Data Model
8.2.3 Multiple Schemas
8.3 MD OBJECT DESCRIPTOR DATA MODEL
8.3.1 Vocabulary
8.3.2 Identifier Elements
8.3.3 Interoperability Elements:
8.3.4 Discovery Elements
8.3.5 Administrative Elements:
8.3.6 Mapping into Descriptors from GENI MD Schemas
8.4 MD OBJECT DESCRIPTOR SCHEMAS
8.4.1 File Schema
8.4.2 MI Registration Schema
8.4.3 Archive Schema

A summary of the topic is presented in these ​slides

DRAFT ver0.2 MDOD Data Model, Elements and Values:

2.4) Supported Object Types

Instrumentation Tools (Kentucky)
OMF/OML (NICTA)
perSONAR/LAMP (Delaware, I2)
OnTimeMeasure (Ohio State)
Scalable Sensing Service? (Purdue, HP Labs)
GMOC? (Indiana)
NetCDF?
others?

2.5 Next Steps

3) Current I&M Design and Prototyping Efforts

1:35pm

3.1) Instrumentation Tools (Kentucky)

1:35pm
Jim Griffieon, Hussam Nassir

(Each one slide, or less)
Summary and status
Intended use(s): experimenter's slice? operator's infrastructure measurement slice?
Creates or includes info for MDOD? mapping to MDOD elements? object_format? interpretation_method?
Includes (or requires) persistent operational services?
Status of integration with MDA service? issues?
Authorization methods supported and/or issues?

3.2) OMF/OML (NICTA)

1:45pm
Max Ott

(Each one slide, or less)
Summary and status
Intended use(s): experimenter's slice? operator's infrastructure measurement slice?
Creates or includes info for MDOD? mapping to MDOD elements? object_format? interpretation_method?
Includes (or requires) persistent operational services?
Status of integration with MDA service? issues?
Authorization methods supported and/or issues?

3.3) perSONAR/LAMP (Delaware, I2)

1:55pm
Jason Zurawski, Ezra Kissel

(Each one slide, or less)
Summary and status
Intended use(s): experimenter's slice? operator's infrastructure measurement slice?
Creates or includes info for MDOD? mapping to MDOD elements? object_format? interpretation_method?
Includes (or requires) persistent operational services?
Status of integration with MDA service? issues?
Authorization methods supported and/or issues?

3.4) OnTimeMeasure (Ohio State)

2:05pm
Prasad Calyam

(Each one slide, or less)
Summary and status
Intended use(s): experimenter's slice? operator's infrastructure measurement slice?
Creates or includes info for MDOD? mapping to MDOD elements? object_format? interpretation_method?
Includes (or requires) persistent operational services?
Status of integration with MDA service? issues?
Authorization methods supported and/or issues?

3.5) Meas Data Archive (MDA) Prototype Service

2:15pm
Giridhar Manepalli

(Each one slide, or less)
Summary and status
Intended use(s): experimenter's slice? operator's infrastructure measurement slice?
Creates or includes info for MDOD? mapping to MDOD elements? object_format? interpretation_method?
Includes (or requires) persistent operational services?
Status of integration with MDA service? issues?
Authorization methods supported and/or issues?

3.6) Others?

Scalable Sensing Service? (Purdue, HP Labs)
GMOC? (Indiana)

4) New Topics and Next Steps

2:30pm
Open discussion, led by Harry Mussman

4.1) Measurement Data Object Descriptors (MDODs) (“metadata”)

Complete defining common data model?
Complete formal schema?
First prototype software to create MDOD by ?
Understand relationship to rspec?

4.2) Guide to Deployment

4.3) Prototype Persistent Operational Entities

Measurement Data Archive (MDA) service, including User Workspace (UW) service and Digital Object Archive (DOA) service
INSTOOLS portal?
perfSONAR/LAMP lookup (measurement information) service?
OML server?
others?

4.4) Integrate I&M services for Experimenters

4.5) Integrate I&M services for Operators monitoring infrastructure

4.6) Demonstrate Sharing Data with Others

4.7) Formulate Authorization Plan

4.8) Consider Extensions

Use to archive all experiment objects? Use MDOD with descriptor and holder/transaction records for "resource usage record"

Adjourn

3:00pm

Background Reading

​I&M integration wiki
​GENI I&M Capabilities Catalog
​GENI I&M Architecture document