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= Welcome GENI Experimenters! =

The Global Environment for Network Innovations – GENI – is a suite of research infrastructure rapidly taking shape in prototype form across the United States. It is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, with the goal of becoming the world’s first laboratory environment for exploring future internets at scale, thereby promoting innovations in network science, security, technologies, services and applications

== You are why GENI is here. ==

Remember that GENI is a virtual ''laboratory'', and what's a laboratory without experiments?  So, thank you for using GENI for your experiments.

== Resources for experimenters ==

We're here to help.  If you have questions or get stuck, please e-mail us at [mailto:help@geni.net].

Here are some pointers to GENI information that may help you get started.

 * If you need GENI credentials, follow the instructions at SignMeUp.

 * If you are new to GENI, you may want to check the [wiki:NewExperimenterQandA New Experimenter Q&A].

 * The page [wiki:UnderstandingGENI] has information about how you can get started and run your experiment in GENI, including a catalog of resources.

 * A community support mailing list for experimenters can be found [http://lists.geni.net/mailman/listinfo/experimenters here].

== GENI Experiment Repository ==

A small but growing repository for archived and example experiments, plus some material
for your not-too-serious reading enjoyment.

|| ClickExampleExperiment || [[Image(ClickExampleExperiment.png, nolink, 50%)]] || This example experiment shows how to use GENI resources to test a simple non-IP routing technique. This experiment will be of interest to experimenters working with novel protocols, particularly those with Click-based implementations.[[br]][[br]]You will use ProtoGENI hosts and Click modular router software to build your network.[[br]][[br]]In order to try this example experiment, you should have GENI credentials and be familiar with using the omni command line tool. Learn more about credentials Learn more about credentials at SignMeUp or by sending us mail [mailto:help@geni.net]. ||
|| [wiki:UDTExampleExperiment] || [[Image(UDTExampleExperiment.png, nolink)]] || In this example experiment, you will compare the behavior of two different transport protocols, UDT and TCP, under varying network conditions.[[br]][[br]]You will use ProtoGENI hosts to build your network.[[br]][[br]]In order to try this example experiment, you should have GENI credentials and be familiar with using either the Flack GUI tool or the omni command line tool. Learn more about credentials at SignMeUp or by sending us mail [mailto:help@geni.net]. ||
|| [wiki:WebServerExample] || [[Image(WebServerExample.png, nolink)]] || In this assignment you will build a functional web server. This assignment will guide you through the basics of distributed programming, client/server structures, and issues in building high performance servers.[[br]][[br]]You will use ProtoGENI hosts to build your network.[[br]][[br]]In order to try this example experiment, you should have GENI credentials and be familiar with using either the Flack GUI tool or the omni command line tool. Learn more about credentials at SignMeUp or by sending us mail [mailto:help@geni.net]. ||
|| TestTubeGuyBio || [[Image(TestTubeGuy.png, nolink, 25%)]] || Learn about this GENI legend. ||
|| CoffeeWomanBio || [[Image(CoffeeWoman.png, nolink, 25%)]] || Learn about this GENI legend. ||

== GENI Experimentation Events ==

Events in July 2012:

'''GEC14''' in Boston on July 9-11 includes nine experimenter tutorials, an update on experimentation activity, the experimenter roundtable, and an opportunity for one-on-one support at the coding sprint. In conjunction with GEC14, NSF is sponsoring a workshop, "Designing Tools and Curricula for Undergraduate Courses in Distributed Systems," where attendees will share best practices to incorporate testbeds like GENI into widespread use in the classroom.

Please visit ExperimentationEventArchive for information on past events of interest to the GENI experimentation community.