= GENI Instrumentation and Measurements Architecture, Version 0.1 =

An effort is underway to define and document the GENI Instrumentation and Measurements Architecture.


Plan:[[BR]]
+  Completed by GEC7:  v0.1 DRAFT, by GPO [[BR]]
+  Completed by GEC8:  v0.5 DRAFT, by GPO, with revised outline and contributions after 2nd workshop[[BR]]
+  In preparation:  v1.0 DRAFT, including contributions from WG[[BR]]


A first DRAFT (v0.1) was completed by the GPO:  [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/GeniInstrumentationandMeasurementsArchitecture/030810%20%20GENI-SE-IM-ARCH-0.1.pdf  GENI I&M Architecture (Document ID: GENI-SE-IM-ARCH-0.1, Date:  March 8, 2010)] [[BR]]
 
This DRAFT includes proposed I&M services and a proposed configuration [[BR]]

Document outline:[[BR]]
1.  Document Scope[[BR]]
2.  Introduction[[BR]]
3.  Definition and configuration of I&M services[[BR]]
4.  Interfaces, protocols and schema for Measurement Data (MD)[[BR]]
5.  Ownership of MD and privacy of owners[[BR]]
6.  Interfaces, protocols and APIs for using I&M services[[BR]]
7.  Basic GENI I&M use cases[[BR]]
8.  MD transport via the GENI Measurement Plane[[BR]]
9.  Discovery, authorization, assignment and binding of GENI I&M services[[BR]]
10.  Measurement Orchestration (MO) service[[BR]]
11.  Measurement Point (MP)[[BR]]
12.  Time-stamping MD[[BR]]
13. Measurement Collection (MC) service[[BR]]
14.  Measurement Analysis and Presentation (MAP) service[[BR]]
15.  Measurement Data Archive (MDA) service[[BR]]
16.  Additional GENI I&M use cases[[BR]]

This document was reviewed at the Inst&Meas WG meeting at GEC7:  [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/Gec7InstMeasWGAgenda/031210%20%20IM-ARCH-GEC7Slides.pdf  slides] [[BR]]


A second DRAFT (v0.5) was completed by the GPO, with input from the 2nd I&M Workshop:   [[BR]]

This DRAFT has a revised outline: [[BR]]

Document outline:[[BR]]
1.  Document Scope[[BR]]
2.  Introduction[[BR]]
3.  Instrumentation and Measurement (I&M) Use Cases  [[BR]]
4.  Configuration of I&M services[[BR]]
5.  Interfaces to I&M Services [[BR]]
6.  Measurement Traffic Flows
7.  Schema and Protocols for Measurement Data (MD) Flows/File Transfers[[BR]]
8.  Ownership of MD and Privacy of Owners[[BR]]
9.  APIs and Protocols for Using I&M Services[[BR]]
10.  Discovery, Authorization, Assignment and Binding of GENI I&M Services[[BR]]
11.  Measurement Orchestration (MO) service[[BR]]
12.  Measurement Point (MP)Service[[BR]]
13.  Time-stamping MD[[BR]]
14.  Measurement Information (MI) Service  [[BR]]
15. Measurement Collection (MC) Service[[BR]]
16.  Measurement Analysis and Presentation (MAP) Service[[BR]]
17.  Measurement Data Archive (MDA) Service[[BR]]

A third DRAFT (v1.0) is in preparation, with input from the WG.   [[BR]]

The community is invited to help prepare and review this draft, and provide comments, additions or changes to the Inst&Meas WG SE, Harry Mussman, at hmussman@bbn.com