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= 4.8)  GENI Portal Service =

==  Goal ==

  Provide a first-order definition of a "GENI Portal Service", combining the capabilities of the various "portal services" that have been implemented to date, so that GENI I&M users can use the "GENI Portal Service" when they conduct experiments or instrument infrastructure.

== Team ==
 
  Jim Griffioen and/or Charles ? (INSTOOLS and GEMINI, U Kentucky);  
  Max Ott and/or Christoph Dwertmann (NICTA);  
  Chris Small  (NetKarma,  IU);  
  Ahmed El-Hassany (IU);  
  Jeanne Ohren (GPO);
  Harry Mussman  (GPO) [[BR]]


1)  Definition of topic:  [[BR]]

a) Towards Max Ott's vision for experiment support  [[BR]]

b) Consider INSTOOLS portal service [[BR]]

c) Define portal service for GIMI tools, with multiple functions. [[BR]]

d) Can these portal services be merged? [[BR]]

e)  How can these services be shared by GEMINI?  [[BR]]

f) Are these portal services really a combination of gateway and user workspace services, with various available tools?[[BR]]

g) How are partitions for different users managed? [[BR]]

h) Can partictions be assigned to users using WINLAB login service?