Project Number

1733

Project Title

Programmable Measurements over Texas-based Research Network: LEARN
a.k.a. LEARN

Technical Contacts

PI: Deniz Gurkan University of Houston College of Technology ​dgurkan@uh.edu ​http://www.tech.uh.edu/faculty/gurkan/
co-PI: Keren Bergman Columbia University Electrical Engineering ​bergman@ee.columbia.edu ​http://www.ee.columbia.edu/fac-bios/bergman/faculty.html

Participating Organizations

​University of Houston, College of Technology
​Lonestar Education and Research Network (LEARN)
​Columbia University, EE Dept

GPO Liaison System Engineer

Harry Mussman ​hmussman@geni.net

Scope

This project will integrate the Lone-star Education And Research Network (LEARN) regional optical network, located in Texas, into the ORCA control framework (GENI Cluster D). This will enable GENI researchers to utilize the LEARN network for L2 (VLAN) transport.

This project will also work with the Embedded Real-time Measurements (ERM) project to develop methods to include the use of existing commercial transport and measurement equipment for real-time measurements. Specifically, it will work with the ERM project to define the API and implement Measurement Handler software to utilize an existing interface (TL1 over SSH) into the Infinera Digital Transport Node (DTN) to make optical measurements.

Upcoming WORKSHOP

Feb. 18th, 2011 – Texas Learning and Computation Center, PGH/232
7:30-8:30 registration and light breakfast
8:30 – 9
INTRODUCTION and welcome by Professor Lennart Johnsson, Director of the Texas Learning and Computation Center
LEARN-GENI integration using ORCA as a control framework – D. Gurkan, C. Chambers, T. Kumbi, Karthik Ram Narumanchi, Jingbo Zhang, Maanasa Madiraju, UH
9 – 9:30: Research support and connection capabilities of LEARN – A. Kara, LEARN
9:30 – 10: Experimentation on GENI infrastructures - GENI Project Office Perspectives - M. Berman, BBN
10 – 10:30: ORCA control framework for dynamic VLAN setup and resource reservations – A. Mandal and I. Baldine, RENCI-BEN
10:30 – 11 COFFEE BREAK
11 – 11:30: FutureNets: Designing Architecture, Technology, and Facilities for Multi-Service, Deterministic, Differentiated-Attribute Networks – J. Mambretti, Northwestern University (ICAIR)
11:30 – 12: Demonstration of a research experiment run on a large-scale network infrastructure – M. Zink, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
12 -1 pm LUNCH BREAK
1-1:30 pm: Network issues relevant to university infrastructures – G. Almes or W. Marti (or representative, TBD), Texas A&M University
1:30 – 2:30 pm: Researcher talks (20 min each):
Network performance measurements and cross-layer communication research opportunities on LEARN – D. Gurkan, UH
Using GENI to Verify Automatically Synthesized Network Protocols, Alex Sprintson and Christopher Jasson Casey, TAMU
WiMax in UNT, Shengli Fu and Kamesh Namuduri, University of North Texas
Maestro: A System for Scalable OpenFlow Control - Zheng Cai, Rice University
2:30 – 3 pm: Discussion on Future Activities, END

Current Capabilities

Milestones

MilestoneDate(LEARN: S2.a Cluster plan for VLANs between testbeds)? ​status
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S2.b Plan for VLANs on LEARN)? ​status
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S2.h Draft measurement data file format)? ​status
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S2.c Establish ORCA framework)?
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S2.i Implement and integrate Measurement Handler)?
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S2.j Deliver release of Measurement Handler)?
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S2.k List of measurement handlers for GENI)?
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S2.d Initial integration LEARN into ORCA)?
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S2.e Move broker to clearinghouse)?
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S2.f POC to GENI response team)?
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S2.g POC to GENI security team)?
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S2.l Contribution to GENI outreach)?

MilestoneDate(LEARN: S3.a Demonstration at GEC9 and Experimenter Outreach)?
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S3.b Documentation and Code Release)?
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S3.c Experimenter Outreach and GENI Publicity)?
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S3.d Demonstration at GEC10 and Experimenter Outreach)?
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S3.e Documentation and Code Release)?
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S3.f Demonstration at GEC11 and Experimenter Outreach)?
MilestoneDate(LEARN: S3.g Documentation and code release)?

Project Technical Documents

​LEARN: Lonestar Education and Research Network

​Draft Measurement Data File Format
​Specifications for the Measurement Handler Software
​Implement and Integrate Measurement Handler
​Release of the Measurement Handler Software
​Create an ORCA Instance in the Lab
​Release of Measurement Handler Documentation
​List of Measurement Handlers for GENI

Quarterly Status Reports

4Q09 Status Report
1Q10 Status Report
​2Q10 Status Report
​Slides for 2010 Review of LEARN
​3Q10 Status Report
​4Q10 Status Report

Spiral 2 Connectivity

See the ORCA/BEN project

See also Cluster D VLAN Capabilities

And: LEARN Regional Optical Network

Related Projects

​Embedded Real-Time Measurements

​Integrated Measurement Framework