Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of ORBIT-4Q08-status

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06/03/10 15:25:37 (14 years ago)

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jtaylor@bbn.com

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+= ORBIT Project Status Report = 
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+Period: 4Q08
+== I. Major accomplishments ==
+
+=== A. Milestones achieved ===
+No milestones or deliverables were planned in this first quarter.
+
+=== B. Deliverables made ===
+No milestones or deliverables were planned in this first quarter.
+
+== II. Description of work performed during last quarter ==
+
+=== A. Activities and findings ===
+
+Work to date has focused on the following deliverables.
+
+'''Providing L2 connectivity to ORBIT'''[[BR]]
+We worked with the NJEdge regional consortium to connect us to MAGPI East (Philadelphia).
+As part of this process, we acquired dedicated fiber along the Route 1 corridor jointly with
+NJEdge. We already own the fiber between WINLAB/ORBIT and the Food Science building on
+Rutgers Cook Campus. Rutgers is now in the process of installing the missing link between the
+Food Science building and the Route 1 corridor (~1 mile). Current estimated completion of this
+link is by Mar 1.[[BR]]
+In the meantime, we have obtained rights to use the excess capacity of 400Mbps on Rutgers
+University's existing commodity feed to I2. We can use this connection for testing purposes until
+fiber connectivity is in place.
+
+'''Extending OMF to support multiple heterogeneous testbeds'''[[BR]]
+Towards this goal, we have so far completed the following tasks: migration of all domain specific
+configuration parameters to the Inventory database for that domain, early deployment tests on
+different PC-based hardware. Furthermore, we are currently working on the following tasks:
+  * modification of OMF communication to follow publish-subscribe paradigm,
+  * preparation of OMF code for an interim release with installation guide documents,
+  * overall review and modification of source code to make OMF more robust to unexpected events, such as out-of sequence messages between OMF entities.
+
+'''Supporting mobile nodes: local OMF caching and distributing experiment scripts'''[[BR]]
+We have refactored our measurement framework (OML v2) to more easily add temporary
+caching of collected measurement on disconnected nodes, and automatic data retrieval upon
+reconnection. The refactoring and testing of all prior features has been completed. The local
+caching feature is currently under development.
+
+=== B. Project participants ===
+Marco Gruteser
+
+Max Ott
+
+Thierry Rakotoarivelo
+
+Ivan Seskar
+
+Joe Miklojcik
+
+=== C. Publications (individual and organizational) ===
+None to report.
+=== D. Outreach activities ===
+None to report.
+=== E. Collaborations ===
+Beyond the original project plan, we have also started a collaboration with Brian Levine’s team
+from UMass with the objective of aligning control and measurement interfaces for our mobile
+testbed. As a first step, we will attempt to run our current software version on the UMass
+!DieselNet testbed. To facilitate this we have ordered and set up the two !DieselNet hardware
+nodes (i.e. "Bricks") in our NICTA lab. We are currently communicating with the !DieselNet team
+and have installed the !DieselNet image on these nodes. We are now in the progress of porting
+OMF to this platform. Once we can successfully run OMF on these !DieselNet nodes in our lab,
+we will attempt to install OMF on the moving !DieselNet testbed.
+=== F. Other Contributions ===
+We have also conducted a demo (Nov 13) of the current framework to members of the GPO.
+
+[[BR]]
+Converted submitted file by Julia Taylor (jtaylor@bbn.com). Original file can be found [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/ORBIT/GENI%20MobileOMF%20Q1%20Project%20Status%20Report.pdf?format=raw here]