[[PageOutline]] == Project Number == 1756 == Project Title == Understanding Federation[[BR]] a.k.a. PLFED === Technical Contacts === '''PI:''' Larry Peterson, Princeton University [mailto:llp@cs.princeton.edu][[BR]] Serge Fdida, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie[[BR]] Timur Friedman, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie[[BR]] Akihiro Nakao, University of Tokyo [mailto:nakao@iii.u-tokyo.ac.jp][[BR]] === Participating Organizations === [http://www.cs.princeton.edu Department of Computer Science][[BR]] Princeton University[[BR]] Princeton, NJ [http://www.upmc.fr/en/index.html Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC)][[BR]] Paris, France [Http://www.iii.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/index.html Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies][[BR]] University of Tokyo[[BR]] Tokyo, Japan[[BR]] === GPO Liaison System Engineer === [mailto:vthomas@geni.net Vic Thomas] == Scope == This effort will integrate PlanetLab (PLC), PlanetLab Europe (PLE), PlanetLab Japan (PLJ)-along with other testbeds in Korea, Brazil, Europe, Japan, and the US-into an international federated research infrastructure. We will deploy and use the federation mechanisms developed as part of the PlanetLab cluster currently funded by the GPO, and focus our attention on the policy issues that arise when autonomous organizations federate their networks together. Funding is requested for Princeton (the prime) along with Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) and the University of Tokyo (subcontractors), which will drive the effort, but multiple testbeds will be federated with the support of this proposal. The effort will focus on resolving the policy issues related to federation-Princeton, UPMC, and the University of Tokyo already have funding to perform the necessary engineering work to build the mechanisms required by federation. === Current Capabilities === === Milestones === [[MilestoneDate(PLFED: S2.a demo federated slice)]][[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(PLFED: S2.b demo policy engine federated slice)]][[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(PLFED: S2.c demo hierarchical peering)]][[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(PLFED: S2.d demo gui)]][[BR]] == Project Technical Documents == === Quarterly Status Reports === [wiki:PlanetLab-2Q10-status 2Q2010 report] (Combined report for PlanetLab and [wiki:PLfed] projects) === Spiral 2 Connectivity === === Related Projects === [http://www.planet-lab.org PlanetLab]