===  Topic 6  GENI I&M  Interfaces and Protocols (APIs):  Data Flows and Data File Transfers ===

Team members:[[BR]]
  Harry Mussman* – BBN/GPO  (yes)[[BR]]
  Ivan Seskar – Rutgers WINLAB  (yes)[[BR]]
  Max Ott – NICTA  (yes, by phone)[[BR]]
  Ezra Kissel – Univ Delaware  (yes)[[BR]]
  Prasad Calyam - Ohio Supercomputing Ctr  (yes)[[BR]]
  Michael Zink  - UMass Amherst  (yes)[[BR]]

  *agreed to organize first writing and discussion

Consider data flows and data file transfers between all services

Define range of options:

What:[[BR]]
  Data flows[[BR]]
  Data files transfers[[BR]]
	
Type:[[BR]]
  Pull[[BR]]
  Push[[BR]]
  Pub/Sub[[BR]]

Protocol:[[BR]]
  SNMP[[BR]]
  SCP[[BR]]
  FTP and gridFTP[[BR]]
  HTTP[[BR]]
  XMPP[[BR]]
  TCP[[BR]]
  SCTP[[BR]]

Consider:[[BR]]
  Naming[[BR]]
  Discovery[[BR]]
  Connectivity [[BR]]
  Authentication and authorization mechanisms[[BR]]

Map to current projects, giving examples:[[BR]]
Consider:  Minimum set required for GENI[[BR]]