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Current Internet2 Applications. Internet2 Day University of Maryland College Park, MD March 30, 2001 George Brett NLANR Distributed Applications Support Team (NCSA/UIUC). The Global Technology Grid. Networks high performance network services Computational Resources
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Current Internet2 Applications Internet2 Day University of Maryland College Park, MD March 30, 2001 George Brett NLANR Distributed Applications Support Team (NCSA/UIUC)
The GlobalTechnology Grid • Networks • high performance network services • Computational Resources • supercomputers, clusters, distributed computing resources • Communications Resources • inter personal (1, few, many) • inter device / system • Other Services • Remotely controlled research equipment • Immersive environments Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
The Grid Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
What are Advanced Applications? • They deliver qualitative and quantitative improvements in how we conduct research and engage in teaching and learning • They require advanced networks to work c/o Ted Hanss, Internet2 Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Suggested Application Categories The Grid: Blueprint for a New Computing Environment. Foster, Ian & Kesselman, Carl ed. Morgan Kaufman Publ. Inc. San Francisco, CA 1998 ISBN 1-55860-475-8 Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
DifferentDisciplines/Contexts • Sciences • Arts • Humanities • Health care • Business/Law • Administration • … • Library • Classroom • Clinic • Office • Laboratory • Dorm room • … Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Some Technical Requirements The Grid: Blueprint for a New Computing Environment. Foster, Ian & Kesselman, Carl ed. Morgan Kaufman Publ. Inc. San Francisco, CA 1998 ISBN 1-55860-475-8 Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Application Attributes • Interactive research collaboration and instruction • Real-time access to remote scientific instruments c/o Ted Hanss, Internet2 Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Application Attributes(cont’d) • Large-scale, multi-site computation and database processing • Shared virtual reality • Any combination of the above c/o Ted Hanss, Internet2 Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Digital Video Applications • Up to broadcast quality videoconferencing • Both live distribution and on-demand access to a variety of content • HDTV-based digital cinema, network-based studio production, … Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
The ACCESS Grid • Collaborations Multiple Participants Share: • Applications • Chat • White Boards • Presentations... • Visualization • Group Analysis of: • Scientific Data • Virtual Reality • Instrument Steering Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Video Futures • Tele-immersive “Office of the Future” Source: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Music Teaching University of Oklahoma Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Distributed nanoManipulator University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Advanced RegionalPrediction System UniversityofOklahoma Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Space Physics and Aeronomy Research Collaboratory University of Michigan Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Special 2.5m telescope, located at Apache Point, NM 3 degree field of view. Zero distortion focal plane. Two surveys in one: Photometric survey in 5 bands. Spectroscopic redshift survey. Huge CCD Mosaic 30 CCDs 2K x 2K (imaging) 22 CCDs 2K x 400 (astrometry) Two high resolution spectrographs 2 x 320 fibers, with 3 arcsec diameter. R=2000 resolution with 4096 pixels. Spectral coverage from 3900Å to 9200Å. Automated data reduction Over 100 man-years of development effort. (Fermilab + collaboration scientists) Very high data volume Expect over 40 TB of raw data. About 1 TB processed catalogs. Data made available to the public. c/o Prof. Alex Szalay Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
TeleImmersion The CAVE Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Immersadesk Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Virtual Temporal Bone Dept. of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, College of Health and Human Development Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Health Sciences • Collaboratories • Visible Human Project • Medical Middleware • Security • Electronic Health Record • Mary Kratz mkratz @internet2.edu • http://www.internet2.edu/health/ Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Arts & Humanties • Share information • Facilitate use in instruction, planning, and performance • Example events: • Halloween Concert • Performing Arts Presenters Conference • Ann Doyle adoyle@internet2.edu • http://apps.internet2.edu/html/arts.html Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Grid Projects • NEESGrid • www.neesgrid.org • GriPhyN • www.griphyn.org • Infrastructure • www.gridforum.org Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
NLANR • An NSF Cooperative Agreement for: • Distributed Applications Support Team • user applications support/optimization; lead by NCSA/UIUC • National Center for Network Engineering • end-to-end engineering support; lead by PSC/CMU • Measurement and Operations Analysis Team • network performance characterization; lead by SDSC/UCSD Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
NLANR-MOAT • Improving our understanding of service models, service metrics, and tool requirements • Searching for macro-level insights into high performance internetworking http://moat.nlanr.net/ Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
NLANR-MOAT Focus Areas • Passive Network Monitoring • OCXmon • Active Measurement Program (AMP) • distribution of monitors • Visualization • Cichlid Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
NLANR-NCNE Assist in the establishment and use of high-performance network connections (vBNS and Abilene) Help optimize overall end-to-end performance Provide information, training, and tools to manage high performance networks http://ncne.nlanr.net/ Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
NLANR-NCNE Focus Areas Direct engineering support supporting campus engineers ‘on-call’ engineer to help solve problems specialists available to answer complex questions Education and Training NLANR/Internet2 Techs Workshops May 2001 in Lincoln, NE multicast seminars http://www.ncne.org/training.html Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
NLANR-DAST Goal: to promote the use of high performance networks by supporting users and applications developers developing training materials and documentation disseminating techniques to the applications development population maintaining the Advanced Applications Clearinghouse Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
NLANR-DAST Focus Areas Support users and applications developers general usage and availability issues advanced applications development support problem reporting directory of available resources (people & apps) Training and documentation distributed Applications Workshops extensive on-line information targeted to application developers Apps Support Help Desk basic users and advanced developers problem tracking and response coordination Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
NLANR-DAST Projects • Applications • CACTUS - communications layer optimization of a large, distributed code. • Middleware • GLOBUS - Heartbeat monitor development • Performance • netlog library, viznet tools Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
NLANR-DAST Advanced Applications Clearinghouse • Advanced Applications Clearinghouse • A data base / inventory of projects, resources, applications, and people using high performance networks • Sources • NSF vBNS Awardee Proposals • Internet2 Applications Area • Regional Groups: CENIC, SURA, NYSERnet • Discipline Communities • Staff: • 1 dBase designer / programmer / Genius • 2 graduate students • Information & Library Science Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
NLANR-DAST Advanced Applications Clearinghouse • 2400 projects • an activity of research or education • 1500 resources • specific software, hardware, or technology that a project develops or uses • 920 contacts • 14 discipline categories • 620 institutions or organizations • 30 countries Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Clearinghouse Links • Examples from the Query Page • Chart by Grid Categories • Chart by Type • Chart by Discipline • Report: Projects by Institution • Sample Project Info • Report: Resources by Project • Sample Resource Info • Affiliations • Survey Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
The Klearinghouse Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Ted’s Info • www.internet2.edu • ted@internet2.edu • apps.internet2.edu/talks/ • Ted Hanss Internet2 3025 Boardwalk Suite 100 Ann Arbor, MI 48108 +1.734.913.4256 Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net
Contact Info George H. Brett II NCSA NLANR / DAST ghb@nlanr.net http://www.ncsa.edu/~ghb v. 703-248-0120 f. 703-248-0100 http://dast.nlanr.net/Clearinghouse/ http://www.nlanr.net/ http://dast.nlanr.net/ http://ncne.nlanr.net/ http://moat.nlanr.net/ Internet2 Day -- ghb@nlanr.net