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High Performance Network Planning Workshop

The final report is composed of two pdf documents. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.

High-Performance Networks for High-Impact Science

Report of the High-Performance Network Planning Workshop

Conducted by the
Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy
August 13-15, 2002

Executive Summary

Abbreviations Used in This Report

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Vision
1.2 Workshop Objectives

Chapter 2 Advanced Infrastructure as an Enabler for Future Science

2.1 General Observations
2.2 Collaboration Capabilities and Facilities Access
2.3 Climate Modeling Requirements
2.4 Spallation Neutron Source Requirements
2.5 Macromolecular Crystallography Requirements
2.6 High-Energy Physics Requirements
2.7 Magnetic Fusion Energy Sciences Requirements
2.8 Chemical Sciences Requirements
2.9 Bioinformatics Requirements

Chapter 3 Middleware Research Enabling Advanced Science

3.1 Middleware Infrastructure for Distributed Science
3.2 The Role of Middleware

3.2.1 What is Middleware?
3.2.2 Middleware and the End-to-End Problem

3.3 Grid Middleware
3.4 Platform Services
3.5 Middleware Research Priorities

3.5.1 Secure Control over Who Does What
3.5.2 Information Integration and Access
3.5.3 Coscheduling and Quality of Service
3.5.4 Network Caching and Computing
3.5.5 Services to Support Collaboration
3.5.6 End-to-End Monitoring and Diagnosis

Chapter 4 Network Research Enabling Advanced Science

4.1 Network Research Priorities

4.1.1 Network Monitoring, Measurement and Analysis
4.1.2 High-Performance Transport Protocols
4.1.3 Multicast
4.1.4 Advanced Service Models
4.1.5 Intrusion Detection
4.1.6 High-Speed Firewall Systems

4.2 Network Testbeds

Chapter 5 Road Map for Production, Testbed, and Research and Development Network Infrastructure

5.1 Three-Element Network Provisioning Model

5.1.1 Observations
5.1.2 Findings

5.2 Business Models

5.2.1 Three Types of Infrastructure, Three Business Models
5.2.2 Considerations for Development of a DOE Networking and Middleware Infrastructure Business Model

5.3 Governance Model

5.3.1 Observations
5.3.2 Findings

References

Appendix A Climate
Appendix B Spallation Neutron Source
Appendix C Macromolecular Crystallography
Appendix D High-Energy Physics: Scientific Exploration at the High-Energy Frontier
Appendix E Magnetic Fusion Energy Sciences
Appendix F Chemical Sciences
Appendix G Bioinformatics
Appendix H Workshop Agenda
Appendix I Workshop Participants

High-Impact Science Scenarios

Climate Scenario Generated for the DOE Office of Science High Performance Network Planning Workshop
Spallation Neutron Source: Future Networking Scenarios
Macromolecular Crystallography: Networking Requirements and Usage Scenarios
Networks and Grids for HEP Experiments
High Energy Physics Scenario Generated for the Workshop on New Visions for Large Scale Networks
Excerpt from "Workshop on New Visions for Large-Scale Networks"
Fusion Energy Sciences Networking: A Discussion of Future Requirements
Advancing Chemical Science: Future Networking Requirements
A Networking Strategy for Peta-Scale Science Within the DOE Office of Science
A Vision for DOE Scientific Networking Driven by High Impact Science

   

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