Charter for GHPN-RG
Date 2010-09-02
Group Abbreviation:
ghpn-rg
Group Name:
Grid High-Performance Networking RG
Area:
Infrastructure
Group Leadership:
| Dimitra Simeonidou | dsimeo@essex.ac.uk | Chair |
| Cees de Laat | delaat@uva.nl | Chair |
Group Summary:
The Grid High-Performance Networking Research Group focuses on the relationship between network research and Grid application and infrastructure development. Two specific goals of the GHPN-RG are identifying a) grid application requirements and implementations that are not supported or understood by the networking community and
b) advanced networking features that are not being utilized by grid applications.
Charter Focus/Purpose and Scope:
The Grid High-Performance Networking Research Group focuses on the relationship between network research and Grid application and infrastructure development. The objective of GHPN-RG is to bridge the gap between the networking and grid research communities. It accomplishes its goal by serving as a forum for information exchange on advances and requirements in both fields, as well as by providing a focal point for liaison activities between the GGF and the various networking standards bodies.
The GHPN-RG provides a forum for such topics until sufficient maturity and interest to both communities is reached that naturally results in the formation of a separate WG or RG to pursue them further. The discussions of GHPN-RG are carried out both during the meetings and on the GHPN mailing list.
Two specific goals of the GHPN-RG are identifying:
* grid application requirements and implementations that are not supported or understood by the networking community and
* advanced networking features that are not being utilized by grid applications.
The GHPN-RG communicates the results of its work through the periodic release of informational documents.
Goals/Deliverables:
Title: Grid Network Services Use Cases
Abstract: This document complements other Use Case efforts in GGF (by OGSA et al.) with information on which requirements the Grid poses on Networks. The goal is to have domain expert supplying qualitative as well as quantitative details around their use --- actual and projected --- of networking infrastructure. This effort feeds directy onto the Grid Network Services Architecture and the Telco-CG initiatives.
Type: Informational Document
| Milestone | Date (YYYY-MM) | Completed? | Completed Date (YYYY-MM) |
|---|
| First Draft |
2004-06 |
Yes |
2004-06 |
| Public Comment |
2006-02 |
|
0000-00 |
| Published |
2006-04 |
|
0000-00 |
Title: Grid Network Services Architecture
Abstract: This document details the layers through which a network can be actively managed as a Grid Resource --- thus akin to cpu, storage, visualization, sensors --- by OGSA-conforming constructs (e.g., a community scheduler). This document acknowledges that there exist legacy network layers, a good deal of heterogeneity, and operational requirements depending upon who uses vs. owns the network. The document explores the benefits of applying SOA principles to this complex reality and abstracts useful network control paradigms for use by upper layers.
Type: Informational Document
| Milestone | Date (YYYY-MM) | Completed? | Completed Date (YYYY-MM) |
|---|
| First Draft |
2004-02 |
Yes |
2004-02 |
| Public Comment |
2006-12 |
|
0000-00 |
| Published |
2007-02 |
|
0000-00 |
Title: Grid Optical Burst Switched Networks
Abstract: This documents charts a greenfield, the intercept of Grid applications and Optical Burst Switching techniques. An OBS network is thought to be capable to adapt really well to operating requirements which may favor latency, throughput, or hybrid thereofs according to the traffic mix du jour. To anticipate such requirements, a Grid application would be signalling into an OBS core by way of Grid Network Services such as the ones specified in the Grid Network Services Architecture. OBS networks have applicability in the LAN and MAN space.
Type: Informational Document
| Milestone | Date (YYYY-MM) | Completed? | Completed Date (YYYY-MM) |
|---|
| First Draft |
2005-06 |
Yes |
2005-06 |
| Public Comment |
2006-07 |
|
0000-00 |
| Published |
2006-12 |
|
0000-00 |
Seven Questions:
1. Is the scope of the proposed group sufficiently focused?
2. Are the topics that the group plans to address clear and relevant for the Grid research, development, industrial, implementation, and/or application user community?
3. Will the formation of the group foster (consensus-based) work that would not be done otherwise?
4. Do the group's activities overlap inappropriately with those of another OGF group or to a group active in another organization such as IETF or W3C?
5. Are there sufficient interest and expertise in the group's topic, with at least several people willing to expend the effort that is likely to produce significant results over time?
6. Does a base of interested consumers (e.g., application developers, Grid system implementers, industry partners, end-users) appear to exist for the planned work?
7. Does the OGF have a reasonable role to play in the determination of the technology?
Group Status:
Active
Public Description (for print & web site):
The Grid High-Performance Networking Research Group focuses on the relationship between network research and Grid application and infrastructure development. Two specific goals of the GHPN-RG are identifying a) grid application requirements and implementations that are not supported or understood by the networking community and
b) advanced networking features that are not being utilized by grid applications.