Network Measurements Working Group

1. Network Measurements Working Group Discussion:Current Work & Milestones Richard Hughes-Jones NM-WG GGF13 Seoul NMWG GGF13 Seoul March 2005 R. Hughes-Jones Manchester

2. For Discussion: Work in Progress • Schemata Version 1 • Specification (s) almost stable ! • Implementations in progress: • Dante, Internet2, EGEE, UK e-Science grids • GGF document to record details, we have: • XML Request & Response Schemata, Request Schema Requirements Document, Response Schema Requirements Document, • Business Logic notes • Discussion with Area Dir. – encourage V1 Schema as Experimental Doc • Schemata Version 2 • Draft base schema stable (ish) • Some pilot sub-schema exist for some characteristics / tools • Working on the developer's guide • Draft “How-to write your own schema” • Implementations will be needed for Proof of Concept • Web service aspects need to be studied • Links to other Groups {OASIS DCML Network TC,DMTF/CIM, …} NMWG GGF13 Seoul March 2005 R. Hughes-Jones Manchester

3. NM-WG Milestones – GGF11 • Oct 2003 Draft XML • Oct 2003 f2f discussion on XML and Schema • Oct 2003 GGF 9 Chicago • Dec 3003 Agreed version of Schema document (data model) • Jan 2003 Create XML Schema Request & Report/Response • Apr 2003Submit hierarchy document to GFSG (done Jul 03 ) • Nov 2003Draft of Schema document • Jan 2004 Initial implementationsand Proof of Concept Demos • Mar 2004 GGF 10 Berlin • Apr 2004 Finish v2 of XML Schema request & response • Xxx 2004 Match with Requirements doc. • Apr 2004 Draft request and response of Metadata (in progress) • Xxx 2004 Implement XML-RPC and Document/Literal PoC (in progress) • Xxx 2004 Test implementations and Proof of Concept Demos (in progress) • Jun 2004 GGF 11 Hawaii • Jun 2004 NM_RG BoF • Jun 2004Submit schema document to GFSG (take note of implementations) • Sep 2004 GGF 12 Brussels • Xxx 2004 Submit request & response requirement documents to GFSG Blue = GGF Milestones NMWG GGF13 Seoul March 2005 R. Hughes-Jones Manchester

4. For Discussion: NM-WG External Milestones – GGF13 External Milestones – GGF Milestones given to Area Directors Currently on our Web site we have: • July 2002Begin work on tools classification • Oct 2002Near-final draft of characteristics hierarchy document to GFSG • Mar 2003Finish work on tools classification web page (Done.) • Mar 2003Begin work on schema document • Apr 2003Submit hierarchy document to GFSG (done Jul 03 ) • Nov 2003First Draft of Schema document • Jun 2004Submit schema document to GFSG (take note of implementations) Suggest we add BUT discuss the dates: • Oct 2004 Version 1 Schema in Draft • June 2005 Document for Version 1 Schema ready for discussion / GFSG • June 2005 Pilot Demonstrations of Version 1 Schema • Oct 2005 Initial Draft of Version 2 Schema ready for discussion at GGF15 (maybe this is too detailed and should be in the internal milestones) • early 2006 Version2 Schema ready for GFSG NMWG GGF13 Seoul March 2005 R. Hughes-Jones Manchester

5. For Discussion: NM-WG Milestones – GGF13 • Mar 2004 GGF 10 Berlin • Apr 2004 Finish v2 of XML Schema request & response • Xxx 2004 Match with Requirements doc. • Apr 2004 Draft request and response of Metadata (in progress) • Xxx 2004 Implement XML-RPC and Document/Literal PoC (in progress) • Xxx 2004 Test implementations and Proof of Concept Demos (in progress) • Jun 2004 GGF 11 Hawaii • Jun 2004Submit schema document to GFSG (take note of implementations) • Sep 2004 GGF 12 Brussels • Nov 2004 Pilot implementations of version 1 Schema started? • Dec 2004 Work started on Verstion2 Schema • Mar 2005 First Demonstrations of Version 1 Schema Operational? In Dante Internet2 and EGEE • Mar 2005 GGF 13 Seoul • Jun 2005 Document for Version 1 Schema ready for discussion • Jun 2005 Pilot Demonstrations of Version 1 Schema ie basically up and running • Jun 2005 Notes / documents of Version 2 Schemata ready for discussion • Jun 2005 GGF 14 Chicago • Oct 2005 Version 2 Base Schema Stable with sub-schema for a few Characteristics ? • Oct 2005 GGF 15 Boston • Xxx 2005 Version 2 Schema: Discussion of results of Pilots ?? • early 2006 Version 2 Schema: Draft of Recommendation documents ?? Blue = GGF Milestones NMWG GGF13 Seoul March 2005 R. Hughes-Jones Manchester

6. Getting Involved in NM-WG • Network Measurements Working Group (NM-WG) is part of the Performance and Information Systems area. • Mailing list is nm-wg@gridforum.org • Send an email to majordomo@gridforum.orgwith the body "subscribe nm-wg" • Web-pages:http://www-didc.lbl.gov/NMWGhttp://forge.gridforum.org/projects/nm-wg/ • New Web site – being constructed now:http://nmwg.internet2.edu/ • Next Phone Meeting - Please Join in: • 11 a.m. EST 24 March 2005 | 16:00 GMT | 01:00 25 March Korea NMWG GGF13 Seoul March 2005 R. Hughes-Jones Manchester

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