NMWG GGF13 Seoul March 2005R. Hughes-Jones Manchester

Network Measurements Working Group

Discussion:Current Work & Milestones

Richard Hughes-Jones

NM-WG GGF13 Seoul

NMWG GGF13 Seoul March 2005R. Hughes-Jones Manchester

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 notesDiscussion 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, …}

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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 2003 Submit hierarchy document to GFSG (done Jul 03 ) Nov 2003Draft of Schema document Jan 2004 Initial implementations and 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 2004 Submit 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

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For Discussion: NM-WG External Milestones – GGF13

External Milestones – GGF Milestones given to Area DirectorsCurrently on our Web site we have: July 2002 Begin work on tools classification Oct 2002 Near-final draft of characteristics hierarchy document to

GFSG Mar 2003 Finish work on tools classification web page (Done.) Mar 2003 Begin work on schema document Apr 2003 Submit hierarchy document to GFSG (done Jul 03 ) Nov 2003 First Draft of Schema document Jun 2004 Submit 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

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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 2004 Submit 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

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