An Open Collaboration Framework Thomas D. Uram Argonne National Laboratory
Access Grid 2 Success Downloads (outside Argonne) Certificates certificate requests 53 countries Venue Servers 10+ external to Argonne Run by large organizations, small collaborations Platforms Windows, OSX, Linux (Gentoo, Slackware, FedoraCore, FreeBSD, RedHat, SuSE) Large deployer of Globus software
Deploying projects WestGrid 80+ personal nodes UC ASCI Flash Center LEAD Project Weekly meeting with 10+ sites Advanced Biomedical Collaboratory In-hospital and intra- hospital collaboration HPC Europa Advanced Photon Source Enable remote researchers to participate in experiments National Fusion Collaboratory Communications among control room staff and with remote researchers 100+ personal nodes TeraGrid Multiple weekly meetings involving 10+ sites, each with multiple participants
Third-party development AGSchedule, NCSA Click to join meeting Video Presence, ANU rcbridge, ANU AGDeviceControl, ANU MPEG4 support, NCHC (Taiwan) SharedDesktop, WestGrid SharedVizServer, WestGrid Venue Customizer, WestGrid/SFU MPEG4 (NCHC Taiwan) Positional audio,BostonU AGJuggler, Purdue Univ. AGConnector, KISTI/GIST HD/DV support, KISTI/GIST OSX vic port, UQueensland MLB (whiteboard) integration, UQ Screen streaming; meeting recorder, Manchester University (UK) MAST, Reading University (UK) Others…
Access Grid 3 Standards-based Proven tools and protocols Improved performance Improved stability Interoperability Platform independence Ease developer integration Open license GSI replaced by SSL throughout New SOAP implementation, with WSDL support Interoperability Facilitates client development XML Event distribution Interoperability Performance
Access Grid 3 Jabber-based text chat Established standard Interoperable with large Jabber client base iChat GoogleTalk
Access Grid 3 Integrated FTPS data storage Stability of established standard Interoperability with third-party clients
Access Grid 3 Certificates optional for clients Streamlines startup for users Improved user experience Persistent user preferences Simpler, richer venue navigation Tree-based view of venue space View all venues on server Improved device support Integrated scheduling interface
Access Grid 3 Integrated scheduling
Access Grid 3 Network monitoring Multicast detection Integrated per-Venue multicast beacon client Multicast connectivity viewer Similar to RAT reception quality matrix Next-generation multicast bridging Easier firewall handling Available in all venues, not just select ones
More information Upcoming events Access Grid Retreat May 2006, Ann Arbor, MI Monthly Townhall Meetings ~ First Tuesday of each month Weekly Test Meetings Thursdays 10am Central Access Grid home page Access Grid portal AGcentral.org
Acknowledgments Access Grid Team at Argonne National Laboratory and The University of Chicago Susanne Lefvert Eric Olson Department of Energy Core AccessGrid Toolkit National Science Foundation Network Services FusionGrid Access Grid OSX port
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