End to End Performance Initiative

Context for E2E Performance

High performance backbones are in placeNow, under certain conditions within particular regional and local network environments, we can experience the full benefit of this infrastructure in the development and use of advanced applications

Context, cont.

However, most of us experience a significant gap between the reality and potential of the national high-performance networking infrastructure

Advanced Applications

Distributed computationVirtual laboratoriesDigital librariesDistributed learningDigital videoTele-immersionAll of the above in combination

Anatomy and Surgery Workbench and Local NGI Testbed Network

Allows students to learn anatomy and practice surgery techniques using 3-D workstations Network testbed evaluates the effectiveness of workbench applications

Stanford University School of Medicine

http://haiti.stanford.edu/~ngi/final/

Real-Time Tele-Operation of Remote Equipment

Computerized excavation backhoe Remotely operated, used in hazardous situations. Quality of Service is Guaranteed

North Carolina State University

http://CARL.ce.ncsu.edu/

Remote Mentoring and Auditioning

First orchestra to become an Internet2 member

Distance coaching to train musicians

Real-time, high-quality audio and video

New World Symphony

http://www.nws.org/

The Mission

To enable the researchers, faculty, students and staff who use high performance networks to obtain optimal performance from the current infrastructure on a consistent basis

Raw Connectivity

Applications Performance

True End-to-End Experience

User perception ApplicationOperating systemHost IP stackHost network cardLocal Area Network Campus backbone networkCampus link to regional network/GigaPoPGigaPoP link to Internet2 national backbonesInternational connections

EYEBALL

APPLICATION

STACK

JACK

NETWORK

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First Step

Workshop in Ann Arbor on 9 January• 40+ participants• Each participant provided a short paper on “What does E2EPerformance Mean?”

• Planned agenda was not used in order to respond to more pressing issues from participants

• Charged a design team to create an overall vision paper www.

Summary of Discussion

Input focused on both technical and human factors:

• Developing people infrastructure to support performance initiatives

• Managing communications and managing expectations

• Developing the measurement architecture, analysis standards and deploying them consistently

• Creating clearer definitions of “performance”

Overall Approach

Education and outreachApplications enhancement Measurement infrastructurePerformance Improvement Environment (PIE)Performance Evaluation and Review Framework (PERF)Many partners (public, private, government)

Areas of the Initiative

ApplicationsHost/OS TuningMeasurement InfrastructurePerformance Improvement Environment (PIE)Operations and Human CommunicationsPerformance Evaluation and Review Framework (PERF)

Specific Action Examples

Establish repositories for ‘Best Practices’, ‘War Stories’, and tools Deploy broad measurement capabilityBuild client performance assessment toolsImplement reference sites for interesting applicationsEstablish a working relationship with specific applications communities and disciplines

Anticipated Partners

CampusesFaculty and discipline communitiesGigaPoPsInternational partnersNSF-sponsored engineering efforts

• NLANR, www.nlanr.net• Web100 Project, www.web100.org

Internet2 corporate membersFederal labs and agencies

Internet2 Organization Role

Staffing• Cheryl Munn-Fremon, Initiative Director• Russ Hobby, Technical Architect• George Brett, Information Architect• Lisa Wilberding, Communications Coordinator• Terri Saarinen, Program Assistant

Internet2 Organization Role cont’d.

Funding• Facilitate seeking sources of funding• Internet2 will invest about $1.5 million per year

Communications coordination• Web site• Workshops, meeting presentations, …

Calls For Participation

Identify core applications and servicesSeek participants in the various work areasSeek stories and best practicesIssued later this Fall

Success Criteria

•Community is involved and integrating what is learned•Performance Improvement Environment (E2Epie) provides satisfactory resources to the community•Operational environment meets the needs of application users and supporters•End-users understand what to expect and how to get it

Other End-to-End Sessions

Friday 9:00 AM Measurement

For More Information

Info-E2Epi@internet2.eduhttp://e2edev.internet2.edu/discus/index.htmlhttp://www.internet2.edu/e2e/

www.internet2.edu