The Georgia Collaborative Research Initiative

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The Georgia Collaborative Research Initiative

• Ron Hutchins
• Brian Savory
• Cynthia E. Morneweck
• Russ Clark

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Georgia Collaborative Research Goals

• Enable researchers in Georgia
• Establish a connection among the major Georgia
  research locations
• Promote a more collaborative research environment
• Build stronger relationships and leverage the
  skills among the various Georgia schools.

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Research Opportunities

• Enabling Technologies
• Collaborative Support Tools
• Large Shared Datasets
• Remote Instrument Access
• High Performance Computing
• Supporting Fields Including
• Nanotechnology
• Biosciences
• Climatology

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National LambdaRail (NLR)

• National LambdaRail (NLR) consortium of research
  universities and leading edge technology
  companies
• Deploying national infrastructure
• Advanced network research
• Next-generation, network-based applications in
  science, engineering and medicine
• Facilities to support multiple, independent high
  speed links to research universities and centers

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What NLR Gives Us

• National Fiber Footprint - Over 10,000 miles
• Complete access and control of up to 40 distinct
  channels per fiber
• Initial Configuration - 4 Lambdas
• Switched GigE Service
• IP Service
• Quick Start Optical Circuit Research
• I2 Experimental Services

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SLR - About the Organization

• Non-profit, cooperative corporation
• Umbrella organization for strategic network
  initiatives
• Offering access to
• Exclusive RD test bed for future technology
• Next-gen Internet services and technology
• Commodity Internet services

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Southern Light Rail

• A Georgia Tech Non-Profit Corporation
• Providing NLR access in the SouthEast region
• Reaching out to bring dark fiber to regional
  universities and research centers
• Operations and Management for SoX, Georgia Grid,
  Atlanta ETF Hub, GT International Connections
• Facilitating collaborative research
• Fee for service members, non-members and the
  private sector

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Southern Light Rail (SLR) System Diagram
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International Connectivity Scenarios
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Isnt this I2?

• I2 is really acting as a shared production
  network
• The collaborative research network could be
  many networks some of which are for network
  experimentation projects
• Other networks could be for workspace to
  workspace collaborations
• Dedicated network connections can help deal with
  the security problems we face with I2.

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The Georgia Collaborative Research Initiative -
What is it?

• The connection
• The application
• The context

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Identified Scenarios
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Starting with a Simple Test Case

• Two lab workspaces, one on Tech campus and one on
  Emory campus
• One graduate student works in both.
• While in each workspace, the student needs to
  access people in the other workspace.
• We need to consider how to apply social rules for
  face to face interaction but she is remote.

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Interactions of Test Case
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Possible Interface
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How does this work?

• Assess each site (Tech / Emory)
• Understand short and long term goals in each
  workspace
• Prioritize goals with costs
• Start small and simple so we can build the
  complexity successfully

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Network Diagram
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Would your project benefit from this?

• Are you working on collaborative applications?
• Are your users dealing with huge amounts of data?
• Are your users interested in remote control of
  expensive instrumentation?

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To Contact Us

• Cynthia Morneweck - HCI related questions
  cynthia.morneweck_at_oit.gatech.edu
• Russ Clark - Network related questions
  rjc_at_cc.gatech.edu
• Brian Savory - SLR related questions
  brian.savory_at_oit.gatech.edu