Bridging the Gap Workshop

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Bridging the Gap Workshop

• George Brett ltghb_at_internet2.edugtRuss Hobby
  ltrdhobby_at_internet2.edugt
• Internet2 Fall Member Meeting
• September 20, 2005

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The Wizard Gap
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Groups That Need to Talk

• Researchers
• Want to use the network for distributed
  applications
• Applications Developers
• Create the Applications for Researchers
• Network Engineers
• Operate the networks
• Network Wizards
• Try to understand the whole picture

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Goals of the Workshop

• Getting the Words of the Wizards out to others
• Determine what needs to be communicated between
  groups
• Find ways to facilitate communication on a
  continuous basis

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Format of the Workshop

• Level Setting - Views from the four areas
• Problem Scenario Breakout Groups
• Wizards Solution
• How to make it better Breakout Groups
• Group Reports - Findings

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Some Findings

• It was very hard to get people from all the
  groups to come to the workshop
• Researchers will give up before getting full
  network capabilities
• Applications Developers need to understand issues
  of cross-county latency
• Network Engineers are never available

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Some Action Ideas

• Talk to NSF Program Directors about getting the
  issues from the workshop presented in their
  disciplines / program areas
• Repeat the workshop on a regional or discipline
  or agency program basis
• Network Engineer Office Hours
• Virtual Office Hours with Network Engineers?
• Online collaborative services (blog, wiki, etc.)

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