Federation Interoperability Group (FIG) Status Report

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Federation Interoperability Group (FIG) Status
Report

• May 1999
• FIG TEAM

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How Does the FIG Work

• Email list established ifederation_at_harp.gsfc.nasa
  .gov
• Regular telecons
• Active participation by key individuals and teams
• Tiger team established for System Concept
  evaluation criteria Helen Conover, Silvia
  Nittel, Jim Frew, Richard Troy, Richard Chinman,
  Yonsook Enloe
• System Concept Evaluation Criteria Draft Helen
  Conover, Silvia Nittel
• Implementation approaches for System Concept
  Matt Schwaller, Silvia Nittel, Jim Harville
• Clustering status Jim Gallagher, Amy Budge,
  Charles Falkenberg
• Clustering Descriptions provided by Paul
  Kancurik Charles Falkenberg, Richard Chinman
  Jim Gallagher, Silvia Nittel
• FIG webpages support Silvia Nittel Jim Frew

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FIG Workshop Objectives

• Obtain status of technical clustering activities
• Finalize and approve Evaluation Criteria for
  System Concept
• Outline the process for choosing and implementing
  the System Concept.
• All Objectives met!!

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Clustering Status

• FIG endorsed clustering at the Dec 1998 meeting
• Regular informational updates on clusters
  gathered at telecons and via email list
• Discussions with the Appropriations Committee
  about Cluster proposal funding
• Clusters were encouraged to submit any clustering
  proposals to the Appropriations committee
• Cluster members have asked for more information
  about the formal appropriations process
• Cluster descriptions written by clusters and put
  on the FIG website

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Federation System Concept

• Discussed the need for a federation wide system
  concept.
• Tiger team (6 people) established to generate
  catalog system evaluation criteria
• FIG updated at monthly telecons and via email.
• Draft Catalog Evaluation Criteria published on
  FIG website 2 weeks before FIG meeting.

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Catalog SWIL Approach

• ESIPs or others submit candidate system
  descriptions for SWIL to the FIG by mid June
  1999.
• in response to FIG SWIL evaluation criteria
• FIG establishes Tiger Team to evaluate and
  recommend a SWIL system to FIG.
• Tiger Team completes work by July 1999.
• FIG holds a workshop in August 1999 to review
  Tiger Team recommendation and endorses a
  system(s).
• Involved parties generate a formal proposal for
  implementation of SWIL.
• FIG forwards endorsement of proposal to
  appropriations committee in August 1999 for early
  FY2000 funds.