Proposal Cover Page

Title of Proposed Project

Active Internet Measurements for ESnet (AIME)

DoE Office of Science Notice 01-01:

Continuing Solicitation for all Office of Science Programs,  Published December 7, 2000

Name of laboratory:             Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)

 

Principal investigator:         Les. Cottrell

Position title of PI:               Assistant Director of SLAC Computing Services

Mailing Address:                 MS 97, SLAC, POB 4349, Stanford, California 94309.

Phone:                                    (650)926-2523

FAX:                                     (650)926-3329

Email:                                      cottrell@slac.stanford.edu

               

Name of Official signing for Laboratory:          Jonathan Dorfan

Title of official:                                                     Laboratory Director

Phone:                                                                    (650)926-8701

FAX:                                                                      (650)926-8705

Email:                                                                      jonathan.dorfan@slac.stanford.edu

 

Requested funding:             Year 1                     Year 2                     Year 3                     Total

SLAC:                                    $225K                     $2375K                     $2510K                     $7130K

PSC:                                        $85K                       $83K                       $76K                       $244K

ANL:                                      $45K                       $45K                       $45K                       $135K    

Total:                                      $355K                     $3653K                     $3721K                     $108729K

Use of human subjects in proposed project:   No

Use of vertebrate animals in proposed project: No

 

Signature of PI:                                                                                     Date:

 

Signature of Official:                                                                            Date:

 


Table of Contents

1     List of Participants. 4

1.1      SLAC.. 4

1.2      PSC.. 4

1.3      ANL. 4

1.4      University of Tennessee at Knoxville. 4

1.5      LBNL/ACIRI 4

2     Abstract 4

3     Background and Significance. 4

3.1      Importance & Relevance. 4

3.2      Gaps to be filled by current proposal 5

3.2.1       PingER.. 5

3.2.2       NIMI 5

3.2.3       Beacon. 5

3.2.4       NWS. 6

3.2.5       IPv6. 6

3.2.6       QoS. 6

3.2.7       NTON.. 6

3.2.8       Ties with other SciDAC proposals. 6

3.2.9       Relevance of current project 7

4     Preliminary Studies. 7

4.1      Other related measurement projects. 7

4.1.1       PingER.. 7

4.1.2       NIMI 8

4.1.3       Beacon. 8

4.2      Experience and Competence. 9

4.2.1       SLAC.. 9

4.2.2       PSC.. 9

4.2.3       ANL. 10

5     Research Design and Methods. 10

5.1      Extension of NIMI Monitoring Capabilities. 10

5.2      Automated analysis and reporting. 11

5.3      NIMI Resource Control 11

5.4      Forecasting. 11

5.5      Deployment 12

5.6      Tentative timetable. 12

5.6.1       First 6 Months. 12

5.6.2       Next 6 Months. 13

5.6.3       2nd year 13

5.6.4       3rd Year 13

5.7      Subcontract or Consortium Arrangements. 14

6     Literature Cited. 14

7     Budget 16

8     Other Support of Investigators. 17

8.1      SLAC.. 17

8.1      PSC and ANL. 17

8.2. 17

9     Biographical Sketches. 18

9.1      Roger Leslie Anderton Cottrell 18

9.1.1       EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY.. 18

9.1.2       EDUCATION SUMMARY