Name: US LHC Network Working Group
Start: 2006-10-23T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2006-10-24T18:30:00-05:00
Location: Fermilab

US LHC Network Working Group

from Monday, 23 October 2006 (08:00) to Tuesday, 24 October 2006 (18:30)

Monday, 23 October 2006

08:00

08:00 - 08:30
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
08:30 Welcome & Overview - Don Petravick (Fermilab)
Welcome & Overview
- Don Petravick (Fermilab)
08:30 - 08:40
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
08:40 US LHCNet roadmap & outlook - Harvey Newman (Caltech)
US LHCNet roadmap & outlook
- Harvey Newman (Caltech)
08:40 - 09:10
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
09:10 US DOE funding and management model - Craig Tull (DOE)
US DOE funding and management model
- Craig Tull (DOE)
09:10 - 09:40
Room: Wilson Hall 1W DOE funding and managment, and AUP basis for US LHCnet.
09:40 CERN roles in T0-T1-T2 networking - David Foster (CERN)
CERN roles in T0-T1-T2 networking
- David Foster (CERN)
09:40 - 10:10
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
10:10 Tier1 Networking - Fermilab - Don Petravick (Fermilab)
Tier1 Networking - Fermilab
- Don Petravick (Fermilab)
10:10 - 10:30
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
10:30 break
break
10:30 - 10:50
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
10:50 Network troubleshooting in global LHC computing - Phil Demar (Fermilab)
Network troubleshooting in global LHC computing
- Phil Demar (Fermilab)
10:50 - 11:10
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
11:10 US LHCNet in 2006 to 2010 - Sylvain Ravot (Caltech)
US LHCNet in 2006 to 2010
- Sylvain Ravot (Caltech)
11:10 - 11:40
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
11:40 Internet2 NewNet - Rick Summerhill (Internet2)
Internet2 NewNet
- Rick Summerhill (Internet2)
11:40 - 12:00
Room: Wilson Hall 1W With focus on capabilities supporting LHC physics.
12:00

12:00 - 13:00
Room: Wilson Hall Cafeteria
13:00 ESnet4 - Bill Johnston (ESnet)
ESnet4
- Bill Johnston (ESnet)
13:00 - 13:20
Room: Wilson Hall 1W With focus on capabilities supporting LHC physics.
13:20 National Lambda Rail - Tom West (NLR)
National Lambda Rail
- Tom West (NLR)
13:20 - 13:40
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
13:40 CA*Net4 - Thomas Tam (CANARIE)
CA*Net4
- Thomas Tam (CANARIE)
13:40 - 14:00
Room: Wilson Hall 1W With focus on capabilities supporting LHC physics.
14:00 IRNC - Joe Mambretti
IRNC
- Joe Mambretti
14:00 - 14:20
Room: Wilson Hall 1W With focus on capabilities supporting LHC physics.
14:20 Tier1 Networking - Brookhaven - John Bigrow (Brookhaven NL)
Tier1 Networking - Brookhaven
- John Bigrow (Brookhaven NL)
14:20 - 14:40
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
14:40 Tier1 Networking - Triumf - Ian Gable (HEPNET/Canada)
Tier1 Networking - Triumf
- Ian Gable (HEPNET/Canada)
14:40 - 15:00
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
15:00

15:00 - 15:20
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
15:20 Atlas computing model & requirements - Jim Shank
Atlas computing model & requirements
- Jim Shank
15:20 - 15:50
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
15:50 CMS computing model & requirements - Ian Fisk (Fermilab)
CMS computing model & requirements
- Ian Fisk (Fermilab)
15:50 - 16:20
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
16:20 Tier-3 Connections over Internet2 - Rich Carlson
Tier-3 Connections over Internet2
- Rich Carlson
16:20 - 16:40
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
16:40 System factors affecting throughput - Matt Crawford (Fermilab)
System factors affecting throughput
- Matt Crawford (Fermilab)
16:40 - 17:10
Room: Wilson Hall 1W Analysis of throughput; OS and host factors that affect data transfers.
17:10 Monitoring Panel - Iosif Legrand (Caltech) Joe Metzger Sylvain Ravot Phil Demar Shawn McKee
Monitoring Panel
- Iosif Legrand (Caltech)
- Joe Metzger
- Sylvain Ravot
- Phil Demar
- Shawn McKee
17:10 - 17:40
Room: Wilson Hall 1W Panel and discussion of monitoring and diagnosis in LHC context.
17:40 Recent experience with PCI-X 2.0 and PCI-E network interfaces and emerging server systems - Yang Xia (Caltech)
Recent experience with PCI-X 2.0 and PCI-E network interfaces and emerging server systems
- Yang Xia (Caltech)
17:40 - 17:55
Room: Wilson Hall 1W
Tuesday, 24 October 2006

08:00

08:00 - 08:30
Room: Curia II (WH 2W)
08:30 SURFnet and NetherLight - Erik-Jan Bos (SURFnet) Bram Peeters
SURFnet and NetherLight
- Erik-Jan Bos (SURFnet)
- Bram Peeters
08:30 - 08:50
Room: Curia II (WH 2W)
08:50 US LHCNet Milestones - Harvey Newman (Caltech) Sylvain Ravot (Caltech)
US LHCNet Milestones
- Harvey Newman (Caltech)
- Sylvain Ravot (Caltech)
08:50 - 09:35
Room: Curia II (WH 2W)
09:35 US-Europe Connections - David Foster (CERN)
US-Europe Connections
- David Foster (CERN)
09:35 - 10:15
Room: Curia II (WH 2W)
10:15 break
break
10:15 - 10:30
Room: Curia II (WH2W)
10:30 Experiments' Network Issues - Jim Shank Ian Fisk (Fermilab)
Experiments' Network Issues
- Jim Shank
- Ian Fisk (Fermilab)
10:30 - 11:10
Room: Curia II (WH 2W) Experiments give their impressions and feedback, indicating areas where they feel more work is needed.
11:10 Tier1 Network Issues - Scott Bradley (Brookhaven NL) Don Petravick (Fermilab)
Tier1 Network Issues
- Scott Bradley (Brookhaven NL)
- Don Petravick (Fermilab)
11:10 - 11:55
Room: Curia II (WH 2W)
11:55

11:55 - 13:00
Room: Wilson Hall Cafeteria
13:00 Tier-2 & Tier-3 Network Issues - Ian Fisk (Fermilab) Shawn McKee (Univ. of Michigan)
Tier-2 & Tier-3 Network Issues
- Ian Fisk (Fermilab)
- Shawn McKee (Univ. of Michigan)
13:00 - 13:40
Room: Curia II (WH 2W)
13:40 Backbone Network Issues - Joe Metzger (ESnet) Rick Summerhill (Internet2)
Backbone Network Issues
- Joe Metzger (ESnet)
- Rick Summerhill (Internet2)
13:40 - 14:25
Room: Curia II (WH 2W)
14:25 Introduction to GFP, VAT, LCAS, and GMPLS - Rick Summerhill (Internet2)
Introduction to GFP, VAT, LCAS, and GMPLS
- Rick Summerhill (Internet2)
14:25 - 14:55
Room: Curia II (WH 2W)
14:55 End-to-end Circuit Issues - Dantong Yu (Brookhaven NL) Bill Johnston (ESnet)
End-to-end Circuit Issues
- Dantong Yu (Brookhaven NL)
- Bill Johnston (ESnet)
14:55 - 15:40
Room: Curia II (WH 2W)
15:40

15:40 - 15:55
Room: Curia II (WH 2W)
15:55 US LHCNet AUP - Craig Tull (DOE) Phil Demar
US LHCNet AUP
- Craig Tull (DOE)
- Phil Demar
15:55 - 16:40
Room: Curia II (WH 2W)
16:40 Discussion Wrapup and Conclusions - Harvey Newman (Caltech) Paul Sheldon (Vanderbilt University)
Discussion Wrapup and Conclusions
- Harvey Newman (Caltech)
- Paul Sheldon (Vanderbilt University)
16:40 - 17:25
Room: Curia II (WH 2W) What are the gaps in the way of meeting all the experimental needs among T0, T1, and T2? Can we form a coherent provisioning model for T1-T2 data access? What resources will be keys to the hard parts? And what do we need to do for T3 connectivity?
17:25 Circuit-Oriented Services or High Throughput Data Transfer Applications (optional) - Shawn McKee (Univ. of Michigan) Iosif Legrand (Caltech) Chin Guok (ESnet) Matt Crawford (Fermilab) Dantong Yu (Brookhaven)
Circuit-Oriented Services or High Throughput Data Transfer Applications (optional)
- Shawn McKee (Univ. of Michigan)
- Iosif Legrand (Caltech)
- Chin Guok (ESnet)
- Matt Crawford (Fermilab)
- Dantong Yu (Brookhaven)
17:25 - 18:40
Room: Curia II (WH 2W)