The EndThe End

July 15th 2011 – OGF 32 – Network Measurement Working GroupJason Zurawski, Internet2 Research Liaison

• !• And what a long strange trip it has been. – 2001 (?) at one of the first couple of OGFs• Researchers from several different areas involved

– Email archive goes back to 2004– Heavy interest as projects started using in-progress

work (2004->2007)– Waning interest … the software was done • Finishing standards was a side project for many• Day jobs got in the way

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This is the end

• We have had a lot of help over the years.• Some remain, some long gone. • Common interests– Network Measurement– Network Classification– R&E + Commercial Networking– Software developers– Users

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Beautiful friend

• But, we have finished our work (?)– Document that will describe basic ideas

• https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/go/doc15649?nav=1

– Formats being used in other WGs• NML• NSI• NMC

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My only friend, the end

• Started w/ V1, V2 now involved in production code:– perfSONAR– OSCARS/AutoBAHN– ?

• Demos over the years in many places– GEANT2 Technical Meetings– Terena– Internet2 Joint Techs/Member Meetings– Supercomputing– OGFs– Conferences …

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Of our elaborate plans, the end

• These projects have taken the torch– Into other working groups (NML/NSI/NMC)– Into extensions of the initial formats

• Several releases of software, formats/protocols have stayed the same– Proof that things are “good”?– No plans of changing overall concepts

• XML vs “something else”– JSON, Binary …– Do we care?

• Web services vs stateful services– Do we care?

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Of everything that stands, the end

• Things will change … but we don’t need the WG anymore– Proposal: dormancy– We are basically dormant already …

• Final steps– Put a GFD on the doc– Publish … ASAP but respecting the rules of how to

close these things (certain amount of time, etc.)– Announce intentions to list (done today, do in a month)

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No safety or surprise, the end

• Or … NM WG becomes NM SIG– Treat it as a BoF at OGFs for people who still care about

network measurements

• Thanks!8 – 04/21/23, © 2011 Internet2

I'll never look into your eyes...again

The EndThe EndJuly 15th 2011 – OGF 32 – Network Measurement Working GroupJason Zurawski, Internet2 Research Liaison

For more information, visit https://forge.gridforum.org/projects/nm-wg

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