The NLANR Measurement and Network Analysis Group is hosting a workshop on Thursday and Friday, August 23 - 24th, 2001 at the San Diego Supercomputer Center in conjunction with the NSF's High Performance International Internet Services (HPIIS) Project.

The conference will be for one and one half days, Thursday (8 AM to 5 PM) and Friday (8 AM to 12 noon). Continental breakfast will be provided Thursday and Friday mornings; lunch will be provided on Thursday. In addition, arrangements are being made for dinner following the discussion session on Thursday. A group rate is available at the Doubletree Hotel (see details following). Shuttle service will be provided from the hotel to the workshop location (at SDSC).

The principal objective of this workshop is to bring together experts from both domestic advanced networks and HPIIS to develop metrics. These metrics will be used to quantify the use of HPIIS network links, to classify research use of these advanced networks and to collect success stories for each classification. A future objective will be the reporting of the number of published papers and people trained over time.

The workshop will focus on developing measurement metrics to quantify the use of HPIIS links in addition to possibly identifying research collaborations. The domestic advanced networks involved will include vBNS, Abilene, ESNet, and NASA's NREN. The HPIIS awards include TransPAC, Euro-Link, and MIRnet. Representatives from the domestic advanced networks, the HPIIS awards, STAR TAP, and the UCAID international relations will be invited.

We will examine various solutions, such as placing passive monitors on StarLight (the optical next generation of STAR TAP) links. Characterization of this passive data might include determining the top throughput connections and the applications present. The proposed workshop agenda will focus on:

• Developing metrics to quantify the use of HPIIS network links.
• Classifying research uses of these advanced networks
• Collecting success stories for each of these classifications.

• A webcast of the workshop
• A Web archive of the workshop presentations
• A white paper of the proceeedings and recommendations, which will be posted on line.

In addition, the NLANR Measurement and Analysis Team plans to host a small demo/talk on how you can create your own AMP network. (The Canarie network (Canada) and the KORDIC Supercomputing Infra Reseach Lab (Korea) have both expressed interest in creating their own AMP mesh networks.)

The hotel reservation deadline has been extended to August 8.
The Doubletree Hotel Del Mar has reserved a block of rooms at a discounted rate for workshop attendees.

PLEASE NOTE: All reservations under this special rate must be confirmed with a credit card by July 31   - extended to August 8. Reservations received after August 8 will be accepted on a space-available basis.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Doubletree Hotel Del Mar for August 22 and 23. The special HPIIS workshop room rate is $134.00 per night. This rate does not include local taxes of 10.59 percent; a $3 energy surcharge also may be applied if the California energy crisis continues (and it probably will).

Group rates should NOT be made through the Doubletree Central Reservations system. For the special HPIIS rate, please call the hotel directly at 858-481-5900. To get the group rate, mention HPIIS or the San Diego Supercomputer Center. The reservation must be received by July 31 August 8 and confirmed with a credit card; any reservations received after this date will be accepted on a space-available basis.
Doubletree Hotel Del Mar

11915 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130-2539

Tel: 1-858-481-5900
Fax: 1-858-481-0990

The attractive Spanish mission style hotel is located north of San Diego at the intersection of I-5 and Carmel Valley Road. Just minutes from the famous Southern California Beaches , Del Mar Race Track, Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, Legoland, and the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Luxurious accommodations include 221 spacious guest rooms and suites with all the amenities you would expect of a first-class hotel. Rooms are equipped with a two-line speaker phone and have Ethernet access to the Internet. Complimentary shuttle service within a six mile radius of the Hotel.

Detailed directions and a map are available on the hotel Web site.

From the Airport:

The Doubletree Hotel Del Mar is approximately 15 miles north of the airport.

From Lindberg Field take Interstate 5 North to the Carmel Valley Road Exit. Turn right and go to El Camino Real. The hotel is on the corner of El Camino Real and Carmel Valley Road.

Cloud 9 Shuttle service is available at Lindbergh Field 24 hours a day. Go to the shuttle pick-up and request Cloud 9.

General Arrival Directions

From Interstate 5, Northbound: Take the Carmel Valley Road Exit, turn right, turn left onto El Camino Real. The hotel will be on the right side.

From Interstate 5, Southbound: Take the Carmel Valley Road Exit, turn left turn left again onto El Camino Real. The otel will be on the right side.

From Interstate 805, Northbound: Go north to the merge of I-805 and I-5 (which often is severely congested). Just north of the merge, take the Carmel Valley Road Exit, turn right, turn left onto El Camino real. The hotel is on right side.

7/31/01:   The workshop is now full.   Registration is closed.
PLEASE NOTE: ATTENDANCE WILL BE LIMITED.

There is no fee for registration.

If you wish to attend, please complete the form below and e-mail your response as soon as possible to <ritke2@sdsc.edu>.

1. Name: ______________________ 

2. Affiliation: ______________________ 

3. Are you involved with one of the HPIIS awards (TransPAC, Euro-Link, or MIRnet) or with AMPATH?  Please identify: ______________________ 

4. Are you involved with one of the U.S. High-Performance networks (Abilene, vBNS, NASA's NREN, DoE's ESNet, other)?  Please identify: ______________________ 

5. Are you involved with STAR TAP or StarLight?  Please identify: ______________________ 

6. Have you been involved with using and/or developing metrics to quantify the use of network links?  Please describe: ______________________ 

7. What metrics would you propose to quantify the use of the HPIIS network links?  Please describe: ______________________ 

8. Would you be interested in the proposed demo/talk on how you can create your own AMP network? ______

A white paper will be developed from the workshop. It will be posted on these Web pages. Slides from the presenters will be available in the agenda (program) section. (Both the slides and the white paper will be posted as soon as possible after the workshop.)

HPIIS
c/o Ronn Ritke
San Diego Supercomputer Center
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California  U.S.A.
Phone: +1 858-534-5000
Fax: +1 858-534-5113

• Email: <ritke2@sdsc.edu>.