TransPAC: We worked with John Hicks to help him create his own passive measurement monitors for use on TransPAC network traffic. Just recently we received positive responses from representatives at both ends of the TransPAC link from Japan to the US with regard to hosting AMP monitors. As soon as the sites send us their site information, AMP (active measurement) machines will be configured and sent for placement on each end of this TransPAC link. The placement of the AMP machine in Japan will also cover a second link to the U.S. from Korea. (We already have an AMP machine on the other link to the U.S. from Korea.)
NaukaNet (fka MirNET): We have been working with Greg Cole and Natasha Bulshova on measurement plans. I (Ronn Ritke) will attend and give a presentation on our activities to a CIVIC meeting to be held in Russia in early June 2002. Our AMP and PMA managers (Tony McGregor and Joerg Micheel) and I will be attending a later workshop in Moscow to continue and expand these discussions on potential measurement activities and collaborations.
StarLight and Euro-Link: We are working with Tom DeFanti of UIC.. Plans include the pre-installation of passive monitor taps at StarLight. This pre-installation of the passive taps avoids having to take down the operational link later in order to install and deploy our passive monitors.
AMPATH: We are working with Julio Ibarra and Heidi Alvarez of Florida International University. Once their AMPATH gear is installed in the NAP (network access point) in Florida, we will be installing passive and active measurement monitors on the AMPATH link at the NAP.
NLANR/MNA is also working with groups from Canada, Korea, and Australia to help them create AMP (active measurements) meshes within their countries. These additional AMP meshes will contribute information on link performance within these three countries. As is all of our data, this new data will be made publicly available for use by network researchers, systems administrators and engineers, and students, through our Web pages. Each of these three countries is already hosting an AMP machine.
Organizations in Thailand, Japan, and other countries have also expressed interest in the NLANR/MNA active and passive measurement activities.
The PMA monitor at STAR TAP is on the APAN link. Due to space constraints this is the only monitor we have at STAR TAP. Discussions with Tom Defanti have included monitoring STAR LIGHT (there will be more space and room for monitors), possible early insertion of optical splitters (to avoid taking the link[s] down to insert the splitters), this will allow for the quick installation of PMA machines.
We are in talks with AMPATH regarding the placement of an OCxmon to measure the traffic from AMPATH. The network engineer for AMPATH, Eric Johnson, has requested that we wait until the AMPATH equipment is in the Network Access Point(NAP) to install the PMA machine. We have prepared a 48 volt power supply in the event that the time for AMPATH equipment to the NAP is increased and Eric decides to install the monitor before the move to the NAP.
We have also worked with John Hicks from TransPAC to help in the creation of his own OCxmon for TransPAC measurements.
We are in contact with Greg Cole from FASTnet (formerly MIRnet) and are discussing a several possible measurement activities.
Representatives from AARNet (Australia), Canarie (Canada) and KISTI (Korea) attended the information session on AMP. Canarie and KISTI are actively working on installing their own AMP mesh. Bruce Morgan from AARNet is interested in starting an AMP program in Australia. We are in agreement with AARNet about placement of passive monitors, but are being challenged by the issues of time synchronization.
Interest has also been expressed by other countries in both the AMP and PMA projects.
Compiled from the responses of the workshop attendees.