Intro
For each sentence/phrase in INFRA-2012-3.2 I have put a bullet list of key points I identified and my ideas below.
Title: International cooperation with the USA on common e-Infrastructure for scientific data
- e-Infrastructure: Grid/Cloud/Super Computing
- Need USA partner -- need support from NSF
The objective is
to establish an EU/USA coordination platform aiming at full interoperability of scientific data infrastructures, and
- EU/USA coordination platform
- main goal is the organisation (the forum) to discuss interoperability of SDI's
- the forum should result in a proposed standard(s), reference implementation, and 3-4 applications which use the reference implementation
- scientific data infrastructures:
- data access & movement, metadata catalogues, data replica catalogs
to demonstrate this coordination through several joint EU-USA prototypes that would ensure persistent availability and effective sharing of data across scientific domains, organisations and national boundaries.
- several (== 3 or 4) joint EU-USA prototypes. Ideas of potential prototypes from HEP:
- Remote data access from job (Xrootd, http across the WAN)
- Common Cloud storage API: Amazon S3, OpenStack...
- ...
The platform should provide for:
the collection of requirements and approaches for standardisation (development, promotion, adoption and maintenance);
- Workshop to collect requirements, see various scientific data infrastructures
- Form Technical Working Group:
- Requirements deliverable document
- prepare solution approaches before next workshop
common ICT infrastructure approaches (technical, semantic, reference architecture, financing models, etc) in order to lower access barriers;
- Workshop to discuss proposed solutions -- technical proposals for interoperability between SDI's
harmonisation of intellectual property frameworks for scientific information;
- Open access licences for all technical deliverables
- Papers published in peer reviewed conferences/journals
and mechanisms for international networking of experts and multidisciplinary communities.
- Need 2 or 4 workshops (1/2 EU, 1/2 USA)
- 1st to discuss requirements, catalog existing scientific data infrastructures, networking
- Form Technical Working Group
- 2nd where parties present proposals for prototype common data infrastructure
- 3rd reference implementation
- 4th applications using the reference implementation.
- Workplans:
- NA3.2.1: Project Management
- NA3.2.2: Coordination
- Organize workshops (2 of them. USA should organise the other half).
- Disseminations, Training.
The joint prototypes should leverage and build upon similar initiatives in Europe and USA.
- Similar initiatives:
- WLCG storage
- SRM
- WLCG Storage Jamboree: Dynamic data dist., Xrootd, NFS 4.1, HTTP, Data caching,
- Cloud Computing R&D: search for common data API: Amazon S3, OCCI
The proposal should clearly describe synergies and collaboration with corresponding existing or potential NSF-funded initiatives.
- Main collab should be with OSG
- Also specific HEP contacts -- ATLAS, CMS NSF-funded projects?
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DanielVanDerSter - 18-Oct-2011
Topic revision: r1 - 2011-10-18
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