US-China Cyberinfrastructure
Collaboration Initiative

End-to-End Measurement
Working Group

Co-chairs

	Jilong Wang CERNET
	Chunjing Han CSTNET
	Jimmy Kyriannis New York University

Description

This Working Group (WG) will focus on end-to-end (e2e) measurement technologies between research groups and networks in the US and China. The WG focus will also include point-to-point (ptp) technologies as an area of focus as ptp technologies may have a significant role to play in increasing data throughput and e2e is required to verify that role. The WG will meet once a year in person at the CANS meeting and via e-mail and VC as needed.

Scope and Output of Working Group

• Identify collaborative projects of mutual interest 
• Prioritize potential joint projects 
• Set timelines, milestones, and deliverables 
• Formally present these activities as CANS e2e Measurement WG Activities 
• Prepare ongoing reports to CANS management on progress 
• Hold a half-day WG meeting at each CANS event where past work is summarized and future work is planned.

Initial Projects

• Agreement to set up mailing list
• Agreement to clarify pS installation procedures on public facing web pages
• Agreement to clarify the difference between pS and the pS Toolkit on public facing web pages
• Agreement to clarify how to submit additions to the pS Toolkit on public facing web pages
• Clarify the more complex mechanism for submitting additions to pS on public facing web pages
• Double number of pS nodes in CERNET/CSTNET
• ESnet to provide information about their work with the HNTES project on identifying and transitioning elephant flows to uncongested links [before next CANS]
• ESnet and CERNET and CSTNET to continue researching differences between IPv4 and IPv6 performance and to work with software, hardware, and OS vendors in improving IPv6 performance [before next CANS]
• Agreement between Indiana University and CERNET to work together in development of technology to facilitate elephant flows across the US-China link. (In order to accomplish this, we will need an upfront agreement to access Flow data (NetFlow, sFlow) from the link. Current pS tools are not sufficient.)
• Develop international pS test-bed and demonstration environment
• Develop international pS experts mailing lists and forums
• CSTNET and CERNET agree to learn and deploy each other's software to minimize development efforts
• CSTNET and CERNET agree to publish measurement reports together

Activities

• Working Group Meeting - August 2011, Kunming, China
• Working Group Meeting - October 2012, Seattle WA, USA
• Working Group VC - March 2013, Virtual Meeting Room
• Working Group VC - May 2013, Virtual Meeting Room
• Working Group VC - July 2013, Virtual Meeting Room
• Working Group Meeting - September 2013, Hangzhou, China
• Working Group VC - March 2014, Virtual Meeting Room
• Joint IPv6 Measurement Working Group VC - May 2014, Virtual Meeting Room
• Joint IPv6 Measurement Working Group VC - July 2014, Virtual Meeting Room
• Joint Working Group Meeting - September 2014, NYC, USA
• Joint IPv6 Measurement Working Group VC - May 2015, Virtual Meeting Room
• Joint IPv6 Measurement Working Group VC - August 2015, Virtual Meeting Room

Mailing List

 If you are interested in the activities of the e2e measurement Working Group, please consider joining the mailing list
<cans-e2ewg@internet2.edu>

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