Demonotes

Notes For a ProtoGENI Demo

G1: To demonstrate the progress made on ProtoGENI, and how it looks like a GENI implementation
G2: To showcase the unique capabilities of ProtoGENI that are not yet available on other platforms
G3: To give potential experimenters an idea/template of what they can do on ProtoGENI
G4: As a driver for implementation work

Run a non-IP protocol "end to end" (G1, G3)
- At least, get as close to the edges as we can
  - Maybe tunnel in from hosts (ie. desktop machines) to local ProtoGENI nodes
  - Maybe target sites with Emulab installations, and set up ProtoGENI nodes to connect directly to the experimental network
- Possible protocols to use
  - IPv4, but change the protocol number to make it look different. Lame, but probably relatively easy, and would allow us to use NetFPGAs as routers
  - IPv6 - better, but there are plenty of IPv6 installations
  - i3 - good because it's a well-known research protocol, but bad because it's intended to run as an overlay on IPv4 (ie. is already running on PlanetLab)
Include a variety of devices, in particular building wireless nodes (at Utah). Plus others where cost/benefit is low, perhaps sensor motes and GNU radio nodes.
Use an NS file to describe this network, its setup, and the software to run (G2)
This should all be automated to the extent that we can swap it in and out as part of the demo (ie. should not require manual setup) (G1/G2)
Show the process of finding available resources (G1)
- Show that there are simple RSpec underneath this
Show project leader delegating some, but not all, privileges to manipulate the slice to a student (G1)
- Give the student credentials to, say, stop the slice

Have deployed ProtoGENI nodes at several sites (may not need to be shared yet)
Set up tunnels between ProtoGENI nodes
Desirable: Have NetFPGAs in some of these machines, and use them as routers and/or gateways
A simple RSpec implementation
Implementation of credentials and delegation