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We
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propose
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to
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work
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with
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the
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National
...
University
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of
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Sciences
...
and
...
Technology
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(NUST)
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/
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Institute
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of
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Information
...
Technology
...
...
in
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Pakistan
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to
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collaborate
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closely
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with
...
the
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perfSONAR
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collaboration
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to
...
extend
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the
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perfSONAR
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framework
...
...
and
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deploy
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it
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in
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Pakistan.
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perfSONAR
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offers
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an
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open
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source,
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open
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community
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solution
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to
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the
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problem
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of
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gathering
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network
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performance
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statistics
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over
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a
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multitide
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of
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different
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administrative
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domains
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and
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technological
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differences.
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It
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is
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currently
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being
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rolled
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out
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across
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both
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the
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United
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States
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of
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America
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(through
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Internet2
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and
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ES-net)
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and
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Europe
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(Geant2,
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Surfnet,
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RedClara,
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Pioneer
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etc).
| Note |
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following paragraph needs a bit of {note} following paragraph needs a bit ofwork... {note} The perfSONAR framework allows hardware transparency in the gathering and storage of data. It also provides the means by which network diagnostic tools[3] can be included in the collection of network metrics. It therefore provides a mechanism whereby both the backbone properties and the |
The perfSONAR framework allows hardware transparency in the gathering and storage of data. It also provides the means by which network diagnostic tools3 can be included in the collection of network metrics. It therefore provides a mechanism whereby both the backbone properties and the end-to-end
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capabilities
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of
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the
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network
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can
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be
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interrogated
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and
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the
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results
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archived
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for
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later
...
analysis.
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As
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such,
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perfSONAR
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extends
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the
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measuring
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and
...
sharing
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of
...
information
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across
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a
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wider
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range
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of
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autonomous
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domains.
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Through
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the
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use
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of
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authentication,
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authorization
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and
...
auditing,
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sensitive
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information
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about
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the
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network
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can
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also
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be
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protected.
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perfSONAR
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therefore
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enables
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network
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engineers,
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system
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administrators
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and
...
users
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to
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dramatically
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reduce
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the
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extraordinary
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amount
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of
...
time
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they
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utilize
...
today
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coordinating
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debugging
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efforts
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across
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multiple
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domains
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and
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in
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building
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up
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flexible,
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coherent
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monitoring
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infrastructures.
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In
...
particular
...
the
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collaboration
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between
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NUST
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and
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Stanford
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Linear
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Accelerator
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Center
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(SLAC)
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will
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focus
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their
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efforts
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on
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mining
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the
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vast
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amounts
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of
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network
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data
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to
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aid
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not
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only
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the
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gathering
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and
...
storage
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of
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network
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performance
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information,
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but
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to
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develop
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tools
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and
...
applications
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to
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provide
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in-depth
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analysis
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and
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reporting,
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visualization
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and
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interactivity,
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forecasting
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and
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automatic
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event
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detection,
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network
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and
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application
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diagnostics
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and
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problem
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solving,
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network
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usage
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characterization
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for
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forward
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planning,
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and
...
topology
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discovery
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at
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network
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layers
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1
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to
...
4.
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This
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will
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provide
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an
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extensive
...
suite
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of
...
tools
...
that
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will
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exploit
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the
...
potential
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of
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the
...
perfSONAR
...
framework.
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In
...
addition
...
we
...
wish
...
to
...
deploy
...
the
...
perfSONAR
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and
...
related
...
tools
...
on
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the
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Pakistan
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Educational
...
and
...
Research
...
Network
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(PERN).
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We
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feel
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that
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this
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is
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important
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in
...
order
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to
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provide
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a
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means
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by
...
which
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the
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network
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operator
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can
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not
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only
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be
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held
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accountable
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for
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the
...
performance
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of
...
their
...
network,
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but
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also
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provide
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mechanisms
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by
...
which
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their
...
network
...
engineers
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can
...
better
...
utilize
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their
...
efforts.
...
Through
...
the
...
contribution
...
of
...
internal
...
development
...
teams
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at
...
NUST,
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whom
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will
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work
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closely
...
with
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PERN
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and
...
SLAC,
...
tools
...
built
...
on
...
the
...
perfSONAR
...
framework
...
will
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place
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PERN
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as
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a
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major
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contributor
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to
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the
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National
...
Research
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and
...
Education
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Networks
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(NRENs)
...
and
...
will
...
aid
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the
...
performance
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and
...
deployment
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of
...
network
...
dependent
...
applications
...
such
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as
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CERN's
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Large
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Hadron
...
Collider
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(LHC)
...
Network
...
...
,
...
telemedicine,
...
etc.
...
etc.
...
The
...
NUST
...
Institute
...
of
...
Information
...
Technology
...
has
...
been
...
playing
...
its
...
part
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for
...
more
...
than
...
three
...
years
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by
...
maturing
...
a
...
collaborative
...
research
...
initiative
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with
...
SLAC,
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USA.
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With
...
expected
...
growth
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in
...
bandwidths,
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PERN
...
will
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also
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be
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able
...
to
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benefit
...
from
...
more
...
advanced
...
tools
...
being
...
developed
...
by
...
SLAC
...
and
...
its
...
collaborators
...
in
...
the
...
US
...
and
...
Europe.
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The
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interdisciplinary
...
composition
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of
...
this
...
proposal
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encompasses
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the
...
following:
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computer
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networking,
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software
...
engineering,
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statistical
...
analysis,
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high
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energy
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physics/science
...
and
...
geopolitics.
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| Note |
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benefit to the US? |
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\[1\] NIIT will be funded out of a separate grant from the Pakistan Higher Education Commission (HEC). \[2\] The perfSONAR framework is supported by the perfSONAR consortium (http://www.perfsonar.net) recently initiated by the joint collaboration of Internet2, the European Union-funded GEANT2 project, the DoE energy Sciences Network (ESNet), Georgia Institute of Technology (GaTech) and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC). Since NIIT is working in strong collaboration with SLAC, PERN shall be able to benefit from the experience of our collaboration by virtue of PETWORK. \[3\] Network diagnostics tools such as OWAMP, NDT, BWCTL (a scheduler for iperf) have proven to be vital for Internet2 to understand the performance trends and in solving network performance problems. \[4\] The Pakistan NIIT and National Center for Physics (NCP) sites are both building Grid clusters to provide services for the LHC, and so will need both excellent networking for data distribution, and perfSONAR in Pakistan to diagnose network problems end-to-end. |