h3. PerfSONAR

# Middleware
## Document User API for perfSONAR: Asif
### how does this differ from perfsonarui?
## Study the perfSONAR NMWG request/response schema \[Done 5/1/07\]: Qasim
### Document NMWG request/response schema on wiki: Qasim
## Output from some script (mtml.pm?) is unintelligible (e.g. control characters) need help from Asif, Nauman will send snapshot o Asif (5/10/07): Nauman
## *{-}Execute sample request queries for utilization and metadata from{-}* *-[*{-}perfSONARUI{-}*|http://perfsonar.acad.bg/perfsonar.jnlp]-{*}{*}-: Qasim{done}{-}*
## *Having Java socket error, maybe firewall problem*
## *Add updated code into SVN: Asif*
# Visualisation
## Provide 3-dimensional spinny (interactive) globe interface like with mona-lisa in java
### integrate into Asif's topoviz frontend: Qasim
### integrate into perfsonarUI: TBA
## [Googlemaps|https://wiki.internet2.edu/confluence/display/PSPS/gmaps]
### Download and understand code from internet2 svn
### install locally
### Investigate google maps API's and extensions to provide 'traffic' like visualisation (look at google maps at the Bay Area for example)
## Ping summary table: Nauman
### status? (was first thing ever assigned to nauman)