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About the GREN Global Map Working Group

The GREN Global Map working group of volunteers from the R&E Networking community, working on data formats and applications facilitating collaborative, interactive network maps.

The initial criteria for the success of the delivered visualisation product are:

  1. A dynamic/interactive map (zoomable with selectable layers and sections), which also supports printed versions;
  2. The ability to show intra- and inter-NREN nodes and connections, including some meta information (e.g. link speed);
  3. The ability to show connected institutions and major science infrastructure and instruments;
  4. A model where data is maintained by individual (N)REN operators and collected automatically, in a common format, in order to reduce update overhead and keep the map continuously up to date; and
  5. Achieving a critical mass of participation.

Group Chairs

  • Tom Fryer; GÉANT
  • Ryan Davies, CANARIE

Current Status

Development under way, led by CANARIE, with assistance from RNP.

GRENML Python input/output library released, installable via PIP.

Alpha versions of standalone distributed database nodes and map visualisation display have been demoed worldwide.

Previous

Project and implementation requirements (stories, prioritization) gathered and approved.

Interchange format & implicit data model "GRENML" draft approved; under revision.

Prototype GRENML Python support library drafted, not yet released publicly.

Prototype map visualisation, based on the GÉANT Map, prepared and presented at TNC19 to general interest.

Distributed database implementation plan proposed and approved.

Request for participation published and distributed.

Progress Log

(Meetings are held approximately bi-weekly, in English.)

Monday, October 29, 2018 14:00 UTC via Zoom - Meeting Notes

Special User Stories Review: Monday, November 5, 2018 13:00 UTC via Zoom\ — Meeting Notes

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 13:00 UTC via Zoom — Meeting Notes

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 13:00 UTC via Zoom — Meeting Notes

Tuesday, December 18, 2018 13:00 UTC via Zoom — Meeting Notes

June 17, 2019 — project introduction and progress presented informally at TNC19

June 19, 2019 — update to GNA-G; this WG now reporting as GNA-G WG

Tuesday, 2 July, 2019; 12:00 UTC via Zoom — Meeting Notes

Tuesday, 13 August, 2019 12:00 UTC and Tuesday, 20 August, 2019 12:00 UTC via Zoom — mid-summer checkpoint meetings

Tuesday, 24 September 2019 12:00 UTC via Zoom — meeting signalling resumption of activities

Tuesday, 1 October 2019 12:00 UTC via Zoom — meeting; presentation of CANARIE's implementation design proposal

Tuesday, 22 October 2019 12:00 UTC via Zoom — meeting (rescheduled from 15 Oct due to technical problems); second presentation of implementation design proposal, fielding questions

Tuesday, 29 October 2019 13:00 UTC via Zoom — meeting; design proposal implicitly accepted by lack of objections

Tuesday, 12 November 2019 13:00 UTC via Zoom — touchpoint meeting

Tuesday, 13 November 2019 — Ryan Davies met with John Macauley to review GRENML draft specification; some course correction is suggested

Tuesday, 26 November 2019 13:00 UTC via Zoom — touchpoint meeting

Thursday 5 December 2019 via Zoom — initial chat with GÉANT regarding potential development participation

Wednesday 11 December 2019 — update to GNA-G

Tuesday 17 December 2019 14:00 UTC via Zoom — meeting; connection details circulated via e-mail

Tuesday 27 January 2021 13:00 UTC via Zoom — Meeting Notes

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Existing Maps

This is not an exhaustive list.  It is recognised that most networks have a static or dynamic map.  We have identified the following examples as a cross-section in order to gather initial requirements for our efforts:


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