Grid-enabling the Australian Synchrotron

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Grid-enabling the Australian Synchrotron
24 February 2005
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Project Program

• Phase 1 (to end January 2005)
• Specification of grid requirements
• Consultations with scientists
• Preparation of discussion paper
• Phase 2 (to end February 2005)
• Circulation of discussion paper
• Consolidation of comments and research
• Preparation of draft project proposal
• Phase 3 (to end March 2005)
• Circulate draft project proposal (by 11 March
  2005)
• Consult with key stakeholders
• Conduct forum with key scientists and
  stakeholders
• Prepare final project report (by 25 March 2005)

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Key Issues

• Data security
• Data management
• Data linking
• Data manipulation and visualisation
• Security, authentication, audit trails
• Telepresence
• Remote operations
• Production class facilities
• Virtual organisation management

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Responses to Discussion Paper

• Generally supportive of discussion paper context
• Reinforced data security as key issue
• Reinforced the need to link related data
  (experiment, beamline, etc)
• Noted not many examples worldwide, although
  similar to Diamond
• Network security and reliability issues are
  important
• Remote access and telepresence are key
  facilitating needs

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Project Scope

• National Data Structure
• primary, backup, archive
• Regional nodes as virtual instruments
• Secure Data Network
• Data Grid
• Semantic Grid

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National Data Architecture
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National Data Architecture
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National Data Architecture
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Data and Semantic Grid Development

• Coordinated research and development programme
• Integration with international activities
• Involvement of formal and informal networks of
  scientists
• Phased approach
• Phase1 Quick runs using available technologies
  with key metadata to facilitate later stages
• Phase 2 Provide support tools and services for
  data management
• Phase 3 Develop technologies/techniques for
  semantic grid.

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Project Costs

• Data Centre - Capital 5M, Operating 2M/a
• Regional virtual nodes (each) Capital 0.5M,
  Operating 0.3m/a
• Data Grid and Semantic Grid Research and
  Development 3M
• Network and other costs 1M
• excludes building costs

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Project Timelines
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Operational Structure

• Formal project management structure and processes
• Formalise operational management of data