All things related to multicast

[Steve Shultz <>]

What about the IPv6 inter-domain multicast issues. 

Now that the IPv6 multicast community is small we

can come up with a deployment plan but we need

a solution that incorporates SSM and some mechanism

to announce sources. When we first started with the

DVMRP to mBGP native multicast, we implemented

the single AS 10888 as the conversion router for the

multicast tunnels. Cisco donated two routers, one

at AMES and one at PAIX for this purpose. What if

we repurpose them to act as an independent IPv6

RP for just the FEDnets and Abilene. NASA and

Cisco co-manage them but we could add accounts

for some multicast experts to do IPv6 sources

debugging.

At 05:12 PM 3/30/2004, Guy T Almes wrote:

I encourage the key multicast experts to take an interest in this.  One specific emphasis would be how to make the native multicast that the AG folks depend on more pervasive on our campuses.
       -- Guy


C A L L   F O R   P A R T I C I P A T I O N
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Access Grid Retreat 2004 - June 9-11, 2004
Toronto, Canada
Hosted by Ryerson University

http://www.mcs.anl.gov/fl/flevents/ag/agr04/


The Access Grid (AG) Retreat 2004 will be held June 9-11 in Toronto,
Canada. This year's meeting will be hosted by Ryerson University in their
Rogers Communication Center, an ideal venue for collaboration and
interaction.

The Access Grid is an ensemble of resources including multimedia
large-format displays, presentation and interactive environments, and
interfaces to Grid middleware and to visualization environments. These
resources are used to support group-to-group interactions across the Grid.
For example, the AG is used for large-scale distributed meetings,
collaborative work sessions, seminars, lectures, tutorials, and training.
The Access Grid began as a community effort in terms of development,
support, education, and training and it continues to grow as a result of
this approach.  The AG Retreats, an annual tradition, reflect this
community involvement and are critical to the continued development,
utility, and improvement of the AG.

The AG Retreat program provides an interactive forum for Access Grid
community including developers, node operators and users.  The following
topics represent priority issues for the Access Grid Retreat 2004 program:
Outreach to View Communities
Existing community presentations on:
-Improving the AG
-How is the AG used?
-Requirements from Diverse Communities
Examples of Shared Apps, Services
Ideas for External Services·    Communities/Regional Activity Reports

Technology Talks-       pyGlobus, etc.
-Networking
-Multicast
-SSM
-IPv6 Services Support
Security Issues
-Firewall configuration
-Certificate Authority Innovations

The Access Grid Retreat is an opportunity for the AG community to share
recent experiences and research findings, to present ideas for future AG
technical directions, and to train and educate AG newcomers. Participants
depend on the AG Retreats for critical updates on topics ranging from AG
collaboration experiences to node installation and troubleshooting to AG
development directions.

HOW TO SUBMIT
Speakers are requested to submit extended abstracts of no more than 1000
words, not including figures or references.  Speakers should define their
interest in submitting a proposed panel discussion (including title and
proposed speakers) or for an individual presentation (including title).
Abstracts should be written so as to be self-contained and to provide the
technical substance required for the program committee to evaluate the
presenter's contribution, and to provide sufficient detail for the program.

Abstracts must be submitted by Friday, April 20, 2004.  Please submit to
.

WHEN/HOW SPEAKERS WILL BE NOTIFIED
All speakers will be selected by late-April.  Confirmations will be sent
via email.

WHAT IS REQUIRED OF SPEAKERS
For a panel discussion, a total of 60 minutes of content (including at
least 10 minutes for questions & answers) should be planned.  The AG
Retreat 2004 Organizing Committee suggests a maximum 15-minute presentation
per speaker in order to allow for sufficient audience interaction and
discussion.  Each speaker will be required to submit their completed
presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint format, on/before by Thursday, May 20,
2004.

For an individual presentation, a 20-minute presentation in Microsoft
PowerPoint format, due by Thursday, May 20, 2004, is required.

AG SHOWCASE 2004
As a special feature, Day 1 of the AG Retreat 2004 has been designated as
the AG Showcase - a full day of the most interesting, unique, creative
and/or practical applications and uses of the Access Grid Toolkit.  The AG
Showcase will include 16 presentations and/or demonstrations, accompanied
by related posters, selected from proposals received from the AG
community-at-large.

Submissions for presentations in the AG Showcase should reflect the
innovative range of applications of Access Grid technologies beyond video
teleconferencing.  Rather, these presentations will explore how the Access
Grid is being repurposed in unique ways, which often are developed in
tandem with other technologies.  The AG Showcase will feature work drawn
from research and development areas such as: Artistic Projects, Scientific
Visualization, and Grid Computing among others.

Proposals for AG Showcase 2004 should be submitted to via email to
<>, by Wednesday, March 31, 2004.  Proposals should
include a 2-4 page description of each exhibit / demonstration.  Submitters
should be prepared to provide a 30-minute demonstration presentation or
talk, along with a poster or display.

LOGISTICS
Registration and housing information is available from AG Retreat 2004
website.  Special housing arrangements have been made by Ryerson
University, available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The hosting
organization has kindly planned to provide a schedule for local events and
activities to accommodate those interested in Toronto (including weekend
activities). NOTE: Registration for this year's AG Retreat will be closed
at 200 registrants.

KEY DATES AND DEADLINES

March 20, 2004 ­ Registration Open
March 23, 2004 ­ Call for Participation Opens (Showcase and Program)
March 31,2004 ­ AG Showcase Proposals Due
April 20, 2004 ­ Call for Participation Deadline
(late) April 2004 ­ Notification to Speakers
May 20, 2004 ­ Final Presentation Material Due
May 25, 2004 ­ Registration Deadline (assuming availability)

For more information, please contact the AG Retreat 2004 Organizing
Committee at <>.

--AG Retreat 2004 Organizing Committee

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