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Document #55 published: A Survey of Transport Protocols other than Standard TCP
by Gregory Newby 29 Nov '05

29 Nov '05

Announcing a newly published Informational document in the GGF document series: Title: A Survey of Transport Protocols other than Standard TCP Author/editor: E. He, P. Vicat-Blanc Primet, M. Welzl GFD #: GFD-E.055 Download link: http://www.ggf.org/ggf_docs_final.htm Abstract: 'Standard' TCP (TCP Reno) is a reliable transport protocol that is designed to perform across a wide variety of networks conditions, though it is not optimized for any. Several experiments and analyses have shown that this protocol is not suitable for each and every kind of application and environment - e.g., bulk data transfer in high bandwidth, large round trip time networks. In this document, we review and compare different emerging alternatives that try to solve this and other problems. -- Greg Newby (GGF Editor)

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Document #54 published: MyProxy Protocol
by Gregory Newby 29 Nov '05

29 Nov '05

Announcing a newly published Experimental document in the GGF document series: Title: MyProxy Protocol Author/editor: J. Basney GFD #: GFD-E.054 Download link: http://www.ggf.org/ggf_docs_final.htm Abstract: This document describes a protocol for storing and retrieving X.509 proxy credentials to and from a server. The protocol uses proxy delegation to transfer credentials without transferring private keys. -- Greg Newby (GGF Editor)

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GGF eNewsletter
by Steve Crumb 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

GGF eNewsletter 1. NOMCOM Volunteer Deadline Approaching 2. GGF16 Event and Hotel Registration Open 3. GGF16 Community CFP ----------------------- 1. NOMCOM Volunteers Needed The first of several deadlines is approaching for the 2006 Nominations Committee (NOMCOM). On November 26, the call for volunteers for the NOMCOM will end. Participation on the NOMCOM is your opportunity to help shape the future leadership of GGF. To volunteer, simply e-mail your name, affiliation, telephone number(s), and email address to the NOMCOM Chair, Sven van den Berghe (Sven.vandenBerghe(a)uk.fujitsu.com) not later than Saturday November 26, 2005. Please put "NOMCOM volunteer" in the subject line. For more information on the NOMCOM, please visit http://www.ggf.org/nomcom. 2. GGF16 Event and Hotel Registration Open Join us in Athens for the 16th Global Grid Forum hosted by Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET). The 4 day meeting will take place at the Divani Caravel Hotel ideally situated in the heart of Athens. For more information and to register please visit http://www.ggf.org/GGF16/ggf_events_ggf16.htm. Hotel reservation and information is available at http://www.ggf.org/GGF16/ggf_events_lodging_ggf16.htm. Book early! The hotel reservation deadline is November 30, 2005. 3. GGF16 Community Call for Participation Building on the success of Community Programs at GGF14 and GGF15, the Community Program at GGF16 seeks to build new and strengthen existing communities of interest in GGF. GGF is comprised of a number of "communities of interest" who either are users of grids in their domain or develop innovative approaches to perceived roadblocks to the adoption of grids. Send us your suggestions by visiting us at http://www.ggf.org/GGF16/suggestions/ggf_events_communitySuggestions.php. Thanks, Steve Crumb Executive Director, Global Grid Forum +1 630-252-8610 (Office) +1 630-915-3324 (Cell) scrumb(a)ggf.org

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Important GGF news
by Linesch, Mark 12 Nov '05

12 Nov '05

Dear GGF members, I wanted to take a moment and tell you about some important news regarding GGF and our liaison with the Enterprise Grid Alliance (EGA). Don Deutsch, President of EGA will be sending out a similar message to EGA members. Over the past year EGA and GGF have discussed leveraging the strengths of both organizations to deliver greater value to the growing grid community. Today we are announcing that the leadership of the GGF and the EGA Board of Directors have both agreed to explore the possibilities of an expanded collaboration. Teams from both organizations will meet together over the next several weeks to develop a detailed framework for extending the current collaboration while retaining the principles on which both organizations are based. The results from these discussions are not predetermined; both organizations are open to a wide range of outcomes, up to and including merger. We remain committed to advancing the standardization and adoption of grid technologies across all market segments, and to delivering greater value to our respective members. GGF is interested in your comments and in any further questions you might have. Additional information is contained at the following URL: http://www.ggf.org/Announcement/ggf_announce.php You can also send an email to me directly at linesch(a)ggf.org Thanks for your continued support and hard work on behalf of GGF and our mission. All the best, Mark Linesch Chair, Global Grid Forum

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GGF16 Call for Community Participation
by Julie Wulf-Knoerzer 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Call for Community Participation GGF16 February 13-16, 2006 Athens, Greece GGF is comprised of a number of "communities of interest" who either are users of grids in their domain or develop innovative approaches to perceived roadblocks to the adoption of grids. The Community Program at GGF16 seeks to build new and strengthen existing communities of interest in GGF. The Community Program at GGF16 will offer a series of 30-90 minute talks and panels emphasizing the applications and operations of grids in research and industrial contexts. The Community Program will also consist of half and full-day research workshops and tutorials of standards-based implementations of grid software. While there are no formal publication requirements, publications in the form of GGF Informational Documents, journal articles/special or equivalent are encouraged and all session organizers are required to submit materials (including slides) for inclusion on the GGF Community web pages prior to the event. Community activities may run in parallel with other GGF activities (such as standards sessions) but every attempt will be made in scheduling to minimize unnecessary clashes. Proposals are now being accepted for the Community Program at GGF16 to be held February 13-16, 2006, in Athens, Greece. Online submission form is available at http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_communityInvolvmentProposal.htm. Details (examples, abstracts and slides) of past successful community programs can be viewed at: http://www.ggf.org/ggf_community_presentations.htm http://www.ggf.org/ggf_events_ggf15_Community_Involvement.htm. GGF COMMUNITY PROGRAM KEY DATES & DEADLINES Call for Proposals Deadline - November 30, 2005 Acceptance Notification/Preliminary Program available - December 9, 2005 [Advance acceptance notification may be given for workshops that involve individual CFPs] Program slide deadline - January 31, 2006 GGF16 - February 13 - 16, 2005 Questions? Please contact communities(a)ggf.org. +++++++++++++++++++ Julie Wulf-Knoerzer Manager of Community Development Global Grid Forum wulf(a)ggf.org ph. 630/252-7163 fax 630/252-4466

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NOMCOM 2006 Call for Volunteers
by Joel Replogle 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

GGF NOMCOM 2006 Call for Volunteers The GGF Nominations Committee 2006 needs your help! We are looking for volunteers for NomCom 2006, the GGF nominating committee that is responsible for recommending candidates to fill open positions on the Grid Forum Steering Group (GFSG). Typically, one third of the GFSG is selected each year. This year we expect to have to fill 12 positions, although this can change due to the creation or elimination of positions by the GFSG, or by resignations, transfers, etc. The provisional list of positions to be filled this year is: VC Standards AD Architecture AD Data AD Infrastructure AD Management AD Security AD Industry Applications AD Major Grid Projects AD Grid Operations AD Community Affairs AD Events AD Finance The nominating process is modelled after IETF RFC 3777, "IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees". IETF RFC 3777 supersedes IETF RFC 2727 which the GGF GFSG adopted, with minor revisions, in 2003. The first phase in the NonCom process is to establish this year's nominating committee; this is being done by this year's NomCom Chair, Sven van den Berghe, along with Dietmar Erwin, past Chair, and Ramin Yahyapour, GFSG liaison. To qualify for the NomCom, a volunteer must have attended 2 of the last 4 GGF meetings. NomCom members are barred from nomination to the GFSG during the year they serve, even if they later resign. Responsibilities and expected time commitment are outlined below (see #2 below), as are the confidentiality needs (see #3 below). Community members who feel they meet these requirements and are interested in helping are encouraged to volunteer. Please e-mail your name, affiliation, telephone number(s), and email address to Sven van den Berghe, Sven.vandenBerghe(a)uk.fujitsu.com, not later than Saturday November 26, 2005 (midnight UTC). Please put "NomCom volunteer" in the subject line. Volunteering for the NomCom is a way in which you can serve the GGF community. We encourage you to help! Best regards, Sven van den Berghe, Chair (non-voting member) Dietmar Erwin, past Chair (non-voting member) Ramin Yahyapour, GFSG liaison (non-voting member) NOMCOM Details 1. Nominating Committee Selection Process ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The call for volunteers will be open for at least 30 days. To qualify as a volunteer, a person must have attended 2 of the last 4 GGF meetings. Note that this deviates from the 3 out of 5 rule in RFC3777. For the NomCom to work as it should, the pool of volunteers from which members are chosen must be as large as possible. The more people who volunteer, the better the chance of obtaining a random yet representative cross section of the GGF population. Once the call for volunteers closes, the list of volunteers will be posted to http://www.ggf.org/nomcom/. The GGF secretariat will then verify the eligibility of each volunteer. The results of the selection will be announced the week of December 13, 2005. Ten (10) NomCom voting members will be chosen at random from the pool of volunteers in accordance with RFC 2777, "Publicly Verifiable Nomcom Random Selection". Two sources of randomness will be used: 1) The runs scored by the batsmen during the 3rd One Day International between New Zealand and Australia played on Saturday 10 December 2005 (as published on www.cricinfo.com) 2) The results of the drawing of UK National Lottery on Saturday 10 December 2005("Lotto" draw number 1040, all 7 balls, results available at www.national-lottery.co.uk) If an insufficient number of people volunteer before November 26th, an extension will be announced and new "sources of randomness" will be posted to the NomCom site. 2. Time Commitment and Responsibilities of NomCom Members ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - A volunteer should be able to commit 2-3 hours per week for at most 8 months (the process will start in January 2006 with the aim of completion by the start of September 2006). The task involves the following activities: - Read candidate statements - Participate in a regular conference call (about 1 hour long, initially fortnightly, rising to weekly at the end of the selection process) - Attend GGF meetings held during selection process. - Conduct interviews with candidates (telephone and face to face) - Speak to GGF participants about potential candidates, the job requirements or the process. 3. Confidentiality ----------------------------------------------------------------------- All NomCom deliberations and supporting information that relates to specific nominees, candidates, and confirmed candidates is confidential. The NomCom members will be exposed to confidential information as a result of their deliberations, their interactions with those they consult, and from those who provide requested supporting information. All members are expected to handle this information in a manner consistent with its sensitivity.

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One new documents now in public comment
by Gregory Newby 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

One new informational track document has entered public comment, in addition to the fifteen that are already in public comment. Please visit this link to read the documents, view public comments, and make public comments. Public comments are a very important part of the standards document process, and your comments are valuable to authors in improving their documents. Link: http://www.ggf.org/ggf_docs_public.htm This informational track document is: Grid File System Architecture Design Workbook (v1) Thanks! -- Greg Newby, GGF Editor

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Four new documents now in public comment
by Gregory Newby 23 Oct '05

23 Oct '05

Four documents have entered public comment, in addition to the eleven that are already in public comment (some of those will end their public comment period in a week). Please visit this link to read the documents, view public comments, and make public comments. Public comments are a very important part of the standards document process, and your comments are valuable to authors in improving their documents. Link: http://www.ggf.org/ggf_docs_public.htm All four documents are on the Recommendation track, and are in 60-day public comment: 1. Configuration Description, Deployment, and Lifecycle Management (CDDLM) Deployment API 2. OGSATM WSRF Basic Profile 1.0 3. Use of SAML for OGSI Authorization 4. Web Services Agreement (WS-Agreement) Specification Thanks to all the authors, editors, WG/RG chairs and members for a highly productive document series! -- Greg Newby, GGF Editor Dr. Gregory Newby, Chief Scientist (Acting), Arctic Region Supercomputing Ctr Univ of Alaska Fairbanks-909 Koyukuk Dr-PO Box 756020-Fairbanks-AK 99775-6020 e: newby AT arsc.edu v: 907-450-8663 f: 907-450-8601 w: www.arsc.edu/~newby ----- End forwarded message -----

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GGF eNewsletter
by Steve Crumb 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

GGF eNewsletter 1. Roadmap for OGSA Published 2. 15 Documents in Public Comment 3. A look ahead at GGF Events in 2006 4. GGF Sponsors Management Developers Conference ----------------------- 1. Roadmap for OGSA Published GGF recently published the latest contribution from the Open Grid Services Architecture Working Group (OGSA-WG) entitled "Defining the Grid: A Roadmap for OGSA(tm) Standards" (GFD.53). This document provides answers to a number of questions being asked both inside the GGF community and in the broader distributed computing industry including: What are the detailed delivery schedules for OGSA and OGSA-related specifications? What are the dependencies between OGSA specifications and other standards such as key web-services specifications? What is the relationship between the OGSA process, OGSA specifications and profiles, and OGSA software? What does the OGSA brand mean and how are OGSA conformance and compliance measured? What open-source software projects are committed to implementing OGSA standards? The document and other recently published documents may be found at: http://www.ggf.org/ggf_docs_final.htm. 2. 15 Documents in Public Comment 2005 has been an incredibly productive year for GGF as is evidenced by the number of documents currently in public comment. Nine different GGF groups have submitted 15 documents to the GGF Editor and the GGF Steering Group has given initial release to gain comments from the broader community. To see a listing of these documents, download and provide comments, please visit: http://www.ggf.org/ggf_docs_public.htm. 3. A look ahead at GGF Events in 2006 True to its "global" reach, GGF will hold major events in Europe, Asia, and North America next year. From February 13-16, GGF will gather in Athens, Greece for its sixteenth event emphasizing the standards development activities of the forum. This event is being hosted by the Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET) and will include community and regional updates on grid activities in Greece and across Europe. Just three months later, GGF will again gather in Tokyo, Japan for GGF17, co-located with the Grid World Expo. From May 9-12, GGF groups will meet and a Community Program will be presented. GGF participants can also attend the Grid World exhibit hall and program. Finally, on September 10-14, GGF will team with IDG World Expo and GlobusWORLD to hold its second GridWorld event. This event, tentatively planned for a Washington DC venue, will host GGF standards activities, its growing technical community program, and an enterprise-focused program. 4. GGF Sponsors Management Developers Conference As part of its continued collaborative efforts with other standards bodies, GGF has joined DMTF, SNIA, The Open Group, and a number of other organizations to support the Management Developers Conference in Santa Clara, CA on December 5-8, 2005. The schedule is full of content of interest to many grid enthusiasts such as CIM, WSDM Mapping to CIM, WS-Management, and SMI. The four tracks of the program include Server Management, Network/Telco, Developer, and "DMTF Newbie." For more information, visit: http://mandevcon.com/index.html. To unsubscribe from this eNewsletter, please forward this message to "postmaster(a)ggf.org" requesting to opt-out.

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One new document in public comment
by Gregory Newby 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

One new document has entered public comment. Please visit this link to read the document, view public comments, and make public comments. Public comments are a very important part of the standards document process, and your comments are valuable to authors in improving their documents. Link: http://www.ggf.org/ggf_docs_public.htm This Experimental document is in 30-day public comment: Title: MyProxy Protocol version 2 Author/editor: J. Basney Abstract: This document describes a protocol for storing and retrieving X.509 proxy credentials [RFC3820] to and from a server. The protocol uses proxy delegation [ProxyDelegation] to transfer credentials without transferring private keys. -- Greg Newby, GGF Editor

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