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Re: TTM to do list


Gentlemen,

Here is the draft TTM to-do-list.  I'd like to go over this in this
afternoon's meeting, so please read beforehand



TTM To Do List
==============

Who: Initials if a job is already on somebody's desk.
     **       if this subproject MIGHT be spawned off to another group

When: Deadline month/year for projects that have a clear deadline.

Not on the list: all regular work 

Non-obvious initials:
 MS:  Mark Santcroos
 FlG: Florian Gruber
 FG:  Fotis Georgatos


General.                                                      Who    When 
--------                                                      ---    ----
1.1.  Daily maintenance of the experiment.                    All
1.3.  Clean up and document ~ttraffic, /ncc/test-traffic      HU     9/00

Conferences and such.
---------------------
2.4.  BCP document                                            ??     ?? 

Existing measurement network.
-----------------------------
3.4.  Use CF engine for configuration/software maintenance    FG     9/00 
3.9.  Code check data collection code                         ??     9/00 
3.10. Expand DQM                                              All    
3.11. Improve data taking checks, on TB's and remotely.       All    
3.12. Upgrade to Bind 8.2.2.-P3 (or later)                    MS     11/00
3.13. Configuration database for the experiment               FG,DFK 10/00
3.15. Move series A testboxes to 2.2.8 and 128 Mb             HU     In prgs	
3.18. Resource problems on TB's (#21155)                      HU,RW  In prgs
3.21. Replace "start_everywhere" by local test for processes
      and a connectivity test                                 FG,MS  11/00 

Existing products.
------------------
4.3.  CGI-interface to RVEC and VBYE storage  (TracerouteDB)  RW+S/W 8/00 
4.6.  Code check alarm code.                                  ??      
4.8.  Move daily plots to ROOT                                RW     8/00 
4.9.  Investigate what NTP error estimates can do for DQM     RW     ?? 
4.10. Access to configuration and experimental parameters 
      from within ROOT (Related to (a.o.) 3.7, 3.10, 4.9))    ??
4.11. Plots on demand/CGI interface to daily plots            RW     
4.12  df checks on our disks                                  RW     11/00 

New Measurement network.
------------------------
5.8.  See if we have to install TB's at reference points      ??
5.9.  Install more test-boxes                                 MS,FG  >11/00
5.11. Drivers for the Trimbles (software)                     DFK
5.12. GPS Site survey tool                                    FlG

New Products.
-------------
6.3.  Scores for network perfomance                           ??     2/00
6.4.  Summarize daily plots (Related to 4.8)                  RW     8/00
6.5   Code and test prototype of scoring                      ??     
6.6.  Turn Johann's code into production code                 ?? 
6.7   Work on Distributing services to TB's.                  All
6.8.  Look at trends in the data (after 6.6)                  ??
6.9   Graphical summaries                                     RW     12/00

Documentation and such.
-----------------------
7.2   Glossy brochure about TTM                               Comms  9/00
7.3   Add information on analyzing with root for TB hosts to
      the website.                                            RW/HU  In Prgs
7.5   Update of RIPE 168                                      ??     9/00

Future developments.
--------------------
8.2.  N^2 problem                                             ?? 
8.3.  Implement delay variation metric as soon as it 
      stabilizes.                                             ??
8.4.  Implement loss patterns metric as soon as it stabilizes ??
8.5.  Investigate if we can measure the throughput of a       HU, after IETF48 
      connection
8.6.  Implement DiffServ features to TTM when DiffServ 
      becomes widely used.                                    ??
8.7.  Packets arriving out of order                           ??
8.8.  Fragmentation of packets.                               ??
8.9.  Develop SLA/QoS building blocks.                        ??
8.10. Comparison of Waikato traces and TTM data               HU
8.11. Look at Sting/Stephan Savage                            ??
8.12. Look at Cichlid for plot delivery                       HU
8.13. Look at RRD                                             DFK

Misc.
-----
9.2.  Upgrade to the latest ROOT version                      RW    9/00
9.3.  Participation in MIQ?                                   HU,DK 
9.4.  Move offices
9.5.  Set up SLA for Sun's with OPS                           RW    10/00


.............................................................................

DONE (To be removed from the list).

3.1.  Improve software updates of machines                    FG     9/00
3.20. New version of copy_disk (#21575)                       FG,MS  9/00 
3.5.  Upgrade SSH                                             ??     
      This is waiting for ops to upgrade ssh @ ncc.
4.2.  Implementation of RVEC and VBYE storage (TracerouteDB)  RW+S/W 8/00 
7.4   Service contract for TTM service                        HU     9/00
5.10. Interface for the Trimbles (hardware)                   NIKHEF 
3.19. Update Gated (#21108)                                   MS     10/00
4.5.  TTwwwpages/config/maps code check                       MS     10/00 


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