Changes between Version 9 and Version 10 of FeddAbout

Timestamp:

Mar 18, 2014 5:19:14 PM (10 years ago)

Author:

faber

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FeddAbout

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 The [FeddPluginArchitecture access controller/experiment controller interface] is documented.
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+== The Experiment Controller ==
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+A researcher creating a federated experiment uses our federation tools to talk directly to an experiment controller.  Commonly DETER users talk to DETER's experiment controller.  While experiment controllers can run on any testbed - in fact each user is welcome to run their own controller - using DETER's controller leverages the trust other testbeds place in that controller and the information it has gathered.
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+The experiment controller is responsible for getting access to resources at the various testbeds, creating the sub-topologies that make up the federated experiment, and interconnecting them.  As the experiment runs, the experiment controller can monitor and 
 
 = Fedd: The DETER Federation Daemon =