[nm-wg] comments needed on documents

[Bruce Lowekamp <lowekamp@cs.wm.edu>]

The last step in the GGF document process is the public comments period. 
There are two documents in public comment related to the NMWG and GHPNRG. 
Please take a few minutes to review these documents and make comments. 
Even if your comment is just that you're generally familiar with the work 
and it's a good idea or useful, that type of comment is necessary to the 
process.  Comments for both documents are needed very soon, so please try 
to help as soon as possible.

The NMWG has written a draft, "A Hierarchy of Network Performance 
Characteristics for Grid Applications and Services."  It is designed as the 
first step towards a GGF standard for exchange of the measurements many of 
us are already taking across grid networks.  You can download the current 
draft from 
<http://www-didc.lbl.gov/NMWG/docs/draft-ggf-nmwg-hierarchy-02.pdf>

Guy Almes has made some comments on needed clarifications to the delay 
section.  Comments more or less detailed are equally welcome.

Comments can be made at
<https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=349276>
(probably easiest just to post anonymously and sign your name, unless you 
have a regular sourceforge (not gridforge) account)


The DAMED WG wrote a document, "Disovery and Monitoring Event Description," 
which was intended as a first pass at exchanging the most important 
measurements that are already taken.  It has already been useful to several 
groups as a starting point for discussing and representing measurements. 
It's not the long-term goal, but it serves as a good starting point.

The document can be downloaded from 
<http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ggf/GGF-DAMED.pdf?download>
comments can be made at
<https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=353761>

Thanks for your help with the document process.

Bruce Lowekamp