(Message gem:265) Return-Path: gcf@indiana.edu Delivery-Date: Thu Oct 25 17:56:11 PDT Received: from fins.uits.indiana.edu (fins.uits.indiana.edu [129.79.6.185]) by cobra.jpl.nasa.gov (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA25541 for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 17:56:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from grids.ucs.indiana.edu (grids.ucs.indiana.edu [156.56.103.5]) by fins.uits.indiana.edu (8.10.1/8.10.1/IUPO) with ESMTP id f9Q0u9616371; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 19:56:09 -0500 (EST) Received: from indiana.edu (dhcp-wireless-73-33.ucs.indiana.edu [156.56.73.33]) by grids.ucs.indiana.edu (8.10.2+Sun/8.10.2) with ESMTP id f9Q0u5629938; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 19:56:05 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <3BD8B3F3.9010408@indiana.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 19:53:07 -0500 From: Geoffrey Fox Reply-To: gcf@indiana.edu Organization: Indiana University User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:0.9.2) Gecko/20010726 Netscape6/6.1 X-Accept-Language: en-us MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kenneth J Hurst Subject: Milestones -- Rough Draft References: <200110241531.IAA19691@bart.jpl.nasa.gov> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit B is contract start B+n is n months after start These add to yours I think the XML handling is a little unclear I added XML tools as a new category which will affect several other areas Maybe (in all cases) delivery team is not precise -- add others as needed Interoperability ---------------- This is Middle Tier Issues Virtual XML -- EJB -- Java We will start using conventional technology -- namely Java wrappers for Object Model -- however even here interfaces will be defined in XML with Java IDL generated automatically We will over course of contract migrate to web service implementation in staged fashion as below Specify Java wrapper model with XML defined IDL B+2 (IU) Design of DB -- Virtual XML -- EJB -- Java Layer B+6 (IU,JPL,USC) Design of WSDL Implementation of Service Model B+9 (IU) WSDL is better written Web Service perhaps Object Grid Framework ---------------------- Gateway based middletier adapted to project B+4 (IU) EJB version of Gateway B+12 (IU) Castor (or Equivalent) EJB implementation of Virtual XML layer with EJB plus Java Middle Tier B+15 (IU) Full Web Service based middle tier B+18 (IU) Database -- Web Service through Virtual XML Layer B+24 (IU,USC) Testing of full framework B+24 to B+36 Object Grid Services --------------------- Portal Service based on Gateway B+6 (IU) Design improved Portal Service B+9 (IU) Deploy improved portal service B+18 (IU) Visualization Design with User Requirements B+6 (IU,JPL) Initial deployment of basic tools B+12 (IU,JPL) integrated into portal Further visualization tools B+24 (IU,JPL) Visualization as a Web Service B+30 (IU,JPL) Collaboration Design based on Garnet B+3 (IU) Initial deployment of Garnet B+6 (IU) aimed at collaborative research and visualization Second generation collaboration system design B+15 (IU) Deploy next generation system B+30 (IU) Security Design B+12 (IU) Deployment of NASA certified security model B+18 (IU) Disaster Management --------------------- Analysis of requirements of Data Management, Portal and Collaboration services and analysis of differences from scientific analysis environment B+12 (DM Team) DM Team = JPL IU Caltech Maybe other features need change Disaster Management Prototype B+24 (DM Team) XML Tools --------- Analysis of XML Tool needs B+3 (IU,JPL) Purchase and deploy commercial tools B+6 (all) Build wizards, filters, validation processes Ongoing B+6 to B+24 JPL,IU) This has to support both Schema development and meta-data entry -- : : Geoffrey Fox gcf@indiana.edu FAX 8128567972 : Phones Cell 315-254-6387 Home 8123239196 Lab 8128567977 CS 8128553788