Programme. 4th eVLBI workshop Tuesday 12th July: Networks sessions
10:30-11:15 Morning Tea and Registration
11:15-12:00 Welcome and Introduction
- Welcoming Comments, Programme Overview, Local Information
Tasso Tzioumis, Brian Boyle, Shaun Amy
- VLBI/e-VLBI for Networkers. What can be done now and what can be done in the future with high performance networks.
Tasso Tzioumis, ATNF
12:00-12:30 Session 1 Network Developments (Architecture, Bandwidth, Geographical updates)
- The Canadian R&E Networks and UCLP.
Bill St.Arnaud, CANARIE (via video conference)
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:10 Session 2 Network Developments (Architecture, Bandwidth, Geographical updates)
- AARNet Regional Network: What Will be Possible Soon and What Will be Possible in the Future.
Keith Burston, AARNet
- International Overview and Developments.
George McLaughlin, AARNet.
- North American R&E Networks and Cross-Discipline Collaboration.
Charles Yun, Internet2
- Networks issues associated with EXPReS.
Arpad Szomoru, JIVE
3:10-3:30 Afternoon Tea
3:30-4:45 Session 3 e-VLBI Network Protocol Development and Performance Tuning
- New IP protocols for VLBI data transport.
Chet Ruszczyk, MIT, Haystack
- TCP Performance Tuning
Glen Turner, AARNet
- Cassini-Huygens Data Transfer: An Experiment with "Tsunami".
Chris Phillips, ATNF
4:45-5:15 Discussion, Summary, Closing Thoughts on Networking Issues.
5:00-8:00 Reception (Welcome by Chris Hancock, AARNet)
Wednesday 13 July
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:10 Local issues/announcements
9.10-10:30 Session 4: e-VLBI Status/Developments Reports
- e-VLBI "down-under"
Tasso Tzioumis, ATNF
- Current status and future of European e-VLBI.
Arpad Szomoru, JIVE
- e-VLBI Development Program at Haystack Observatory.
Alan Whitney, MIT, Haystack
10:30-11:00 Coffee/Tea
11:00-12:30 Session 5 e-VLBI Status/Developments Reports
- e-VLBI developments at NICT, Japan.
Yasuhiro Koyama, NICT, Kashima
- eVLBI at Wettzell.
Rainer Dassing, Wettzell
- Plans and options for e-VLBI on the VLBA.
Jon Romney, VLBA
- Results from the first e-EVN (e-VLBI) continuum science demo.
Mike Garrett, JIVE
12:30-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 Session 6: Networks & e-VLBI
- High speed network environment for Japanese e-VLBI group.
Hisao Uose, NTT
- e-VLBI Access Point (eAXP).
Chester Ruszczyk, MIT, Haystack
- Integration of VSI-E into operational systems.
Chester Ruszczyk, MIT, Haystack
3:30-4:00 Coffee/Tea
4:00-5:00 Session 7 Networks & e-VLBI
- Lessons for eVLBI and Networking from High Energy Physics.
George McLaughlin, AARNet
- Present status of Networking Conditions in Univ. of South Pacific.
Fujinobu Takahashi, Yokohama
- Poster summary/ short presentations
- eVLBI developments at Jodrell Bank Observatory
Ralph Spencer, Jodrell Bank: (via videoconference link)
7:00-10:00 Conference Dinner
Thursday 14 July
9.00-10:30 Session 8: Hardware & Correlator Developments
- Current LBA developments.
Chris Phillips, ATNF
- eVLBI with the CABB Correlator.
Warwick Wilson, ATNF
-. The Real time Correlator of Chinese VLBI Network.
Xiuzhong Zhang, Shanghai
10:30-11:00 Coffee/Tea
11:00-12:30 Session 9 Software Correlators
- Recent results from the Swinburne supercomputer software correlator.
Steven Tingay, Swinburne
- An FX software correlator for VLBI.
Adam Deller, Swinburne
- Software correlator discussion
12:30-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 Session 10 Panel Discussion
- Software - hardware correlators
- Networks issues
- Collaboration issues
- eVLBI demonstrations
- Standards
- Coordination
3:30 Closing Remarks
3:30-5:30 Special group meetings