Index: script.txt ================================================================== --- script.txt +++ script.txt @@ -186,29 +186,26 @@ collect results from them. 9. When finished, the researcher tells the server to deactivate and deinstantiate the slice. 10. Nodes get the instructions and they stop and remove containers. -* Community-Lab integration in existing community networks +* Cooperation between community networks and Community-Lab # CN diagram (buildings and cloud). -A typical CN looks like this, with most nodes linked using cheap and -ubiquitous WiFi technology (and less frequently Ethernet, optical fiber or -others). The CONFINE project follows three strategies taking into account -that CNs are production networks with distributed ownership: +There are different ways. Given a typical CN like this, with most nodes +linked using cheap and ubiquitous WiFi technology: # CN diagram extended with CONFINE devices (hover over interesting part). -- Take an existing node owned by CN members, CONFINE provides a RD and - connects it via Ethernet to the CD. Experiments are restricted to the - application layer unless the node owner allows the RD to include a direct - interface (i.e. antenna). -- Extend the CN with complete nodes, CONFINE provides both the CD and the RD - and uses a CN member's location. All but low-level experiments are possible - using direct interfaces. -- Set up a physically separated cloud of nodes, CONFINE extends the CN with a - full installation of connected nodes at a site controlled by a partner - (e.g. campus). All kinds of experiments are possible using direct - interfaces. Users are warned about the experimental nature of the network. +- CN members can provide an existing CD and let CONFINE connect a RD to it via + Ethernet. Experiments are restricted to the application layer unless the + node owner allows the RD to include a direct interface (i.e. antenna). +- CN members can provide a location and let CONFINE set up a complete node + there (CD and RD). All but low-level experiments are possible using direct + interfaces. In this way CONFINE helps extend the CN. +- CONFINE can also extend the CN by setting up a physically separated cloud of + connected nodes at a site controlled by a partner (e.g. campus). All kinds + of experiments are possible using direct interfaces. Users are warned about + the experimental nature of the network. * Recap - Community networks are an emerging field to provide citizens with connectivity in a sustainable and distributed manner in which the owners of