iVDGL Summary Information
GriPhyN + PPDG project
- NSF ITR program $13.65M + $2M (matching)
Principal components (as seen by USA)
- Tier1 + proto-Tier2 + selected Tier3 sites
- Fast networks: US, Europe, transatlantic (DataTAG), transpacific?
- Grid Operations Center (GOC)
- Computer Science support teams
- Coordination with other Data Grid projects
Experiments
- HEP: ATLAS, CMS + (ALICE, CMS Heavy Ion, BTEV, others?)
- Non-HEP: LIGO, SDSS, NVO, biology (small)
Proposed international participants
- 6 Fellows funded by UK for 5 years, work in US
- US, UK, EU, Japan, Australia (discussions with others)