Resources, Services and APIs

Everything that Experimenters can interact with is referred to as a Resource

To run an experiment, you will configure the resources that you need.

This includes:

• Compute
  • capable of having disk images loaded and saved
  • users can log into them with ssh after provisioning
• Software Defined Radios
  • FPGA images loaded with UHD
  • Radio paramaters controlled with UHD or other API
• RF Frontends
  • api to control switches, filters, and gain
• Network switches
  • connectivity defined with API
• Optical Devices
  • space switch, roadms, and other devices controlled with optical config service

Note, some resources will fall into more than one of the above categories, such as a compute machine with integrated SDR, like the USRP 2974

RF Control

A number of services is availabe for experimenters to manage various aspects of domains and resources. These include:

• RF Switch management service: service for management of RF switches in various sandbox nodes.
• Node RF control service: management of the RF front-end in large and medium outdoor nodes.

SDR Control

• USRP 2974 Driver Installation and Access
• USRP N310 Configuration and Access
• Node Serial Console

Compute Control

• Disk Images
• OS Latency Tuning