On 06/13/2013 11:17 AM, Meredith Whittaker wrote:
Hi all,
Here's a collection of useful M-Lab docs. These may not answer everything, but they'll be a good start. Please let Stephen and me know what can be augmented and clarified. (Note that we're updating our website, so there's a non-zero chance that some of these links will die in the next couple of weeks. I'll try to remember to update.)
*Contact us: *
*Email:* Meredith Whittaker: mereditrachel@google.com
Stephen Soltesz: soltesz@opentechinstitute.org
*GitHub:* Meredith: meredithmeredith
Stephen: [I don't know, Stephen?]
stephen-soltesz https://github.com/stephen-soltesz
*Contact form* (just in case): http://measurementlab.net/contact
*Documents: *
- Platform architecture
dochttp://measurementlab.net/sites/default/files/HowtoContributetoM-LabServerInfrastructure.pdf. The intended audience is hosting partners (who donate space/power/connectivity/hardware).
- Policies and procedures for
approvalhttp://measurementlab.net/sites/default/files/SubmissionguidelinesforM-Labexperiments.pdfof new experiments. Note that I wrote this, and that it may not be specific enough, but I can answer any questions. Note that OONI has been approved as meeting these criteria per the Steering Committee process.
- Server map http://measurementlab.net/mlab_sites. Get a look at the
global M-Lab footprint.
- List of existing
M-Labhttp://measurementlab.net/measurement-lab-toolsmeasurement tools. Code repos and documentation for individual tools should be linked from here. If they're not, let me know and I'll add this.
- Access existing M-Lab data http://measurementlab.net/data, tarballs
and BigQuery.
- Blog post describing the process to visualize data using
BigQueryhttp://dmadev.com/2012/11/19/visualizing-m-lab-data-with-bigquery/, a good introduction both to the tool and the data structure. If you'd like whitelisted access to M-Lab data on BigQuery, let me know and I'll make it happen.
- Founding documenthttp://measurementlab.net/sites/default/files/mlab_intro_and_server_requirements.pdf,
which will give you background on M-Lab's founding motivations. Many of the facts quoted here have changed (e.g. number of servers), but as history this is instructive.
- Existing visualizations http://measurementlab.net/visualization,
which are fun and may be instructive.
Thanks, Meredith