CORE--INTERLABORATORY COMMUNICATION AND INTENSIVE COMPUTATION FACILITY

该核心组件旨在为项目参与者之间的信息交换建立一个通用平台，并为密集计算提供通用设施。信息交换平台将首先由大容量文件和WEB服务器组成，其中包含项目参与者共享的信号和图像数据库。每个站点还将设置一个简单的基于互联网的电话会议/NetMeeting环境，以便PI、研究助理和学生之间进行互动讨论。最后，建议设置一个“密集计算服务器”，供所有参与者共享，用于需要大量内存（1gb ram）和/或长时间计算的计算，例如3D建模或rf图像序列的处理。Matlab作为一种编程语言将允许共享源代码。互联网将被用作标准的通信方式。要求提供五年的支助。

This core component is designed to establish a common platform for information exchange among Program participants and provide common facilities for intensive computation. The information exchange platform will first consist of high capacity file and WEB server which will contain a signal and image data base shared by the Program participants. A simple internet-based teleconferencing/NetMeeting environment will also be set at each site for interactive discussions between PI's, research assistants and students. Last, it is proposed to set an "intensive computation server" to be shared by all participants for calculations requiring large amount of memory (1 Gb ram) and/or long computations, such as 3D modeling, or processing of r.f. image sequences. Matlab as a programming language will allow sharing source code. Internet will be used as the standard method for communication. Five years of support are requested.