Conduct of science and engineering research      
   
      Applications of information technology to      
      science and engineering research      
   
   
      Cyberinfrastructure supporting applications      
   
    Core technologies incorporated into    
    cyberinfrastructure    
   
   
  Figure 4.1.  A layered architectural view of the ACP.   
  The top and bottom layers fall outside the scope of this project.  
   
   
   
   
   
      Conduct of science and engineering research      
   
      Applications (discipline specific)      
      Applications (generic)      
   
      Technological and social systems      
   
    Core information technologies    
   
   
  Figure 4.3.  Relationship of the layers of Figure 4.1 to underlying   
  disciplines. Applications are a hybrid case with shared responsibility  
  between technological and disciplinary programs.  
   
   
   
         
  Long-term and applied researchers Research in technologies,  
  (applications, systems, core technolgies) systems, and applications  
         
   
   
         
  Commercial suppliers, development      
  centers (whose products are based on Development or  
  research prototypes), community developers, or acquisition    
  integrators      
         
   
   
         
  End-user staff support, operational Operations in support  
  centers, service providers of end users  
         
   
   
  Figure 4.4.  Summary of specific players   
  delivering parts of the ACP  
   
   
   
               
  Community-Specific Knowledge Environments for Research and Education  
  (collaboratory, so-laboratory, grid community,  
  e-science community, virtual community)  
       
  Customization for discipline-and project-specific applications  
               
               
  High Data, information, Observation, Interfaces, Collaboration  
  performance knowledge measurement visualization services  
  computation management fabrication services    
  services services services      
               
  Networking, Operating Systems, Middleware  
               
  Base Technolgy:  computation, storage, communication  
               
   
  Grey area indicates cyberinfrastructure: hardware, software, services, personnel, organizations  
   
  Figure 2.1 Integrated cyberinfrastructure services to enable new knowledge  
  environments for research and education  
   
   
   
   
  The Push The Goal of an ACP The Pull  
   
  Computation Cyberinfrastructure to enable Vision & requirements
  knowledge environments to from the frontiers of
  Content revolutionize science and science and engineering
  engineering education and research  
  Interaction research    
   
   
 
Figure 3.1. The push and pull for an ACP.