NAN Terminology

Term	Definition
NAN	Network for Advanced NMR — a collaborative initiative that democratizes access to high-field NMR, provides data stewardship, and offers shared 1.1 GHz instruments via a unified web portal.
NDTS	NAN Data Transport System — automated pipeline (Daemon → Gateway → Receiver → Parser) that harvests spectrometer data and loads it into the central repository.
Daemon	NDTS workstation process that detects finished experiments, bundles metadata, and forwards data to the Gateway.
Gateway	NDTS computer inside each facility that aggregates data from Daemons and relays it to the central Receiver.
Receiver	NDTS service in the UConn Health datacenter that accepts data from Gateways before parsing.
Parser	NDTS service that extracts metadata, writes database entries, and stores datasets to primary and disaster-recovery storage.
Data Browser	Suite of dashboards (Datasets, Samples, Collections, My Permissions) for searching, filtering, and organizing experimental data.
Resource Connector	Public landing area that lists NAN facilities, instruments, KBs, and other resources.
Facility Dashboard	Privileged interface for facility staff to manage facility and instrument metadata, users, and NDTS settings.
Lab Administration	PI-only dashboard for managing lab members, projects, funding sources, and permissions.
UHF Access	Online request system that allocates time on the two 1.1 GHz spectrometers through a peer-review process.
Knowledgebases (KBs)	Curated educational content (novice KBs, datasets, isotope pages, vignettes) showing how NMR solves scientific problems.
Knowledgebase Datasets	Fully vetted experimental datasets with pulse programs, parameters, and processing scripts linked from KB pages.
Materials Periodic Table	Interactive periodic table highlighting NMR-active isotopes and their properties, with links to isotope KB content.
Vignette Library	Collection of concise summaries of published studies that used NMR, linked from KBs and isotope pages.
vNOC	Virtual NAN Operations Center presenting real-time dashboards (public, user, PI, facility views) for network status and metrics.