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Below is a table describing the terminology used throughout NAN
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|NAN
| '''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. || Entire platform
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| '''NDTS''' || NAN Data Transport System — automated pipeline (Daemon → Gateway → Receiver → Parser) that harvests spectrometer data and loads it into the central repository. || Data-transfer infrastructure
|NAN Data Transfer System
|A system of software and services components that automatically harvest  NMR experimental datasets from remote NMR spectrometers to the NAN Archive
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| Daemon || NDTS workstation process that detects finished experiments, bundles metadata, and forwards data to the Gateway. || NDTS
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| Gateway || NDTS computer inside each facility that aggregates data from Daemons and relays it to the central Receiver. || NDTS
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| Receiver || NDTS service in the UConn Health datacenter that accepts data from Gateways before parsing. || NDTS
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| Parser || NDTS service that extracts metadata, writes database entries, and stores datasets to primary and disaster-recovery storage. || NDTS
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| '''Data Browser''' || Suite of dashboards (Datasets, Samples, Collections, My Permissions) for searching, filtering, and organizing experimental data. || Portal
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| '''Resource Connector''' || Public landing area that lists NAN facilities, instruments, KBs, and other resources. || Portal
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| '''Facility Dashboard''' || Privileged interface for facility staff to manage facility and instrument metadata, users, and NDTS settings. || Management dashboards
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| '''Lab Administration''' || PI-only dashboard for managing lab members, projects, funding sources, and permissions. || Management dashboards
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| '''UHF Access''' || Online request system that allocates time on the two 1.1 GHz spectrometers through a peer-review process. || Portal
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| '''Knowledgebases (KBs)''' || Curated educational content (novice KBs, datasets, isotope pages, vignettes) showing how NMR solves scientific problems. || Knowledgebase suite
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| Knowledgebase Datasets || Fully vetted experimental datasets with pulse programs, parameters, and processing scripts linked from KB pages. || Knowledgebase suite
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| Materials Periodic Table || Interactive periodic table highlighting NMR-active isotopes and their properties, with links to isotope KB content. || Knowledgebase suite
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| Vignette Library || Collection of concise summaries of published studies that used NMR, linked from KBs and isotope pages. || Knowledgebase suite
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| '''vNOC''' || Virtual NAN Operations Center presenting real-time dashboards (public, user, PI, facility views) for network status and metrics. || Operations dashboards
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Revision as of 14:49, 20 June 2025

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