NAN Terminology
From Network for Advanced NMR
| 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 |
