The Knight Light ! K.I.F.T.O This Document has to parts ! Part A is an example of the Hierachy of TAPE transfers to be used by K.I.F.T.O. Part B is an example of how HUBs will receive compensation for their efforts. PART A: The following is an example of how the hierarchy of Tape transfers will be accomplished. The actual methods used will natural be dictated by number of Members and other pertinent data. This may seem a little complicated, REMEMBER all Members and HUBs will be told in advance were to send their tapes. This example is just for Member Educational Purposes. Cycles are thought to be WEEKLY ! but maybe changed as required ! M# = Member Number H# = HUB Number RH # = Regional HUB Number M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M11 M12 M13-16 ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÂÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³ ³ ³ H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H12 H13-16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | __________________________________________________________ | | | | RH1 RH2 RH3 RH4 RH4 RH5 RH6 RH7 RH8 RH9 RH10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | __________________________________________________________________ | | | European HUB Other AREA HUBS | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________ | | World Hub In actual practice, Regional HUBs will send their tapes to each other in a pre-determined ROUND ROBIN Fashion. The European and Similiar HUBS will alternate sending their tapes to different Regional HUBS. Consider : M1-16 <-> H1 <-> RH1 <- European HUB | | Other Regional HUBs <-> World HUB -> European HUB In the above example Members 1 to 16 send their tapes to HUB 1 which complies them into a common listing and returns that to each member. Additionally, this HUB forwards this Tape to its Regional HUB. This Regional HUB recieves its Tapes from each of its HUBs and is the RHUB for this cycle to receive the TAPE from the European HUB. The Regional HUB compiles it Listings and forwards the Compiled Tape to each of its HUBs and the World HUB. NOTE : The RHUB does NOT forward a TAPE to the EUROPEAN HUB ! The EUROPEAN HUB will forward a FILE LIST only of the files on the TAPE that it sent to the RHUB. The WORLD HUB will use this listing to ensure it doesnot send the EUROPEAN HUB duplicates of Files it already has. On the next cycle, the RH1 is replaced with RH2 to receive the EUROPEAN HUBs tape. Members will ALWAYS send their tapes to the SAME HUBs. HUBS will be given a listing of which REGIONAL HUB they are to send their TAPES to. REGIONAL HUBS and the EUROPEAN HUB will send their TAPES on a random but preset basis to each other and/or the WORLD HUB. Consider : H1 H2 H3 H4 H5-16 | | | | | | | | | | ____________________ | | | RH1 (-) RH2 RH3 <- EUPOPEAN HUB RH4-16 | | | | _________________________________________________________ | | RH1 <- WORLD HUB -> EUROPEAN HUB Here Regional HUB 1 sends its TAPE to Regional HUB 2. Regional HUB 2 also gets the EUROPEEN HUB tape on this cycle. Regional HUB 2 sends TAPES to its Members, Regional HUB 1, and the WORLD HUB. The EUROPEAN HUB forwards a list- ing of the files it sent to Regional HUB 2 to the WORLD HUB. The Worls HUB uses this listing to ensure it doesnot send Duplicates to the EUROPEAN HUB. The purpose of this varied method is to ensure a FAIR and RANDOM method of TAPE transfers across the organization. (World HUB sends TAPE to RH1 also) If this sounds a little complex, DO NOT WORRY ! All HUBS, REGIONAL HUBS, any any other HUBs, will know in advance and EXACTLY who gets their TAPES on any particular CYCLE ! The WORLD HUB will always Update Each Regional HUB on every Cycle ! Even though a particula Regional HUB did not send a tape to the World HUB, but to another Regional HUB on a given cycle. For the first few CYCLES, the actual paths will NOT vary. This is to ensure that all is set-up and running smoothly on ALL levels ! HUBs at alllevels need to keep in mind that the software that K.I.F.T.O. license them to use will do the actual file comparisons and file manipulations AUTOMATICALLY ! The only WORK that is required of a HUB is to RECEIVE the TAPES, START the Process, COPY the TAPES and MAIL them back out ! Consider : A REGIONAL HUB receives 17 TAPES on a cycle. 16 from HUBs, and the EUROPEAN HUB. He copies the LISTING into a Directory, The software compiles these listings into a common LISTING while removing Duplicates ! If the REGIONAL HUB in question has the DISK SPACE, it merely copies each of the TAPES it recieved into different directories. The Software then uses the Compiled Listing to copy all FILES into a common Directory and then the Regional HUB backs this up on a TAPE. Either it does the BACKup 18 times or if it has more than one TAPE DRIVE it Copies the tape 17 times. 16 of the tapes are sent, one each to its HUBs, the 17 th Tape is sent to the World HUB, and the 18 th TAPE is maintained by the Regional HUB as abackup available to any one in the Network. The WORLD HUB provides the EUROPEAN HUB, as well as any similiar Distant HUBS with tapes. In the above example, if the Regional HUB DOES NOT have enough Disk Space to simultaneously copy all TAPES into it HD's. It can copy as many TAPES as it can and repeat he process until all FILES are compiled into one common directory. Remember the SOFTWARE is AUTOMATIC ! PART B: HUBs and above will receive compensation for their efforts. The MAIN reasons behind this compensation is to help pay for the CPU Time, Hard Drive wear and tear, system maintanence, and as compersation for doing the work. A HUB will not get rich but it will help remove the Financial burden that is placed on a HUB. Remember Hubs have to maintain spare CPU Time and HARD DRIVE space inorder to be able to properly function as a HUB. It should be obvious to ALL, that very few folks would volunteer as a HUB if they were not compensated for the 100 Meg or so they might need to keep free inorder to function. Not to meantion their time and system wear and tear ! It is believed that a HUB will need to have 100 Meg Free at all times. A regional HUB might need twice that amount. Of course using 60 Meg tapes, a HUB could function by backing up its existing DIRS on TAPE, deleteing them, performing its work, and then restoring them. A little tedious but could be done. HUBs and ABOVE HUB level will receive compensation from several sources. Each cycle, a HUB will recive a little more money than is needed to mail out its compiled listings. This money is sent by the Members with their tapes and/or by the HUBs under them in the case of a Regional HUB or ABOVE. When I used the term SMALL AMOUNT, that is exactly what I meant, probably a few bucks. The K.I.F.T.O. upon the receipt of a Regional HUBS reports and TAPES will send out funds equalling the amount of money designated to HUB level Units divided by 16. i.e. If the amount of Money designated to a HUB is $800.00 for a year. Divide this by 16 and a figure of $50.00 is computed. AFTER the completion of a CYCLE, K.I.F.T.O. will mail the HUB a check for $50.00. If the HUB fails for ANY REASON to properly complete its cycle, then that cycles money is maintained by K.I.F.T.O. and used to compensate any other HUB that completed that cycle for them. The remaining 4/16 or $200.00 in this example is maintained by K.I.F.T.O. and at each years end the Board of Directors will detemine how many cycles a HUB completed successfully. If all cycles were complete, then the entire $200.00 will be forwarded to that HUB. IF a HUB completed CYCLES for other HUBs, then the money for that cycle will be sent by K.I.F.T.O as each cycle is completed AND that HUB will receive the BONUS money for that cycle at years end. UNDERSTAND THIS ! HUBs that DO NOT Successfully complete a CYCLE for ANY REASON will receive NO COMPENSATION from K.I.F.T.O. for that cycle. This means NO REASON is acceptable. Understandable YES, but ACCEPTABLE NO !!! If your house is blown away by a storm, understandable as a reason for not completing a cycle, but you will not receive compensation for that cycle ! Your Hard Drive is Fried ? Understandable reason for not completing a cycle, but you will receive no compensation for that cycle. You went ona Vacation. Also a understandable reason for not completing a cycle, but you will receive NO Compensation for it. HUBs and above will be asked to inform K.I.F.T.O. if a scheduled interruption of their ability to perform is planned in advance. This will ensure that members are supported by other HUBs during this scheduled absence. Any HUB that completes another HUB's Cycle will receive the compensation for that Cycle and the appropriate percentage of the Year End Bonus ! Got lazy and did not do it. NOT ACCEPTABLE , no compensation will be sent, and your status as a HUB will be reviewed by the K.I.F.T.O. board and you might be lowered to a Member Level. Rob Brown - Sysop TKL ! USA K.I.F.T.O. 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