MRI Repository/Brown Web Site

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The ticket [CS #169372] is assigned to John Bazik.

  • The repository URL needs to survive all our careers.
JSB: I don't expire urls. I go to great pains to maintain old links, even for trivial stuff.


  • Special consideration for the size of the database.
1GB to 1TB range.
Primarily read only with new data added as available.


  • Patient Privacy
Using Patient IDs
David is taking responsibility for privacy issues.
Is there a decoding mechanism?


  • Transfer mechanism
Must be able to transfer large data blocks.
Recover and resume from network disruptions on both ends.
Encryption? Probably not.
Password protection?


  • Data compression
On the fly compression.
Lossless compression? Probably required.
Off the shelf or static Huffman?