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The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is set to be the largest and most sensitive radio telescope in the world. As construction advances, the managing and processing of data on an exabyte scale becomes a paramount challenge to enable the SKA science community to process and analyse their data. To address this, the SKA Regional Centre Network (SRCNet) has been established to provide the necessary computational and storage resources, and to facilitate access to SKA data for the global scientific community, providing a science archive for public data engagement.
SRCNet v0.1 marks the prototype deployment phase of this architecture, scheduled for early 2025, and is a critical step in the roadmap towards achieving full operational capability of SRCNet. This report outlines the specific requirements for SRCNet v0.1, including major architectural components and a review of the Distributed Data Management (DDM) software selection process, which includes tooling originally developed for the HEP Community, namely: Rucio, FTS, and perfSONAR and Storage Endpoint technologies. The primary goals of SRCNet v0.1 are presented, including topics of authentication and authorisation and interactive data access, and the planned data challenge campaigns.
