Keith:
   progress: implemented pull, push monitoring metrics
   checkpoint 4: provide plans for plt data and  monitoring metrics (as bhm)

Stella:
   checkpoint 3: implement some of the data and monitoring metrics as 
designed by the plan.

Jessica:
   checkpoint 2: add some monitoring features or more in the sim data 
direction

Arkady:
   checkpoint 1:   populate fakeDIPpublisher publishing predefined fake 
data to DIP on bril timing signals. In dip connection error handle 
notify DIPConnectionError to sentinel.