Re: [bmwg] Document Action: 'Benchmarking Methodology for SDN Controller Performance' to Informational RFC (draft-ietf-bmwg-sdn-controller-benchmark-meth-09.txt)

["MORTON, ALFRED C (AL)" <[e-mail]>]

Congratulations to the SDN Controller author team,
and Bhuvan in particular for leading the IETF/IESG comment 
responses.

These drafts were the last items on our "old" charter,
and BMWG can begin anew with new milestones to achieve.

regards,
Al
bmwg co-chair

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> Subject: Document Action: 'Benchmarking Methodology for SDN Controller
> Performance' to Informational RFC (draft-ietf-bmwg-sdn-controller-
> benchmark-meth-09.txt)
> 
> The IESG has approved the following document:
> - 'Benchmarking Methodology for SDN Controller Performance'
>   (draft-ietf-bmwg-sdn-controller-benchmark-meth-09.txt) as Informational
> RFC
> 
> This document is the product of the Benchmarking Methodology Working
> Group.
> 
> The IESG contact persons are Warren Kumari and Ignas Bagdonas.
> 
> A URL of this Internet Draft is:
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-
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> 
> Technical Summary
> 
>   These two documents (
>   draft-ietf-bmwg-sdn-controller-benchmark-term and
>   draft-ietf-bmwg-sdn-controller-benchmark-meth)
>   specify the terminology, benchmark definitions
>   and methods for characterizing key performance aspects of
>   Software Defined Network (SDN) Controllers. Considering the
>   number of benchmarking and performance comparison studies that
>   have been published prior to standards development, this is an
>   important area for new specifications and tools to implement them.
>   These memos focus on the ability of SDN controllers to learn
>   topology, communicate with switches, and instantiate paths using
>   both reactive and proactive techniques (including controller clusters).
>   Further, requirements for test traffic and network emulation
>   capabilities of the test devices are specified. The memos approach
>   this problem in a generic way (Openflow specific procedures are
>   included in an Appendix) for broader applicability and longevity.
> 
> 
> Working Group Summary
> 
>  Consensus for these drafts required several WGLC which prompted
>  careful review and further comments. However, the process to achieve
>   consensus was smooth, and at no time was there sustained controversy.
> 
> 
> Document Quality
> 
>    There are existing implementations of the methods described here,
>   both full and partial, and many are available as Open Source tools.
>   Tools are tied to specific versions of Northbound and Southbound
>   protocols, but the memo avoids this dependency (and redundancy with
>   other industry efforts) by defining benchmarks for generic SDN
>   controller functions (as suggested in
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-
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> ddfHUgI5JQADIc&s=qmB_8prKT83I7M9AI4TGE-FE63c5XQxsl27qZ6sSnh8&e= ).
>   The document benefits from review in the NFVRG, and from interactions
>   with the Open Platform for Network Function Virtualization (OPNFV)
> "CPerf"
>   project team (which includes members from Open Daylight Integration
>   test team, ETSI NFV Test and Open Source WG, and other Linux Foundation
>   and independent Open Source projects related to SDN performance).
> 
> Personnel
> 
>   Al Morton is the Document Shepherd
>   Warren Kumari is RAD!
> 
> 
> RFC Editor Note
> 
> The documents draft-ietf-bmwg-sdn-controller-benchmark-term and
> draft-ietf-bmwg-sdn-controller-benchmark-meth should progress together.
> 
> It would be nice if they could have sequential RFC Numbers.