[MBONED] MBoned: Re: WG Review: L3VPN Service Model (l3sm)

[Toerless Eckert <[e-mail]>]

Any thoughts on this ? Anybody from mboned planning to contribute to
this work to ensure that L3VPN multicast would be represented in the
data model created ?

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On Fri, Mar 06, 2015 at 08:36:44AM -0800, The IESG wrote:
> From: The IESG <[e-mail]>
> To: IETF-Announce <[e-mail]>
> Subject: 
> 
> A new IETF working group has been proposed in the Operations and
> Management Area. The IESG has not made any determination yet. The
> following draft charter was submitted, and is provided for informational
> purposes only. Please send your comments to the IESG mailing list (iesg
> at ietf.org) by 2015-03-16.
> 
> L3VPN Service Model  (l3sm)
> ------------------------------------------------
> Current Status: Proposed WG
> 
> Assigned Area Director:
>   Benoit Claise <[e-mail]>
> 
> 
> Charter:
> 
> The IETF and the industry in general is currently specifying a set of
> YANG models for network element and protocol configuration. This is an
> essential first step, but the end goal is full system configuration that
> allows the deployment of services across networks. Services are built
> from a combination of network element and protocol configuration, but are
> specified to service users in more abstract terms.
> 
> The Layer Three Virtual Private Network Service Model (L3SM) working
> group is a short-lived WG tasked to create a YANG data model that
> describes a L3VPN service (a L3VPN service model) that can be used for
> communication between customers and network operators, and to provide
> input to automated control and configuration applications.
> 
> It needs to be clearly understood that this L3VPN service model is not an
> L3VPN configuration model. That is, it does not provide details for
> configuring network elements or protocols. Instead it contains the
> characteristics of the service, as discussed between the operators and
> their customers. A separate process is responsible for mapping this
> service model onto the protocols and network elements depending on how
> the network operator chooses to realise the service.
> 
> The deliverable from this working group will provide information to
> evaluate the set of YANG models that have already been developed or are
> under development, and will help identify any missing models or details. 
> The deliverable can be viewed as driving requirements for protocol
> configuration model so that the service parameters can be mapped into
> inputs used by the protocol models.
> 
> It is hoped that this working group will provide evidence that such
> service models can be quickly constructed and agreed upon. If successful,
> further service models may be developed in other working groups
> 
> The working group should consider draft-l3vpn-service-yang as a starting
> point.
> 
> Milestones:
>   Jan 2016 - L3VPN Service (YANG) Model to the IESG for publication as
> Proposed Standard RFC
>   Jan 2016 - Close the working group