Re: [Teas] New term for the underlay construct used for slice realization

Hi John, (and all),

Two very basic clarification questions:
1. How do we differentiate between  the slice-segments that are 
resource-aware vs those that are not? I had assumed that since a slice 
has an SLO, it will need network resource allocations in some form.

2. Is it ok to assume that the customer view of slice is an 'IETF 
network slice service' and the 'IETF slice realization' of that service 
in a provider network is raises the question of underlay and overlay 
constructs. Am I right?
(a) if so, then we are acknowledging  the presence of another layer of 
abstraction (for realization). It could be underlay/overlay or 
aggregate/??. Then the term 'slice aggregate' is better and my 
preference, it is easier to see that different slice-services are 
aggregated into a single construct  in a provider network. Use of 
underlay/overlay are confusing.
(b) for a leaner provisioning, I would also prefer to see it documented 
that the aggregate is optional and it should be possible to directly map 
a slice-service to physical or real resources in the network. 
specifically useful when a single domain is carving out slices for 
different purposes.

Thanks
Kiran

------ Original Message ------
From: "John E Drake" <jdrake=40juniper.net@dmarc.ietf.org>
To: "Dongjie (Jimmy)" <jie.dong@huawei.com>; "Lizhenbin" 
<lizhenbin@huawei.com>; "teas@ietf.org" <teas@ietf.org>
Sent: 8/11/2021 5:38:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Teas] New term for the underlay construct used for slice 
realization

>Jimmy,
>
>Snipped, comments inline.
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>Yours Irrespectively,
>
>John
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>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: Dongjie (Jimmy) <jie.dong@huawei.com>
>>  Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 11:03 PM
>>  To: John E Drake <jdrake@juniper.net>; Lizhenbin <lizhenbin@huawei.com>;
>>teas@ietf.org
>>  Subject: RE: New term for the underlay construct used for slice realization
>>
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>underlay construct for network slice realization bound to
>>  > > network slice services? That is, is the underlay construct only for
>>  > > use in network slicing, or should it be generalized for more possible uses?
>>  >
>>  > [JD] Absolutely yes
>>
>>  [Jie] I guess you mean "Yes" to the latter case, which is "it should be generalized
>>  for more possible uses", is my understanding correct?
>
>[JD]  Yes to the latter
>
>>
>>  >
>>  > >
>>  > > 2.      If the answer to question 1 is YES, should it reflect the following
>>  > > characteristics?
>>  > >
>>  > > a.      It is about the underlay
>>  > > b.      It is about the partitioned resources used to deliver the network slice
>>  > > services
>>  > > c.      It allows the 1:1, N:1, and 1:N mapping models between the network
>>  > slice
>>  > > services and the underlay construct. The 1:1 and N:1 mapping may be
>>  > > straightforward. Does it also make sense to divide the elements or
>>  > > traffic flows in a single network slice service to carry them in
>>  > > different
>>  > underlay constructs?
>>  >
>>  > [JD]  Yes to all of the above.  Please see:
>>  > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draf
>>  > t-drake-bess-enhanced-vpn-06__;!!NEt6yMaO-
>>  gk!TCiJHCZCwFgwpuFoujxVlZ4r9
>>  > F6mLpE4nJ-9zpqkY-kls-ROxL4C2_xNaR2ImI4$
>>  > >
>>  > > Lastly, here are some candidates of the "new term":
>>  > >
>>  > > Option 1: The network slice service is called "overlay slice", then
>>  > > the underlay construct is called "underlay slice".
>>  > >
>>  > > Option 2: The network slice service is called "service slice", then
>>  > > the underlay construct is called "resource slice".
>>  >
>>  > [JD]  I don't think we need another term for what we are already
>>  > calling an 'IETF Network Slice Service'.  Adrian and I are considering
>>  > the term 'resource partition' to describe the partitioning of underlay
>>  > network resources in support of various overlay services such as IETF Network
>>  Slice Services.
>>  > This is congruent with the ideas expressed in:
>>  > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draf
>>  > t-ietf-spring-resource-aware-segmen__;!!NEt6yMaO-
>>  gk!TCiJHCZCwFgwpuFouj
>>  > xVlZ4r9F6mLpE4nJ-9zpqkY-kls-ROxL4C2_xNxEfwaXg$
>>  > ts-03.  What this allows one to build is an 'partitioned underlay
>>  > network topology'.
>>
>>  [Jie] Agree that here we are talking about the term for the underlay construct.
>>  "Resource partition" captures one of its key characteristics, while IMO another
>>  thing the term needs to reflect is that the resource partition is needed on a
>>  subset of the links and nodes (rather than on a single node or link) in the physical
>>  network, which together builds a logical network topology.
>
>[JD]  In my initial email, above, I was proposing 'partitioned underlay network topology'
>
>>
>>  Best regards,
>>  Jie
>>
>>  >
>>  > >
>>  > > Your opinion about these candidates are much appreciated. You may
>>  > > also propose other new term if it complies with the above two points.
>>  >
>>  > [JD]  I think you have exceeded your remit.
>>  >
>>  > >
>>  > >
>>  > >
>>  > > Best Regards,
>>  > > Robin
>>  > >
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