Changes between Version 10 and Version 11 of GEC11Stitching


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Timestamp:
08/09/11 15:53:51 (13 years ago)
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Aaron Helsinger
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    3232 * Conclusion - Aaron Helsinger (10 minutes) [attachment:Stitching-summary.pdf slides]
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     34==== Meeting Summary ====
     35'''Tom Lehman''' reviewed the agreed-upon GENI stitching architecture:
     36 - Several functions, to be implemented in various locations or
     37 skipped in certain scenarios :
     38  - Static topology collection
     39  - Path computation
     40  - Workflow/coordination
     41 - A common schema for describing connections between aggregates,
     42 and the capabilities of those connections.
     43 - AM API revisions to support 'chain' (AM to AM) mode, and
     44 negotiation.
     45
     46'''The stitching schema'''
     47 - Based on and interoperable with IDC / OSCARS / perfSonar Topology service
     48 - AMs advertise connection points
     49 - Requests and manifests list hop by hop paths
     50 - http://hpn.east.isi.edu/rspec/ext/stitch/0.1/stitch-schema.xsd
     51 - Follow links in Background Reading for examples and more
     52 information
     53
     54'''Aaron Helsinger''' and '''Chris Benninger''' did a demo of a
     55tree-mode (client-driven) VLAN stitching from ProtoGENI (using the
     56schema) across ION, to MAX. The script calculates dependencies and
     57orders its calls appropriately.
     58
     59'''Tom''' briefly discussed some remaining points to cover
     60 - Negotiation: How do 2 Aggregates negotiation a common stitching
     61 mechanism and configuration? IE, how do they pick a VLAN tag?
     62  - Proposal: an AM API call that reserves a resource without
     63  instantiating it, returning the reserved resource and the other
     64  options that are available
     65 - Chain mode: need an aggregate to aggregate call
     66  - Note authorization issues
     67
     68===== Comments and discussion points =====
     69 - Not all architecture components are required.
     70 - AMs should be able to accept the complete request RSpec at each AM,
     71 allowing them to use extra information or ignore it.
     72 - The schema cannot refer to existing RFCs directly, due to some GENI
     73 customization (like identifier format).
     74 - GRE tunnels and other connection technologies must follow.
     75 - !OpenFlow support is not there - yet.
     76 - Multipoint paths are not supported in the underlying services
     77 yet. When DCN/OSCARS supports that, we can. But with a bunch of
     78 pairwise paths you can still create complex topologies.
     79 - ProtoGENI implementation of the schema is incomplete.
     80 - Rob Ricci expressed an interest in a production ION aggregate to
     81 encourage experiments to use his ION connections.
     82 - There was vigorous discussion about the feasibility and
     83 difficulties in having such a real ION aggregate (political, policy,
     84 time, money, more than technical).
     85  - How does ION track who is reserving the circuit?
     86  - Will policy allow any GENI experimenter to reserve any circuits?
     87  - Are there sufficient connections through regional networks to make
     88  this possible in general?
     89 - This discussion of stitching does not cover:
     90  - node-to-the-first-switch or other connections that are technology specific or internal to an AM,
     91  - multi layer dependencies, or
     92  - application layer dependencies (client/server).
     93 - Orca has a notion of dependencies that does cover these more general cases.
     94
     95==== Possible Next steps ====
     96 - Make sample stitching client code available
     97 - Complete schema implementation at ProtoGENI
     98 - Discuss and agree on APIs to support negotiation (eg of VLAN tags)
     99 - Investigate policy considerations in having a real ION Aggregate
     100 Manager
     101 - Prototype topology service based on perfSonar topology service
     102 - Prototype path computation service based on IDC computation service
     103 - Discuss and agree on APIs to support chain/AM-to-AM mode
     104
    34105==== Background Reading ====
    35106 * [wiki:GeniNetworkStitching Stitching Design Activities]