RE: STDCONF WG charter proposal

At 12:59 PM 9/18/2002 +0200, Wijnen, Bert (Bert) wrote:
>So Andy, if I understand it correctly, then this possible
>charter says that it will deliver within max 6 months:
>
>- agreed upon and specific requirements for standardized
>  CONFIGURATION of networks and network devices
>- an agreed upon plan for potential deliverables.
>
>At the end of the 6 month period (or ealier if those above
>deliverables get done faster), we decide if we want to 
>re-charter the WG to continue on the plans presented.

yes. The plan would be to take at most 6 months to define
the phased deliverables in detail, by analyzing operator and 
developer requirements. The WG may decide to leverage existing 
standards, or develop new ones, or both. 

>  
>Thanks for the initial step. I think it is a good one.

thanks,
Andy



>I think it might also be good if during those first 6
>months, various people would try to sit together and start
>experimenting with some real code to try and understand
>better what the issues are. That probably can be a separate
>effort, cause it is more of a "experiment/research" type effort.
>
>Bert 
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Andy Bierman [mailto:[email protected]]
>> Sent: woensdag 18 september 2002 1:24
>> To: [email protected]
>> Cc: [email protected]; Randy Bush; Bert Wijnen
>> Subject: STDCONF WG charter proposal
>> 
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I was asked by Randy Bush awhile back to write a charter proposal
>> to continue discussion on the xmlconf list titled "where do 
>> we go from here". The following rough draft is intended to do 
>> just that.
>> 
>> I avoided many technology specifics, because I didn't
>> want to presume specific directions or solutions.
>> I am including the OPS-NM list because this
>> proposal is not specific to XML in any way.
>> 
>> Andy
>> 
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>> Standard Configuration (STDCONF) Working Group Charter
>> 
>> There is a need for standardized configuration of networks
>> and network devices, which meets the existing and emerging
>> requirements of network operators and network equipment
>> developers. 
>> 
>> The working group will adopt existing technological standards
>> and/or define new specifications for the purpose of advancing the
>> quality of standards based network configuration technology
>> within the Internet community.  The working group will start
>> with a clean slate, an is not required to build upon existing 
>> technology or be constrained to use specific technology for any 
>> reason.  Technology reuse is a goal, but not nearly as important
>> as the deployment of interoperable, standards-based technology 
>> which meets the needs of the Internet community.
>> 
>> Several efforts have been made over the last two years to
>> determine the requirements of network operators. The working 
>> group will consider the output of these efforts, and may
>> conduct further investigations, to determine how to best
>> meet the network configuration needs of the Internet community.
>> This community is comprised of several different types of
>> constituents, and the working group is not bound to create
>> a single solution to meet the needs of everybody.  There
>> may be a need to specify multiple coordinated technologies 
>> to meet specific requirements of the entire community.
>> 
>> The working group will specify mechanisms for the configuration
>> of multiple devices within a network, as well as the configuration
>> of a single network device.  A management framework which 
>> can support operations across multiple devices, and operations
>> initiated by a management application, a human operator,
>> or a managed device, will be developed.
>> 
>> The working group may choose to deploy these standards in a
>> phased manner, by modularizing the problem space instead of
>> addressing every detail at once.  For example, the specification
>> of management protocol transport(s), protocol operations,
>> and security mechanisms may be developed before a standard
>> data definition language or standard data definitions for 
>> specific protocol feature configuration are developed.
>> 
>> The working group will specify the deployment plan and describe
>> the document deliverables within 6 months of being chartered.
>> The phased delivery of specifications will take between 12 and
>> 24 additional months to complete.
>>