14:03:37 #startmeeting telcowg 14:03:38 Meeting started Wed Dec 3 14:03:37 2014 UTC and is due to finish in 60 minutes. The chair is sgordon_. 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I just wondering if gerrit would make more sense.. 14:14:36 OK I added one for Mobile Carrier - "GTP tunnel support for mobile network for NFV VNFs like SGW, PGW, MME (https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/provider-network.type-gtp -needs update for resubmission) 14:14:51 mkoderer, my thinking is that git/gerrit is a bit too heavy to get contributions from the people we want to hear from 14:14:54 particularly operator 14:15:12 THE BP is old one duing quatum time frame and anyone who wants to help me update is welcome 14:15:15 mkoderer, ideally the use case ends up in the problem statement of blueprint(s) and is reviewed via gerrit then 14:16:25 sgordon_: I just have the feeling that we end-up with many use-cases in totally different state and nobody reads them ;) 14:16:26 How many use cases we are planning to have for operators this K12? 14:16:38 sgordon_: since i was late, did i miss any comments on my use case? 14:16:52 sgordon_: but ure right... gerrit would be too heavy 14:17:02 mkoderer, rprakash i think i'll worry about upper limits when we actually have too many coming in 14:17:05 :) 14:17:10 k 14:17:26 mkoderer, rprakash i would like to have 6 as a start to have a good baseline 14:17:31 and agree the quality is variable 14:17:35 I did not see any discussions on any use case lets begin with number 1 14:17:50 primarily atm there is very little editing of the wiki page aside from one or two individuals 14:18:17 the first two use cases were contributed loose cycle and agree, they dont necessarily meet the framing we discussed last week 14:18:20 Is Virtual IMS the first one? 14:18:29 #link https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/TelcoWorkingGroup/UseCases#Session_Border_Controller 14:18:31 no the SBC 14:19:01 i actually like the high level desc and characteristics put forward here 14:19:19 as calum did try somewhat to keep characteristics and requirements as separate things 14:19:33 any other thoughts? 14:19:49 Why use-cases is referring to a particular vendor? 14:19:52 Perimeta Session Border Controller, Metaswitch Networks. 14:20:09 The SBC use case is folowed bt bunch of requirements that are mostly completed in Juno 14:20:21 so an application as a "use case" is desirable? 14:20:33 jrakerevelant: see discussion above 14:20:40 or shouldnt it be application : one or more use cases? 14:20:51 An application as a use case helps focus all the features/gaps that need to be filled 14:20:51 ybabenko, because they submitted it 14:20:59 ybabenko, other vendors are welcome to do same 14:21:17 ybabenko: oh sorry 14:21:20 Else we get into a theoretical debate. I like the use case since it focuses on performance 14:21:20 ybabenko, theoretically different implementations of same function may have different requirements 14:21:21 sgordon_: that is fine as long as we stay vendor neutrol in wiki 14:21:25 I guess the best way would be if Telcos would summit the use-cases :) 14:21:30 I would prefer to make it generic and independent of vendors 14:21:31 mkoderer, ++++++1 14:22:03 dalgaaf, great - generic use case is welcomed too 14:22:07 The seesion border use cas case will be a simple VoiP call from end point 1 to end point 2 14:22:15 But the VNF vendors are will the rubber meets the road for the telcos 14:22:20 mkoderer: hey we did submit one :) 14:22:28 would we even be able to check this use case against this vendors app from the openstack side? 14:22:39 jrakerevelant: yeahh :) 14:22:43 The SBC is focused on performance and the types of things which need to be configured to meet that which impacts openstack 14:22:55 dalgaaf, the key question for me is - are you willing to propose a generic version of the use case 14:22:57 if the answer is no 14:22:58 mkoderer: I still need to refine it though 14:23:02 then i am inclined to keep what we have 14:23:21 the more people helping with collating of relevant use cases, ideally from providers 14:23:26 the less this becomes an issue 14:23:33 Sure the VoiP call has o meet those criterion listed on site and we can quatify them like 150 ms end to end delay etc. 14:23:33 sgordon_: +1 14:23:55 If you look in details (which i only started doing now) - the SBC features drive features needed for high performance VNFs 14:24:13 right 14:24:22 So unless you find a specific example that metaswitch suggested which is only useful for their app - i say we accept their proposal 14:24:23 calum intentionally took his high level characteristics 14:24:27 rprakash: QoS will be one of the hardest things to implement anyway, why not start with low hanging fruit? 14:24:28 and then spelled out what that means 14:25:09 We need another use case that is focused more on instantiation of VNFs. 14:25:14 jrakerevelant: QoS and troughput performane with small packets 14:25:43 THE QoS of one call in terms of RTT, delay, jitter,BW of 1 session and then comes the capacity of VNF for VoIP to handles that capacity as a VM 14:26:11 say 1 million sessions per VNF 14:26:33 #info margaret__ notes we need a use case focussed more on instantiation of VNFs 14:27:05 #info rprakash notes requirements of a VoIP call, impacts on QoS in terms of RTT, delay, jitter, VW of 1 session and then comes the capacity of VNF for VoIP to handles that capacity as a VM 14:27:05 rprakash: that can only be proven/ disproven with a specific implementation of the function 14:27:08 I didn't mean it to be a replacement of SBC proposal - just another angle which flushes out openstack issues 14:27:09 Some can pickup Asterisk opensource or if Metswicth provides one and model the requirements 14:27:18 margaret__, understood 14:27:57 i guess what i would like to be able to get to is for a few volunteers with use cases in mind 14:28:10 to take the action item to try and write them up in the next week or so 14:28:23 it does not have to be exhaustive but rather something to get the conversation moving forward 14:29:28 I have been working with another vendor in the OPNFV group on a vPE instantiation - let me see if we can pull this together for this - but I can't attend the next IRCs for the rest of the year 14:29:57 yes understand 14:29:58 Openstack can provision any VNF using heat template and provide Resources South Bound and API to call Nort Bound and treating VoIP media, all we need to know is how will data call be evaluated in terms of performance matrix we agree for VoIP call and how much the VoIP VNF can handle 14:30:06 i think if you just shoot us an email margaret__ we can try discuss 14:30:18 i am sure attendance will wane as we get closer to the break for many people 14:30:42 OK then can we move to case 2 , assign few voluteers o this and move to second 14:31:01 sgordon_: we will add use-cases for "securtiy segregation (dmz/mz concept)", VNF instantiation and seperation of Infra/App Orchestration 14:31:52 mkoderer: +1 14:32:02 DaSchab will do that ;) 14:32:06 #action margaret__ to work with another vendor in OPNFV group on vPE instantiation use case - will provide via mail (cant attend IRC meetings for remainder of year) 14:32:38 Security segregation , its using Netwurn Security Group for VNF? using port level blocking etc? 14:32:41 mkoderer: if it is allowed I can add our examplary LLD 14:32:45 #action mkoderer and DaSchab to work on security segregation (dmz/mz concept), VNF instantiation and seperation of Infra/App Orchestration 14:33:00 jrakerevelant: your use-case is basically a HW-GW for legacy services if i understand correctly? 14:33:12 ybabenko: yes 14:33:21 jrakerevelant: which is solvable 14:33:31 ah talking to myself 14:33:38 ybabenko: which is solvable 14:33:41 jrakerevelant: we need to discuss that offline :P 14:33:50 mkoderer: sure 14:34:17 ybabenko: it doesnt need to be HW 14:34:33 where is the link for security Segreegation? 14:34:38 rprakash: no never had a closer look to that 14:34:41 #info jrakerevelant use case is effectively HW-GW for legacy services - though not necessarily HW 14:34:49 rprakash: we will add our use-case soon :) 14:34:59 ...and we will describe the use-cases in a generic way without vendor specific solutions 14:36:46 Note VNF isolation comes at mutiple levles - Tenant, Security Gruops, and may be Firewall and even some policy from orchestartion tweaking Security Groups in neutron, so not clear to me here what specific we want to achieve here 14:38:05 ok 14:38:12 rprakash: one of the things you might want to have are separate physical servers for different VMs 14:38:15 thank you to those who volunteered above, it is much appreciated 14:38:31 #topic orchestration 14:38:33 HW-GW for legacy not clear to me how itf its the use case as even in OPNFV we want COTS based implementaions 14:38:42 mkoderer, i believe you had added some links to discuss to the agenda? 14:38:45 #chair mkoderer 14:38:45 Current chairs: mkoderer sgordon_ 14:39:07 #link http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2014-November/051473.html 14:39:11 rprakash: What do you mean, how will I e.g. connect a physical eNodeB to my vEPC 14:39:31 yep 14:39:41 sorry for offtopic 14:39:56 #topic Telco Orchestration 14:39:57 np 14:40:01 rprakash: we need HW-GW to connect to legacy services .... I would expect to terminate my overlay there 14:40:20 so I had several discusstion about orchestration 14:40:27 we can move that to the ML? 14:40:37 to close the use case discussion 14:40:43 jrakerevelant: +1 14:40:45 +1 14:40:56 also it doesn't have to be perfect from the get go 14:41:01 we discuss and we iterate as needed 14:41:02 please continue mkoderer :) 14:41:22 ok so I try to finalize the document 14:41:24 #link https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/telco_orchestration 14:41:36 current state is more or less a brain storming document 14:41:55 well eNodeB (Physical) to vEPC (virtual) will have a tenant *(carrier) specific link (pipe) that will be secured using the two end point interfaces terminating on those phy/virt devices 14:42:09 lets move to Orchestartion (sorry folks) 14:42:39 so I will work on that the next day and then push it to the wiki 14:43:35 sgordon_: I also included that "internal" and "external" questions 14:43:47 right 14:44:17 i like the framing of it 14:44:28 This is very extensive staring VNF to template to TOSCA not sure I have studied this to comment but certainly if its for NFV, we need to split this at VIM, VNF , OSS?BSS layaers fpor Orchestration as functions to implement 14:44:37 i think on that thread angus was looking very specifically for examples of "what do you need from heat that we arent addressing today" 14:44:53 i think some of it is in here and this is a good manifesto 14:45:00 I will go over it and can I edit ie? 14:45:05 but we may need to break it up into digestable chunks for consideration 14:45:27 or send comment to whoever owns it? 14:45:31 rprakash: sure feel free.. you can also respond via M/L 14:45:42 #link http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2014-November/051473.html 14:45:57 rprakash: do you have a better suggestion for the format of VNF? how would you like it to be packaged for orhestration? 14:47:16 and there is already an intressting spec for heat that solves some of the internal OpenStack issues 14:47:19 #link https://review.openstack.org/#/c/53313/ 14:47:26 so it's multi region support for heat 14:48:03 yes 14:48:17 I already talked to the heat ppl.. they would we quite open to help us with our requirments 14:48:48 seems to be making good progress too 14:48:48 yes 14:49:03 i think they need help navigating the acronym soup and getting to the heart of what you need 14:49:10 mkoderer: i think we should really make this topic (multi site support) a killer req for NFV so that enough attention is given to it in the community? 14:49:13 sgordon_: should I put that document as seperate wiki page under telcowg? 14:49:18 hopefully that is where we can work together :) 14:49:20 Yes multi-region in heat as a resource is scheduled for Kilo and this will allow disctributed orchestaion of VNFs, but more of such we will have to compile to get orchestartions as its very wide 14:49:23 mkoderer, the etherpad? 14:49:26 multi-region heat will be great 14:49:28 mkoderer: +1 for separate wiki page 14:49:40 sgordon_: at the end when it's "mature" enough 14:49:43 yes i think so 14:49:54 multi-site is a definite for NFV crowd 14:49:54 etherpad is good for continuing to massage the content 14:50:10 #info heat multi-region support progressing well 14:50:17 We can possibly compile different BPs for Orchetsration together on our telcowg site 14:50:52 #link https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Heat/Blueprints/Multi_Region_Support_for_Heat 14:51:02 #link https://blueprints.launchpad.net/heat/+spec/multi-region-support 14:51:38 ok fine.. that's all from my side 14:51:42 any other topics? 14:52:34 #topic other business 14:52:44 i had a question that's actually about a requirement 14:52:51 sgordon_: I received a mail about an "Telco WG Ecosystem" meeting 14:53:07 vlan trunking into vms, there are a couple of proposals related to this to at least allow it when using LinuxBridge 14:53:25 im trying to gauge interest/demand in doing something about same for OVS... 14:53:32 I wanted to add Mobile Network use case for GTP tunneling and will bring it next week 14:53:39 mkoderer, yes carol is setting that up at the moment 14:53:45 sgordon_: How many people are requesting this? 14:53:48 #action rprakash add ingMobile Network use case for GTP tunneling and will bring it next week 14:53:52 #undo 14:53:52 Removing item from minutes: 14:53:58 #action rprakash adding Mobile Network use case for GTP tunneling and will bring it next week 14:54:02 rprakash, thanks ! 14:54:12 jrakerevelant, that's the million dollar question :) 14:54:40 jrakerevelant: +1 14:54:44 i believe it's coming up from vEPC use cases, or more specifically implementations thereof 14:55:14 sgordon_ : vlan trunking mainly interesting for packet processing related applications, where linux bridge is not considered to be powerful enough 14:55:27 right 14:55:41 the reason that the work is starting with LB is that doing it for OVS is going to be more...involved 14:56:09 Most 3GPP use GTP U & GTP C (v2) and so may split this into two and will think over how to do that in Control and Data planes 14:56:18 but this means that you must use OVS, right? 14:56:46 but OVS is used only in part of SDN solutions which we would probably see in NFV environment 14:56:58 Yes it will require OVS in Data Plane (GTP-U) and possibly GTP-C in MME path 14:59:35 is it time we leave the floor to neutron-DVR 14:59:55 rprakash: thanks 14:59:57 Any conclusions for telocwg? 15:00:05 thanks sgordon_ for hosting 15:00:07 yes it is 15:00:13 lots of volunteers for use cases 15:00:16 which is excellent 15:00:19 thx all 15:00:20 thank you all for that! 15:00:23 #endmeeting