Netconf Data Model BOF (netmod)

Wednesday, August 4 at 0900-1130
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CHAIR: Sharon Chisholm (schishol@nortelnetworks.com)
       Randy Presuhn (randy_presuhn@mindspring.com)


Web page (which has a reference to the mailing list, archives, 
papers and presentations with proposed solutions):


        http://standards.nortelnetworks.com/netconf/


AGENDA:


1) Preliminaries - 15 minutes
2) Problem Statement/Scope Overview - 15 minutes
3) Framework for Netconf Data Models - Sharon Chisholm -  15 min        
  http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-chisholm-netconf-model-00.txt
4) Netconf Data Model - Sandeep Adwanker, 20 minutes    
 
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-adwankar-netconf-datamodel-01.txt
5) Getting to a Netconf Data Model - Andrea Westerinen - 15 minutes
 
http://standards.nortelnetworks.com/netconf/docs/GettingToANetConfDataModel.
txt 
6) General Discussion - 20 minutes
7) Charter Discussion and Wrap-up - 15 minutes


Additional Recommended Reading
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1) Netconf Configuration Protocol  
  http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-netconf-prot-03.txt
2) "On the Difference between
                   Information Models and Data Models", RFC 3444 
   http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3444.txt


Proposed Charter
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The Netconf Data Model Working Group would be charted to provide an initial
framework to create XML data models for use with the Netconf protocol.
Abstract information models on which all XML data models would be based may
also be discussed. The working group will also produce some initial XML data


types and models as proof of concept examples, as well as to meet specific 
industry need.


The network configuration (netconf -
http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/netconf-charter.html ) working group in
the IETF is chartered to produce a protocol for network configuration. The
data models to be used with this new protocol are outside the scope of that
discussion. Even though the netconf architecture proposes to be independent
of data definition and data model, it is critical to start talking about
data models in more concrete terms to ensure there really aren't
implications for either the protocol or the models as a result of combining
them into system to provide management functionality. 


In addition, many feel that the identification or creation of standard data
models for use in netconf is critical for both the success of the protocol
and the benefit of the industry.


The working group will complete these tasks:


Define a 'Framework for Netconf Data Models' Document [Exact Title TDB]


Define an initial set of complex data types (IP address, for example) for
use with Netconf Models


Define a 'Netconf Data Model for system, interfaces and physical entities' 


The working group will consider existing definitions, including:


o Netconf Protocol Work
o W3C XML Schema
o Existing Information Models (SNMP, CIM from DMTF, SID from TMF, etc) 


Goals and Milestones:
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Done        Bar BOF IETF 59


June 2004   Initial draft of Framework document


Aug 2004    Netconf Data Model BOF at IETF 60


Sept 2004   Version of Framework document as Working Group document


Mar  2005   Working Group Last Call On Framework document


Oct 2005    Working Group Last Call on Complex Data Types document(s)