Netconf Data Model BOF (netmod) Wednesday, August 4 at 0900-1130 ================================ 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 ------------------- 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 ---------------- 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: ---------------------- 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)