There's also NFVI - Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure

On 11/12/13 11:26 AM, "Sebastien Goasguen" <run...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Well, i just learned something and someone sure loves confusion through
>acronyms
>
>-Sebastien
>
>On 12 Nov 2013, at 19:28, Chiradeep Vittal <chiradeep.vit...@citrix.com>
>wrote:
>
>> VNF = virtualized network function (e.g., LB virtual appliance)
>> NFV = network functions virtualization (the whole kit and caboodle)
>> 
>> On 11/12/13 6:53 AM, "sebgoa" <run...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> On Nov 12, 2013, at 7:21 AM, Chiradeep Vittal
>>> <chiradeep.vit...@citrix.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> OK, here's the draft of the Liaison request (template borrowed from
>>>> OpenDaylight)
>>>> 
>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> To:
>>>> ETSI Industry Study Group (ISG) on Network Functions Virtualization
>>>> Prodip Sen, Chairman NFV ISG prodip....@verizon.com
>>>> Andrew Malis, NFV Liaison Officer <andrew.g.ma...@verizon.com>
>>>> 
>>>> I am a member of the Apache CloudStack Project Management Committee
>>>> (PMC)
>>>> and have been asked to serve as liaison from the Apache CloudStack
>>>> community to the ETSI Industry Standard Group on Network Functions
>>>> Virtualization.
>>>> 
>>>> Apache CloudStack is open source software designed to deploy and
>>>>manage
>>>> large networks of virtual machines, as a highly available, highly
>>>> scalable
>>>> Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing platform.  The
>>>> platform
>>>> has pioneered the use of VNF to provide network services to IAAS
>>>> tenants.
>>> 
>>> NFV ????? not VNF ?
>>> 
>>>> We are excited to see that NFV is going to realize its potential and
>>>> look
>>>> forward to collaborating to realize this promise expeditiously.
>>>> 
>>>> The community would like to suggest these areas of collaboration:
>>>> 
>>>> 1)  ETSI NFV ISG Documents: It would be very helpful to receive
>>>>pointers
>>>> to the various documents being produced by the ETSI NFV ISG, even
>>>>before
>>>> their formal publication, so that your needs can be incorporated into
>>>> the
>>>> Apache CloudStack development effort.
>>>> 
>>>> 2)  Sharing ideas and experience: We have many shared goals and a
>>>>large
>>>> community of experienced cloud implementors. We have several
>>>> opportunities
>>>> where someone from ETSI NFV ISG could present to the Apache CloudStack
>>>> community, including meetups and online fora , and our CloudStack
>>>> Collaboration Summit. We would also be quite pleased to present on
>>>> Apache
>>>> CloudStack to ETSI NFV ISG in any forum you find appropriate. If
>>>> appropriate we can participate in working groups such as the MANO WG.
>>>> 
>>>> 3)  Open Source:  We would love to get members of the  ETSI NFV ISG
>>>> participate in our community, especially in design ideas, code
>>>> contributions and the like. We hope that we can assist in producing
>>>> reference implementations and help iterate faster on crucial issues
>>>>such
>>>> as interoperability.
>>>> 
>>>> Of course we welcome other ideas for collaboration with the NFV ISG.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>--
>>>> --
>>>> -----
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 11/11/13 1:02 AM, "Sebastien Goasguen" <run...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> How about Chiradeep makes the contact and proposal for CloudStack to
>>>>> join/be represented ?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Then we can decide who is the representative. Daan could do it and
>>>>> Nguyen
>>>>> could be the substitute ?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 9, 2013, at 8:38 AM, Daan Hoogland <daan.hoogl...@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I don't mind being involved if needed.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Chip Childers
>>>>>> <chipchild...@apache.org>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 08, 2013 at 08:58:17AM +0700, Nguyen Anh Tu wrote:
>>>>>>>> 2013/11/7 Chiradeep Vittal <chiradeep.vit...@citrix.com>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> While I appreciate the confidence, there are weekly calls to
>>>>>>>>> attend.
>>>>>>>>> The particularly interesting one (MANO WG) happens on Wednesdays
>>>>>>>>>at
>>>>>>>>> 6am
>>>>>>>>> PST.
>>>>>>>>> I've tried but there's very little chance that I can attend these
>>>>>>>>> meetings.
>>>>>>>>> Anybody in a more agreeable timezone?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Not sure if I have permitted to join, I'm in agreeable timezone
>>>>>>>>(9pm
>>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>> local time). It's great and I'm willing to join to liaison team.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I'd say you are...  you're a committer on the project.  Perhaps you
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> Chiradeep can discuss how to get involved?
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 

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