Susan,

I'm currently busy with few other things, but wanted to see how some of my work 
aligns with rib-info models, so planned to read the rib-info models by mid week 
anyway. 

Dean

On Apr 19, 2014, at 10:22 AM, Susan Hares <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dean:
> 
> Thank you for the prompt input.  This really helps me! I'm going through the
> informational models this weekend to try to create a common platform.  
> 
> If you have time to comment over the next few days on the RIB-info models,
> it would help.  I think the RBNF is causing rather than helping with issues.
> I've switched over to the UML focus because it helps me find the issues with
> the relationships to simplify the models. 
> 
> Sue 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Bogdanovic [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2014 10:12 AM
> To: Susan Hares
> Cc: Jamal Hadi Salim; <[email protected]>; Edward Crabbe
> Subject: Re: [i2rs] consensus on I2RS protocol and model
> 
> Susan,
> 
> For YANG following is necessary:
> 
> publish current model in YANG
> and
> YANG compiler
> 
> We are looking at creating some additional tools to make easier for
> developers to work with YANG and Junos, but the above two are main
> conditions.
> 
> I usually start with informational model and try to see how will it work
> with data model. And then tweak certain things here and there. For very few
> things I went directly to data models, but the info model was already very
> well defined in my head :-)
> 
> Dean
> 
> On Apr 18, 2014, at 7:27 PM, Susan Hares <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Dean:
>> 
>> Could you let me know what tool chains you consider necessary for 
>> RESTCONF/Yang?
>> 
>> Do you start with informational models in the Yang/RESTCONF world?
>> 
>> Sue
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: i2rs [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dean Bogdanovic
>> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 9:18 AM
>> To: Jamal Hadi Salim
>> Cc: [email protected]; Edward Crabbe
>> Subject: Re: [i2rs] consensus on I2RS protocol and model
>> 
>> Jamal,
>> 
>> Here are two criteria to be considered:
>> 1. technical
>> 2. commercial/business
>> 
>> We can discuss pros and cons for both, but have to state that from 
>> business perspective for Juniper going with RESTCONF/YANG make more 
>> sense. We already built the Junos model in YANG and have or are in 
>> process of building needed tools. Same goes for RESTCONF. We have 
>> NETCONF implemented in Junos and are working on RESTCONF implementation.
>> Many carriers adopted or are adopting NETCONF/YANG, are looking into 
>> RESTCONF as well, so this looks like a low hanging fruit from business 
>> perspective.
>> 
>> Looking at technical aspect, unless there is a very compelling reason 
>> (and there might be, but I'm not aware of it), don't see reason to 
>> switch from RESTCONF and YANG.
>> We can find out down the line that RESTCONF/YANG was the wrong way to 
>> go, but that can be always changed. From my perspective it looks right
> today.
>> 
>> Just to be clear, I vote for RESTCONF/YANG adoption for i2rs.
>> 
>> Dean
>> 
>> On Apr 18, 2014, at 7:27 AM, Jamal Hadi Salim <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Ok, since nobody is saying anything i'll bite.
>>> How would you like for this discussion to proceed?
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Edward Crabbe <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Dear I2RSers,
>>>> 
>>>> At the last I2RS WG meeting there was a great deal of conversation 
>>>> regarding selection of both modeling language and underlying 
>>>> transport protocol.  Consensus at the time was to make use of Yang 
>>>> and (NetConf or
>>>> RestConf) (unclear).
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> And i believe the view, as correctly presented by you, is for folks 
>>> to go back and make educated decisions by actually getting 
>>> knowledgeable about the different views presented. "Consensus" that 
>>> you described above to me looked like  a pageant popularity contest 
>>> not based on anything technical ("who likes contestant in the blue 
>>> shirt? please cheer
>> for them").
>>> 
>>> In my opinion i dont think the requirements are clear.
>>> 
>>> Will that get the crickets stop chirping?
>>> 
>>> cheers,
>>> jamal
>>> 
>>>> Before coming to a final consensus, we'd like to give people 
>>>> adequate time to review source material, marshall arguments and 
>>>> discuss on the mailing list.  To this end, we're asking that 
>>>> interested parties do just this over the course of the next ~two 
>>>> weeks. Following that period, on 4/28, we'll be initiating a 
>>>> consensus call that will last an additional two weeks, with the aim 
>>>> of
>> converging modeling language / protocol by Friday, 5/9.
>>>> 
>>>> The consensus call should also generate proposals for any material 
>>>> changes required to the underlying protocols.  These proposals in 
>>>> turn will form the basis for a later draft including gap analysis 
>>>> and said changes.  Those strongly in favor of one protocol over 
>>>> another should be prepared to contribute to this analysis.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> best,
>>>> 
>>>> -ed
>>>> 
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