Hi,

I think the below two suggestions provide the clearest terminology and 
description for the function:

NVA - Network Virtualization Authority (may be vague)
NVMA - Network Virtualization Mapping Authority (less vague)


BGP might not be a mapping service; but with a stretch of the imagination the 
mapping of NLRI to prefix/communities/etc could fulfil the litmus test. 

The below words of 'server', 'controller', and 'orchestrator' carry a lot of 
baggage/meaning at the moment and might convey other meanings. I like the NVMA 
as a functional element.

NVMA +1

Truman

On 9 Apr, 2013, at 9:04 PM, Lou Berger <[email protected]> wrote:

> Also...
> 
> NVS - Network Virtualization Server
> NVC - Network Virtualization Controller
> NVO - Network Virtualization Orchestrator
> 
> On 4/9/2013 8:27 PM, Larry Kreeger (kreeger) wrote:
>> Lou,
>> 
>> Given your criteria for starting with NV, we could potentially have one of
>> the following:
>> 
>> NVS - Network Virtualization Service (service seems vague and perhaps an
>> overloaded term)
>> NVA - Network Virtualization Authority (may be vague)
>> NVMA - Network Virtualization Mapping Authority (less vague)
>> NVO - Network Virtualization Oracle (assuming oracle is OK when it has the
>> NV prefix)
>> 
>> - Larry
>> 
>> On 4/9/13 4:51 PM, "Lou Berger" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Larry,
>>>     I think the NVC and NVO terms are fairly solution neutral, i.e., I
>>> don't see why not.
>>> 
>>> I guess your question does lead to yet another option
>>> NVS: Network Virtualization Service
>>> 
>>> I personally like NVC, but given that we have NVEs, I'd be happy with
>>> anything of the form "Network Virtualization <foo>" as long as <foo>
>>> doesn't start with an "E".
>>> 
>>> Lou
>>> 
>>> On 4/9/2013 7:25 PM, Larry Kreeger (kreeger) wrote:
>>>> Lou,
>>>> 
>>>> Do you see the terms "Controller" or "Orchestrator" standing up to David
>>>> Black's "BGP" litmus test?
>>>> 
>>>> - Larry
>>>> 
>>>> On 4/9/13 3:18 PM, "Lou Berger" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 4/8/2013 9:12 PM, Larry Kreeger (kreeger) wrote:
>>>>>> At the NVO3 WG meeting in Orlando, I brought up some suggestions for
>>>>>> terminology changes/additions and had an AI to bring this to the
>>>>>> listŠso
>>>>>> here goes.  I would prefer to see constructive suggestions in
>>>>>> responses.
>>>>>> In other words, please suggest something better if you object to
>>>>>> these.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 1) Oracle -> Information Mapping Authority
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Stewart mentioned that he has copyright concerns with using the term
>>>>>> "oracle", and others have expressed distaste as well.
>>>>>> In draft-kreeger-nvo3-hypervisor-nve-cp-01 we replaced the term with
>>>>>> "Information Mapping Authority" (IMA).  We would like to get consensus
>>>>>> on using this new term in all WG documents going forward.  In the
>>>>>> meeting Linda  expressed a concern that IMA might get confused with
>>>>>> IMA
>>>>>> being confused with the acronym for Inverse Multiplexing for ATM, and
>>>>>> suggested something like "Directory Service" to which David Black
>>>>>> replied that she might have trouble convincing people that BGP can be
>>>>>> categorized as a "Directory Service".
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Perhaps we're over thinking this one.  We have NVE, so why not
>>>>> NV Controller (NVC) or NV Orchestrator (NVO)?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Lou
>>>>> 
>>>>>> ...
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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