Dear ONAP Community, I would like to nominate myself for a seat on the ONAP TSC. I have been the ONAP SON Use Case lead since the Casablanca release, and I am also actively engaged with ONAP/O-RAN/OSC Harmonization. I am a Senior Principal Architect at Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL) responsible for architecture and strategy for ONAP/O-RAN based open solutions. Before that, I was with AT&T Labs Research for more than 29 years working to deliver research innovations in wireless systems and networks.
Under my leadership, the ONAP SON Use Case team gained multi-company support and has developed a solid foundation for ONAP-based SON with several successful PoC demonstrations. We had a strong and early focus on being aligned with O-RAN interfaces and O-RAN/3GPP data models. The solution includes flows for FM/PM/CM notifications from the RAN, a RAN-Sim component, and a methodology for incorporating AI/ML in the applications. We did our use case integration testing as an early adopter of the Rutgers University ONAP Wireless Lab and fostered the growth of a joint industry/university testbed with a focus on wireless networks. Recently, I have worked in the ONAP/O-RAN Harmonization effort to provide feedback from the ONAP Use Case implementation insights in order to pursue synergies and improve O-RAN Specifications. At AT&T, I was the lead for developing and deploying the first ONAP-based 5G SON solution in production and have gained first-hand experience in making ONAP ready for production deployment for SON and Radio Access Network (RAN) automation applications. I have also gained insights about developing ONAP so that it is aligned with O-RAN. From 2005 to 2008, I was actively engaged with the WiMAX Forum (WMF), where I was successful in building consensus among operators and vendors for innovative global wireless standards. I served on the WMF Board of Directors, and also as Chair of the WMF Service Provider Working Group, and Chair of the WMF X.509 Task Force. My objective in ONAP since the Casablanca release has been to foster an open ecosystem for ONAP-based solutions for mobile networks. As I have shared with the TSC, this objective has been strongly renewed and broadened by my new role at STL, since STL is committed to solutions based on open interfaces and open platforms. If I have the honor of serving on the TSC, I will be able to offer a unique viewpoint by combining my broad wireless research background, operational ONAP deployment insights, global standards experience, and the perspective of an ecosystem technology provider committed to open platforms. I will work to maximize alignment between ONAP and O-RAN/3GPP and leverage synergies between ONAP and O-RAN OSC by championing joint implementations. I will also work to improve the maturity of ONAP-based solutions to deploy, manage, and optimize production wireless networks. I look forward to the opportunity to work in the TSC to serve the ONAP community and foster an open ecosystem. Thank you, N. K. Shankaranarayan On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 11:11 AM Kenny Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear ONAP Community, > > *If you are interested in running for a seat on the TSC, please read all > of this information carefully* > > *Nominations for seats on the ONAP TSC are officially open. Up to 25 seats > on the TSC are now available. * > > *Who is eligible to Run: * > > - Any Active Community Members > > <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=e8f7a34d-b76c9b9f-e8f4eeb4-867b1e11f55a-e2cfc0bc048eb252&q=1&e=74427c1a-bec3-4869-8d21-b1f9c6be7aeb&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.onap.org%2Fx%2FkYOfBg> > as > measured at 14:00 UTC, Tuesday, September 7, 2021. The ONAP > Technical Community Documents > > <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=336b467a-6cf07ea8-33680b83-867b1e11f55a-f9ce5f5d44ce3233&q=1&e=74427c1a-bec3-4869-8d21-b1f9c6be7aeb&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.onap.org%2Fx%2FzQc0Ag> > defines an Active Community Member as anyone from the ONAP community with > twenty (20) or more measurable contributions during the previous 12-month > period, inclusive of code merged, code reviews performed, wiki page edits, > (creation, modification, comments or attachments) or JIRA activities > (creation, modification, comment or closure). > > - There are no restrictions to the number of people from a company or > group of companies that may run for an available seat. > > *Self-Nomination Phase* > > - *Interested **individuals **MUST REPLY-ALL TO THIS ORIGINAL EMAIL **with > **your intention to run **no later than 23:59 UTC, September 21, 2021 * > > - It is recommended that candidates include a small head-shot, a short > biography and statement of intent on why you would be a good person to hold > a seat on the TSC. > > - Please also fill in the 2021 TSC Election Candidates wiki page > > <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=ebbc8531-b427bde3-ebbfc8c8-867b1e11f55a-84a22a1659d90478&q=1&e=74427c1a-bec3-4869-8d21-b1f9c6be7aeb&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.onap.org%2Fx%2Fk4OfBg> > with > that same information. > > *Election Phase* > > - Any Active Community Members as of 14:00 UTC, Tuesday, September 7, > 2021 is eligible to vote. > > - A Condorcet election will be held using the OpaVote system > > <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=2feda80c-707690de-2feee5f5-867b1e11f55a-bb7e40a86bc4ebe8&q=1&e=74427c1a-bec3-4869-8d21-b1f9c6be7aeb&u=https%3A%2F%2Fopavote.com%2F> > (due to recent changes to CIVS). The election shall consist of a single > stack ranked vote of all candidates. > > - Active Community Members will receive an invitation to vote from > OpaVote. > > - The election phase will begin with the distribution of the poll via > email from the application > > - The election phase will end two (2) weeks later in the same time > zone the poll was initiated from > > - Only the top ranked candidates from any single company or group of > related companies will be elected; if the top 5 vote getters are all from > the same company, only the person with the highest number of votes out of > all 5 will be elected from that company. > > - The LF will update the Voting Results History > > <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=34e94de3-6b727531-34ea001a-867b1e11f55a-9efc704f3b7924a7&q=1&e=74427c1a-bec3-4869-8d21-b1f9c6be7aeb&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.onap.org%2Fx%2F4IZ9> > page with their name, date, and link to the publicly viewable results and > send an email to the onap-tsc distribution list. > > > > Thanks! > > -kenny > > > > > -- *STL - Sterlite Technologies Limited Disclaimer:* The content of this message may be legally privileged and confidential and are for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. 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