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 am also actively engaged with ONAP/O-RAN/OSC Harmonization. I joined the TSC in October 2021 to help with the application of ONAP for 5G. The work in ONAP for SON and Slicing Use Cases is relevant to the O-RAN SMO. In the last year I successfully championed a new work item in O-RAN WG1 and am the rapporteur for the Decoupled SMO Architecture Technical Report.
Since mid-2021, I have been a Senior Principal Architect at Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL) leading work on architecture, strategy, and standards for ONAP/O-RAN based wireless network 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 and 3GPP. The solution includes flows for actions using O-RAN O1 and A1 interfaces, FM/PM/CM notifications from the RAN, a RAN-Sim simulator 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. 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. If I have the honor of continuing to serve on the TSC, I will be able to offer a unique viewpoint by combining my broad wireless 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. 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 Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 7:43 PM 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: * > > - Active Community Members as of August 24th, 2022 > > <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=31323334-501cfaeb-31317ecd-454455535732-3bf3905393416e6e&q=1&e=85cf93a4-72d4-414b-bc3a-ebb9942aa9a8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.onap.org%2Fx%2FEwWSC>. > There are no restrictions to the number of people from a company or group > of companies that may run for an available seat. > - The ONAP Technical Community Documents > > <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=31323334-501cfaeb-31317ecd-454455535732-c0642c0cbb690304&q=1&e=85cf93a4-72d4-414b-bc3a-ebb9942aa9a8&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). > > > > *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, 2022* > > > - 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 2022 TSC Election Candidates wiki page > > <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=31323334-501cfaeb-31317ecd-454455535732-8f3fac03b431ef4d&q=1&e=85cf93a4-72d4-414b-bc3a-ebb9942aa9a8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.onap.org%2Fx%2FEAWSC>with > that same information. > > *Election Phase* > > - Any Active Community Members as of August 24th, 2022 > > <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=31323334-501cfaeb-31317ecd-454455535732-3bf3905393416e6e&q=1&e=85cf93a4-72d4-414b-bc3a-ebb9942aa9a8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.onap.org%2Fx%2FEwWSC> > is eligible to vote. > > > - A Condorcet election will be held using the OpaVote system > > <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=31323334-501cfaeb-31317ecd-454455535732-72af5fa622316d92&q=1&e=85cf93a4-72d4-414b-bc3a-ebb9942aa9a8&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=31323334-501cfaeb-31317ecd-454455535732-fcd12d8b66718f00&q=1&e=85cf93a4-72d4-414b-bc3a-ebb9942aa9a8&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 > > > *Kenny Paul, Sr. Technical Community Architect* > > ONAP Project & LFN Governing Board > > [email protected], +1.510.766.5945, US Pacific time zone. > > Find time on my calendar: https://doodle.com/mm/kennypaul/book-a-time > > > > > -- *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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