I've been kicking around a telemetry extension draft with a colleague but am not close to submitting anything.
On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 12:05 PM Aaron Falk <[email protected]> wrote: > Reading this workshop proposal makes me think that perhaps there’s an > extension of TAPS that collects/logs/reports racing results. Have we > discussed this? > > --aaron > > ps. I’m happy to see several active wg members on the PC! > > Forwarded message: > > From: IAB Executive Administrative Manager <[email protected]> > To: IETF Announcement List <[email protected]> > Subject: Reminder: Call for Papers: Measuring Network Quality for > End-Users Workshop > Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:38:07 -0700 > > Measuring Network Quality for End-Users Workshop > > An Internet Architecture Board virtual workshop > > Web page: https://www.iab.org/activities/workshops/network-quality/ > > Call for Papers > > The Internet in 2021 is quite different from what it was 10 years ago. > Today, it is a crucial part of everyone’s daily life. People use the > Internet for their social life, for their daily jobs, for routine > shopping, and for keeping up with major events. An increasing number of > people can access a Gigabit connection, which would be hard to imagine a > decade ago. And, thanks to improvements in security, people trust the > Internet for both planning their finances and for everyday payments. > > At the same time, some aspects of end-user experience have not improved > as much. Many users have typical connection latency that remains at > decade-old levels. Despite significant reliability improvements in data > center environments, end users often see interruptions in service. > Transport improvements, such as QUIC, Multipath TCP, and TCP Fast Open > are still not fully supported in some networks. Likewise, various > advances in the security and privacy of user data are not widely > supported, such as encrypted DNS to the local resolver. > > We believe that one of the major factors behind this lack of progress is > the popular perception that throughput is the often sole measure of the > quality of Internet connectivity. With such narrow focus, people don’t > consider questions such as: > > • What is the latency under typical working conditions? > • How reliable is the connectivity across longer time periods? > • Does the network allow the use of a broad range of protocols? > • What services can be run by clients of the network? > • What kind of IPv4, NAT or IPv6 connectivity is offered, and are > there firewalls? > • What security mechanisms are available for local services, such as > DNS? > • To what degree are the privacy, confidentiality, integrity and > authenticity of user communications guarded? > > Improving these aspects of network quality will likely depend on > measurement and exposing metrics to all involved parties, including to > end users in a meaningful way. Such measurements and exposure of the > right metrics will allow service providers and network operators to > focus on the aspects that impacts the users’ experience most and at the > same time empowers users to choose the Internet service that will give > them the best experience. > > The IAB is holding this workshop to convene interested researchers, > network operators, and Internet technologists to share their experiences > and to collaborate on the steps needed to define properties and metrics > with the goal of improving Internet access for all users. > > The workshop will discuss the following questions: > > 1. What are the fundamental properties of a network that contribute to > good user experience? > 2. What metrics quantify these properties, and how to collect such > metrics in a practical way? > 3. What are the best practices for interpreting those metrics, and > incorporating those in a decision making process? > 4. What are the best ways to communicate these properties to service > providers and network operators? > 5. How can these metrics be displayed to users in a meaningful way? > > We realize that the answers to these questions will vary depending on > the different experiences of the participants. For example, a commercial > video streaming platform may prioritize higher throughput and to rely on > latency-hiding techniques, while a massively-multiplayer online game may > prioritize lower jitter, and invest into techniques for graceful > degradation of the user experience in case of reduced network capacity. > At the same time, researchers from the academia may be looking at > properties and metrics that haven’t been adopted by the industry at all. > Likewise, participants may endorse different methodologies for > interpreting the metrics and for making decisions. We are actively > looking for identifying such methodologies and for capturing the > respective best practices. > > While this workshop isn’t focusing on the solution space, we are > welcoming submissions that dive into particular technologies, to the > extent of helping to set the context for the discussion. Comparing the > merits of specific solutions, however, is outside of the workshop’s > scope. > > Interested participants are invited to submit position papers on the > workshop questions. Paper size is not limited, but brevity is > encouraged. Interested participants who have published relevant academic > papers may submit these as a position paper, optionally with a short > abstract. The workshop itself will be a virtual meeting over several > sessions, with focused discussion based on the position paper topics > received. > > Logistics > > • Submissions Due: Monday 2nd August 2021, midnight AOE (Anywhere On > Earth) > • Invitations Issued by: Monday 16th August 2021 > • Workshop Date: This will be a virtual workshop, spread over three > days: > - 1400-1800 UTC Tue 14th September 2021 > - 1400-1800 UTC Wed 15th September 2021 > - 1400-1800 UTC Thu 16th September 2021 > > Workshop co-chairs: Wes Hardaker, Eugeny Khorov, Omer Shapira > > The Program Committee members: > > Jari Arkko, Olivier Bonaventure, Vint Cerf, Stuart Cheshire, Sam > Crowford, Nick Feamster, Jim Gettys, Toke Hoiland-Jorgensen, Geoff > Huston, Cullen Jennings, Mirja Kuehlewind, Jason Livingood, Matt > Mathias, Randall Meyer, Kathleen Nichols, Christoph Paasch, Tommy Pauly, > Greg White, Keith Winstein. > > Send Submissions to: [email protected]. > > Position papers from academia, industry, the open source community and > others that focus on measurements, experiences, observations and advice > for the future are welcome. Papers that reflect experience based on > deployed services are especially welcome. The organizers understand that > specific actions taken by operators are unlikely to be discussed in > detail, so papers discussing general categories of actions and issues > without naming specific technologies, products, or other players in the > ecosystem are expected. Papers should not focus on specific protocol > solutions. > > The workshop will be by invitation only. Those wishing to attend should > submit a position paper to the address above; it may take the form of an > Internet-Draft. > > All inputs submitted and considered relevant will be published on the > workshop website. The organisers will decide whom to invite based on the > submissions received. Sessions will be organized according to content, > and not every accepted submission or invited attendee will have an > opportunity to present as the intent is to foster discussion and not > simply to have a sequence of presentations. > > Position papers from those not planning to attend the virtual sessions > themselves are also encouraged. A workshop report will be published > afterwards. > > _______________________________________________ > IETF-Announce mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce > > _______________________________________________ > Taps mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/taps >
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