Sorry I could not attend today's meeting, as I was in ER.
Comments r in line.

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On Mar 25, 2012, at 2:05 PM, "Ping Pan" 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

Concur.

ALTO is currently used in support of P2P and CDN operation. It has the 
functionality to query the network topological data. However that's where the 
similarity with SDN ends. Running them together, how are they inter-related?
That is the purpose of this draft to handle

Also you have brought up the concept of SDN Domains. What are they? Who owns 
them? Why do we need them? For scaling? For admin? If for scaling, SDN 
controller intrinsically has no scaling problem per sa. For admin, SDN is to 
offer an overlay architecture on top of the network with a uniformed view from 
application perspective, which is opposite of having some sort of peering 
models. Please elaborate your thoughts.
SDN domains are built by network operator for flexible admin purpose. It 
depends on the scale of underlying network that operator how to divide whole 
network into SDN domains. For some small scale data centers, only one SDN 
domain may be enough. For some carrier’s large networks, it make sense to 
operate thru several SDNs. Letting single one SDN controller to overview whole 
ATT/Verizon’s network seems not realistic. For example, Operator can divide its 
network into different SDN domains based on physical locations. It can lease 
such part of its network to local content provider, or DC, etc. Such deployment 
scenario requires SDN controller providing powerful network service capability 
to applications which depends on implementation. Here we only talk about some 
basic requirements for SDN, like collecting fine grain underlying device 
information. This information can be shared with ALTO. ALTO protocol can be 
simplified with SDN, and SDN can use ALTO’s result to provide more flexible 
service to user applications in path defining. Here we are assuming SDN 
controller works as an open platform based on that user can build its own 
applications.

On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 12:52 PM, ZongNing 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi, Tina,

Very interesting topic! One comment after a quick review:
In page 5 in the slides, it seems that you prefer to put ALTO on top of SDN 
controller. I am wondering if the primary goal of ALTO-SDN is for better SDN 
control or better ALTO service?
We are not saying the goal is for better SDN or better ALTO. We are talking 
both of them can benefit from each other when they work interactively. Since 
SDN is only emerging and has no such real products, so here we can say it may 
be better for ALTO.  While with the development and implementation of SDN 
techniques, we think SDN can benefit as well from ALTO and provide in path 
defining and selection at user application level.
If the goal is for better SDN, then how ALTO could help SDN? Receive 
information from SDN controller, then combine with other ALTO information and 
feedback to SDN?
Also in page 5, I don't understand why the data are forwarded from SDN to ALTO?
Would you please elaborate this? Thanks.

-Ning
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Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 5:14 AM
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Subject: Re: [altoext] i2aex BOF - SDN Use Case

Attached are the updated slides after some discussion with chairs. Thank you.
C u soon in Paris.

Tina


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> Subject: [altoext] i2aex BOF - SDN Use Case
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> Dear i2aex BoF chairs,
> Attached please find slides for
>
> Infrastructure to Application Exposure (I2AEX) Use Case
>
>  - Software Define/Driven Networking (SDN)
>
>
> Comments are welcome.
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>
> Tina
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