Technical Summary
Network abstraction is a technique that can be applied to a network
domain to obtain a view of potential connectivity across the network
by utilizing a set of policies to select network resources.
Network slicing is an approach to network operations that builds on
the concept of network abstraction to provide programmability,
flexibility, and modularity. It may use techniques such as Software
Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) to
create multiple logical or virtual networks, each tailored for a set
of services that share the same set of requirements.
Abstraction and Control of Traffic Engineered Networks (ACTN) is
described in RFC 8453. It defines an SDN-based architecture that
relies on the concept of network and service abstraction to detach
network and service control from the underlying data plane.
This document outlines the applicability of ACTN to network slicing
in a Traffic Engineered (TE) network that utilizes IETF technologies.
It also identifies the features of network slicing not currently
within the scope of ACTN, and indicates where ACTN might be extended.
Working Group Summary
Strong consensus from a few WG participants with no controversy for moving the document forward.
Personnel
The Document Shepherd for this document is Vishnu Pavan Beeram. The
Responsible Area Director is Jim Guichard.