Technical Summary
This document describes network slicing in the context of networks
built from IETF technologies. It defines the term "IETF Network
Slice" and establishes the general principles of network slicing in
the IETF context.
The document discusses the general framework for requesting and
operating IETF Network Slices, the characteristics of an IETF Network
Slice, the necessary system components and interfaces, and how
abstract requests can be mapped to more specific technologies. The
document also discusses related considerations with monitoring and
security.
This document also provides definitions of related terms to enable
consistent usage in other IETF documents that describe or use aspects
of IETF Network Slices.
Working Group Summary
The shepherd sez:
"There was broad agreement in the WG to progress this document" and
"There was no controversy. However, there were rough consensus calls
made on a few items after considerable amount of healthy debate and
discussion in the WG."
It may be worth noting that "The document is a result of merging two
documents that were put together by a large design team (appointed by
WG chairs)", I imagine that may relate to the "rough consensus calls".
Document Quality
The shepherd sez:
"This document does not propose any protocol extensions. It is an informational
document that discusses the framework for requesting and operating IETF Network
Slices. There are no existing implementations of this framework reported in the
document. There are some solution documents (which are being discussed in the
WG) that adhere to the framework discussed in this document -- these solutions
are being driven by several vendors/operators and are expected to eventually get
implemented in some form."
Personnel
The Document Shepherd for this document is Vishnu Pavan Beeram. The
Responsible Area Director is John Scudder.