Fwd: XML Configuration BOF Agenda

[Margaret Wasserman <mrw@windriver.com>]

XML Configuration BOF [xmlconf]
Monday, July 15th, 1300-1500
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CHAIR

Margaret Wasserman <mrw@windriver.com>


DESCRIPTION

There is significant interest in the use of XML-based technologies
to manage and configure IP-based networks and networking equipment.
This BOF will discuss the high-level requirements for a network
configuration mechanism, and will explore how the existing 
proprietary and standards-based XML technologies, such SOAP, WBEM 
and SyncML, could be used to meet those requirements.  Based on 
that discussion, we will determine whether we should pursue any
IETF work in this area.


AGENDA

- Introduction and Agenda Bashing -- Margaret (10 min)

- Requirements Discussion 
         - Operator Needs 
                 -- Weijing Chen (10 min)
                 -- Ron Bonica (10 min)
         - Use of Metadata in XML Configuration -- Ray Atarashi (10 min)
         - Requirements Strawman -- Margaret (15 min)

- Survey of Existing Technologies -- Margaret (15 min)
         - SOAP
         - WBEM & CIM/XML
         - SyncML
         - Juniper

- Conversion of MIB Data Model to XML -- Andy Bierman (15 min)

- Discuss Further IETF Work (35 min)

                  
READING LIST

Related Internet-Drafts:

Concepts and Requirements for XML Network Configuration            
http://www.ietf.org/internet-dafts/draft-wasserman-xmlcomf-req-00.txt  

Towards XML Based Management and Configuration
http://www.ietf.org/internet-dafts/draft-goddard-xmlconf-survey.txt 

Guidelines for the Use of XML within IETF Protocols
http://www.ietf.org/internet-dafts/draft-hollenbeck-ietf-xml-guidelines-05.txt

Network Management Observations 
http://www.ietf.org/internet-dafts/draft-bierman-nm-observations-00.txt 


Other Useful Pointers:

XML
http://www.w3.org/XML

SOAP
http://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP/

WBEM & CIM/XML
http://www.dmtf.org

SyncML
http://www.syncml.org/

JUNOScript
http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos53/




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