13:04:21 <uli-k> #startmeeting TC Technical Discussion 13:04:21 <collabot> Meeting started Thu Apr 13 13:04:21 2017 UTC. The chair is uli-k. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 13:04:21 <collabot> Useful Commands: #action #agreed #help #info #idea #link #topic. 13:04:21 <collabot> The meeting name has been set to 'tc_technical_discussion' 13:05:17 <uli-k> #info Gotomeeting is up: 819-733-085 13:06:36 <rprakash> #info rprakash 13:06:54 <uli-k> #topic Multi-Access-Edge project 13:07:17 <uli-k> #info bryan_att introduces the project 13:07:31 <uli-k> #chair bryan_att 13:07:31 <collabot> Current chairs: bryan_att uli-k 13:07:44 <thaj> #info Thaj 13:07:46 <uli-k> #chair dneary 13:07:46 <collabot> Current chairs: bryan_att dneary uli-k 13:08:02 * uli-k @dneary - if you want to help with notes..... 13:08:38 <rprakash> #ink https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/PROJ/Multi-Access+Edge 13:08:50 <uli-k> #chair rprakash 13:08:50 <collabot> Current chairs: bryan_att dneary rprakash uli-k 13:09:07 <dneary> uli-k, I will be here, will help if I can - only half-listening for this section 13:09:20 <dneary> rprakash, MeetBot doesn't do tattoos yet ;-) 13:09:22 <rprakash> Info Handles Concept of adding access hardware to the Scenarios 13:09:22 <uli-k> #info The project is an update of the former CORD proposal 13:09:29 <dneary> #link https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/PROJ/Multi-Access+Edge 13:10:06 <dneary> rprakash, (that was for the #ink earlier - just kidding) 13:14:06 <rprakash> #info (Bryan) as has included several VNFs to use to test the access hardware for sveral edge deployment use cases 13:16:42 <rprakash> #info all this will be in lab and more labs to support diffrenet hardware to access OPNFV referrence platform 13:16:49 <uli-k> #info project intends to have hardwrae available for the summit 13:17:43 <rprakash> #info AT&T and Ericsson have signed up for participation 13:18:25 <rprakash> #info (Uli) is asking how will POD be described for new hardware for deployment scenario 13:20:28 <rprakash> #info (Bryan) will add descriptor to support extenions 13:22:22 <rprakash> #info (Bryan) eg, to add blueprint for residential access deployment will have all elements needed and saple VNFs to test the access to OPNFV platform 13:25:21 <rprakash> #info (Bryan) leverage CORD in a box and some of this which can meet 80% of functionality 13:27:50 <rprakash> #info (Radez) collaboration of producing VNF from Samplevnf and hardware are synergistic both have different goals with some overlaps 13:29:30 <rprakash> #info (Bryn) vnf will not be intended for commercial use and at the same time not limit them 13:31:43 <rprakash> #info (uli) all upstream projects mentioned like M-CORD, R-CORD, E-CORD will have Open osurces to use 13:34:12 <rprakash> #info (Bryan) More Hardware Vendors will be added as they join 13:36:17 <rprakash> #info (Uli) mentions pros and cons of MANO depedency on VNF packaging and oboardin 13:37:42 <rprakash> #info (Bryan) has added relation between MANO and VNF plus hardware through Blueprints in the project 13:40:06 <rprakash> #info (Bryan) VNFS and access hardware are not part of the release platform, may be some tweaks to Pharos documents, similarly to FUNCTEST, Performance, Dovetail and other OPNFV documentation 13:42:23 <uli-k> #agree The proposal can go to TSC creation review 13:42:53 <uli-k> #topic Dovetail update 13:44:20 <uli-k> #info the dovetail testsuite document is now available in gerrit 13:44:51 <uli-k> #info thus the review can be done via gerrit. 13:46:07 <uli-k> #info Wenjing describes the process how to agree on testcases 13:47:08 <uli-k> #info bryan_att asks for examples 13:47:11 <Wenjing> #info example https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/sdnvpn/SDNVPN+Testing#SDNVPNTesting-TestcompliancetemplateforDovetail 139 13:47:57 <uli-k> #info bryan_att suggests to use the test db 13:49:45 <rprakash> #Info (Bryan) Do it right Do it once and to add structured and unstructured elements and populate some in test db rest in documents 13:51:38 <Wenjing> #info https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/#/c/33317/ 13:52:37 <rprakash> #info (wenjing/Bryan) both suggest and agree to keep header elements in test db and detailes in external document links 13:53:28 <uli-k> #info bryan_att suggests that dependencies are clearly documented (not just hidden in plain text) 13:54:33 <uli-k> #info Wenjing points out that this needs to be done by the tests 13:54:47 <rprakash> #info expmple page shown is SDN/VPN proejct main page 13:54:53 <rprakash> #link https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/sdnvpn/SDNVPN+Testing 13:55:39 <rprakash> #info (Bryan) As we approach testing more need to have some numbering sequence 13:57:37 <rprakash> #info (wenjing) the templates for test will be filled by projects and brough to Dovetail to just validate before bringing to Tech weekly meeting for review 13:58:29 <rprakash> #info (Uli) it is difficult to get time to validate due to lack of time 13:59:40 <uli-k> #info Wenjing will send this to the mailing list 13:59:58 <rprakash> #info (wenjing) That's the reason to follow the existing process of like project proposal approval for Test validation for Dovetail for Test cases froom Projects 14:00:28 <uli-k> #topic AoB 14:00:43 <uli-k> #info next week discuss new proposal by Frank 14:00:49 <rprakash> #action (winjing) to circulate details of test case validation to tech list/tsc etc 14:01:07 <uli-k> #endmeeting