Subject: [dc] Joint O&M / Routing Area Interim To Discuss Data Center Network Challenges

From: IESG Secretary <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:25:46 -0800 (PST)

The IETF Operations and Routing Areas will hold a two-day joint interim meeting in late January or early February to discuss networking 
challenges encountered in data centers. A doodle poll has been posted at http://www.doodle.com/hiu9xgw7tg7pkrwg in order to gauge interest 
and identify a convenient date. While a venue has not yet been chosen, the IETF is considering sites in the eastern part of the United States 
and Canada. An attendance fee may be charged to cover meeting costs.

Those requesting time on the agenda are asked to submit Internet Drafts in the following areas:

- New services offered through data centers
- Networking requirements for the data center
- Network architectures for the data center
- Scaling, resiliency, security issues in the data center networks

Internet Drafts considered by this meeting will specify motivation, requirements and constraints for data center networking solutions 
to be developed by the IETF. Presentations regarding solutions will be entertained only if that discussion helps to describe the problem 
space and time permits a balanced discussion of candidate technologies.

All drafts presented at this meeting will be announced and discussed on the IETF Data Center Mailing List ([email-masked]). Those submitting 
drafts are asked to announce them to the mailing list upon submission.