Subject: [Netconf] Apply FSM model to the YANG PUSH Based Automation Framework

From: Tianran Zhou <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 03:33:12 +0000

Hi,

During the NETMOD meeting in Singapore, there were a lot of interesting discussions on the Finite State Machine(FSM) data model presentation.
https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-sambo-netmod-yang-fsm-00

Especially the connection to the proposal on "YANG PUSH Based Generalized Network Control Automation Problem Statement" in NETCONF.
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-bryskin-netconf-automation-framework/

While the PS proposed to use "event-condition-action" to describe the automation logic, we believe the ECA could be a sub-case of the FSM. Especially for stateful cases, the FSM is optimal.

Here I would like to brainstorm the idea and see your opinion on applying FSM model to the YANG PUSH Based Automation Framework.

Regards,
Tianran