Subject: [nmrg] NRMG Activity on Autonomics

From: Olivier Festor <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 15:58:51 +0200

Dear NMRG subscribers,

Over the last couple of years, Autonomics has gained a lot attention in both academia and industry. After the initial "buzz", the basic concepts of autonomics remain extremely promising in the area of networking, in particular when considering the flexibilty provided by the emerging technologies in virtualization and software defined networking.  In this context, a focused activity on Autonomics is proposed within the Network Management Research Group. A dedicated session will take place during the next IETF meeting in Vancouver (a slot for the NMRG has been requested to this end). Initial discussions on importance and possible contributions in terms of I-Ds to the IRTF on this topic include:

 - an IRTF-NMRG definition of Autonomic networking terms 
 - Report and sharing of experiences in (un-)successful deployment of autonomic functions in IP networks.

We invite all of you to contribute to the discussion that will start on this list and invite you to consider submitting (and contributing to) I-Ds  in this area in the near future.

Best Regards

/Olivier Festor & Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville.
NMRG Co-Chairs