2020-01-28 [CNTT - GWM] Agenda & Meeting Minutes

Materials

Attendees

@Brian Bearden

@Jim Baker (LF)

@Beth Cohen (Verizon)

@speedwyre (AT&T)

@Rabi Abdel (VF)

@Bob Monkman (Deactivated) (Intel)

@Rick Tennant (AT&T)

@Nick Chase(Mirantis)

@Toshi Wakayama  (KDDI)

Topics (Standing Agenda

  • Opening Comments / Agenda Bashing (5 min)

  • Review of Action Item Progress from Prior Call (15 min max)

  • Workstream Status Updates ( 35 min)

  • Recap Action Items (5 min recap)

  • Close Meeting



Notes

  • Status Updates:

    • Community Strategy & Oversight

      • Action Item - Each WS will work their section on Confluence

      • There are some from the OPV/OPNFV session that do not fit. May need assign a joint team to work (CSO will communicate need to OPNFV)

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      • Need to work Prague issue list

    • Release & Lifecycle Management

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      • GSMA PRD - No update since Prague

      • GSMA working out their internal method/process ownership

      • RM Release by GSMA - target Antwerp

      • Rabi and Brian working on streamlining the WSs

      • Action Item - Need to find individuals to own OVP, OPNFV, discussion form their groups. 

      • Action Item - Assign rest of AIs to CSO (Launch, OPNFV, OVP, etc.).

    • Recruiting, Engagement, & Adoption

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      • Working on more formal process for engaging NFVi, VNF, and Service providers to engage.

      • Formalize trial plan

      • Recurring meeting starting this week. Taking action items from Antwerp and starting to look at formally engaging in trials with vendors, form concrete plan around it. 

      • Action Item - create more formal method of engaging vendors and operators. Need more compelling arguments. More one on one reaching out. Marketing group and REA have somewhat over lapping purposes.

      • Wikipage has list of companies that need to be approached. Need to make sure clearly understand concrete plan for trials. Especially for announcements in LA and Antwerp.

    • Marketing & Communications

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      • Bob/Nick meeting about getting started on whitepaper.

      • Need got get speaking events process going.

      • Folks are starting to get notified about Kubecon. Nick will discuss with Kelvin.

      • ONES is written up by Beth. Nick is doing invite right now. CNTT is also getting a keynote - need to follow up with Heather. Beth has written up a Keynote for it.

      • Action Item - Beth send keynote write up to Brandon/Jim

    • Business | Technical Metrics

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      • Action Item - Jim provide update on developer analytics data integration plan

    • Technical F2F Workshops

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      • ONES NA initial planning session scheduled later today.

      • Right now there is only one room dedicated to CNTT. Second room dedicated to OPNFV. Will need to partner with OPNFV to share room.

      • On gov call last week there was discussion on starting early on Tues. Using un-conference room time slots. ONES is Mon/Tues, Tech disc is Wed/Thur. 2 days/5 rooms is it per Jim.

      • Action Item - Jim recommends book rooms early. ONES in Marriott. LFN Technical meetings in Sheraton. Expect larger attendance in LA.

      • 4 day event in Seoul, Korea in June, this is confirmed.

      • Action Item - reach out heavily to Asia carriers to get attendance. SK, KT, Samsung, etc. Brian has contact of Infra person at SKT.

    • Misc.

      • A: Beth/Rabi - ETSI is not doing infrastructure.

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      • Q: What is the difference between what we are doing and what ETSI has already done. (Are we reinventing the wheel that ETSI has created.)