Attendees

• Scott Steinbrueck (AT&T)
• Walter.kozlowski(Telstra)
• Pankaj.Goyal (AT&T)
• Peter Woerndle (Ericsson)
• Beth Cohen (Verizon)
• Ulrich Kleber (Huawei)
• Ahmed El Sawaf (stc)

Agenda and Minutes

• Anti-Trust Policies
  • LFN Anti-Trust Policy Notice
  • GSMA Anti-Trust Policy Notice
• Walk-on Items
  • Attendance - just use Zoom Reports.  See recent example at CNTT RA-1
  • Scott Steinbrueck to update home page
  • LFN conference will be held on October 13 - 15, topics to be collected, link will be included in the Minutes  2020 October Virtual Technical Event  Scot Steele Jim Baker
    • Scott Steinbrueck Spend time during 09 Sep 2020 meeting to derive a list of topics  IN PROGRESS
    • also look at previous vF2F
    • Edge already submitted (Ahmed ElSawaf)
      
    • Networking (Walter.kozlowski)
    • Release Planning (Scott Steinbrueck)
    • Meld sessions with dedicated topics such as current state of Meld + targets, "Release Planning", "what are the impacts to me and my company"
      
    • Jim / Beth discuss:  ~ engage developers, consider monetary value, consider inactive developers not in member companies (however, "what's in it for me ?")
  • RA2 Kubernetes Usage in Telecommunications Survey  https://forms.gle/wwyyam8aPGNYRTv79 bill.mulligan  IN PROGRESS
    
    • Closed on 31 Aug 2020 COMPLETE
      
    • Readout pending - check back16 Sep 2020  IN PROGRESS
      
  • Readthedocs (Gergely Csatari )  IN PROGRESS
    
    • First Build !  https://cntt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

    • Screenshot of proposal for cleaning up headings to make readthedocs easier to read
      

      • see 2020-08-19- [CNTT - Technical Steering Committee] - Meeting Agenda and Minutes  COMPLETE
      • https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/issues/1889  COMPLETE
    • Next steps:
      1. Merge the pr (https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/pull/1753) Scott Steinbrueck  COMPLETE
         
      2. Start to publish the master in readthedocs  COMPLETE
         
      3. Connect the CNTT repo to readthedocs  COMPLETE
         
      4. Move the sphinx extensions out to the cntt-n (https://github.com/cntt-n/) org with Apache 2.0 License  IN PROGRESS
         
         1. https://github.com/cntt-n/sphinxcontrib-relative-link-corrector
            
         2. 09 Sep 2020 Redthedocs news is the release of sphinxcontrib.relative-link-corrector on pipy: https://pypi.org/project/sphinxcontrib.relative-link-corrector/
            
      5. Cherry pick the needed changes to the stable/baldy branch
         1. Cédric Ollivier releast mgmt - coordinate Cherry Pick with Gergely Csatari readthedocs, wait a few weeks
            
      6. Start to publish stable/baldy on readthedocs

• • OPNFV Release meeting IN PROGRESS
  • Weekly Tue - 1400 UTC, Host David McBride
    • Request for TSC Lead and WSLs to join
    • Join Zoom Meeting  https://zoom.us/j//92083092073
    • Scott Steinbrueck to add in https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/wiki/Meetings COMPLETE
    • 08 Sep 2020 Focus on RI-1 content
  • "Meld Zone" participation Scot Steele  IN PROGRESS
    
    • Attendance requested by TSC Chair and WSLs (all attendance is appreciated) – contact Scot Steele
      
    • Main committee and working teams
    • Working on charter, timelines
    • Wiki link Meld Zone
      
    • Signup  Operational/TSC Home
  • GSMA Task ForceWalter.kozlowski  IN PROGRESS
    • Kickoff on 03 Sep 2020 – TSC update on 09 Sep 2020 
      • OITF is formal subgroup under GSMA networking
        • Chair and Editor selection in progress (current = Tom Van Pelt (Deactivated))
          
      • CNTT will continue to own and operate RM, GSMA will only store as PRD
        
        • PRD (Permanent Reference Document) is the GSMA mechanism for storing the RM
      • Future alignment between CNTT / GSMA >>> consider as a part of Meld / Release Planning

    • Background info

       Click here to expand for additional background...

      • OITF = Open Infrastructure Task Force
      • Created by GSMA, kicked off in the past few months
      • Purpose is to help maintain RM in the context of GSMA
      • Mid-Late September is the target for handover of RM docs to GSMA
        
        • Contents will remain in CNTT (no intent to move content)
        • This is a release/version alignment between LFN/CNTT and GSMA for publishing purpose
      • Benefit:  Oct 2020 - GMSA Network Plenary mtg, attended by 100-200 people; opportunity to discuss and bring visibility to RM.
  • Packet.com ( MMA / Scot Steele )  IN PROGRESS
    • Meeting with Packet, CNTT TSC, OPNFV TSC on 03 Sep 2020 
    • Packet is already working with CNCF, FD.io
    • Packet is interested in collaborating with CNTT; Scot's proposal is to coordinate a mtg with WSL's and Packet to explore further
    • Consider bringing Packet to TSC Meeting at a future meeting ~ September
      
    • Jim Baker says to consider LFN-budget implications, consolidated view (to be discussed in the upcoming "Transition" series)
  • 2021 Input for Budget (Jim Baker)
    • Looking for feedback, window close on 08 Sep 2020 

    • https://github.com/cntt-n/CNTT/issues/1955

• Technical Steering Topics
  • Release Status - Baraque
    
    • To the WSLs:  ~ 3 work days remaining until M3 Freeze 14 Sep 2020 (end of day UTC).  Please manage the Pull Requests and Issues accordingly.
    • M4 to complete at end of day UTC 18 Sep 2020
    • Scott Steinbrueck Create TSC Issue to notify and bring closure of PRs

    • M3 PR List:  15 open PRs (link)

    • Release Highlights Baraque Release Highlights
  • Next Release - To be named
  • Scott Steinbrueck will be preparing the next release:  Milestone dates, Scope List (and sync schedule/plans with OPNFV where applicable)
    • CNTT Elbrus Release Cycle
  • TSC outstanding issues
    • Issue #1842 "[TSC] Create common CI/CD for workloads" (containers)
      
      • In progress, pending previous survey closure
        
      • Maybe a Survey
        
      • Consider – is this about the format of package (eg, helm charts), the automated transport of packages (ci/cd) from suppliers to operators (what about when there are multiple suppliers to one operator; what about consistency for suppliers to offer a single package to multiple operator ecosystems)
      • Consider open-source projects to help align  https://cd.foundation/
    • Issue #1874"[Tech Steering] To what level do we go to ensure 'consistency'"
      • Open for comment
  • Updates from WSL's (critical Github or other issues / inform as needed)
    • Updates shown below
      
    • No issues raised
    • RM, Edge
    • 1-stream:  RA-1, RI-1, RC-1
    • 2-stream:  RA-2, RI-2, RC-2
  • Updates from Officers Items
    • Updates shown below
      
    • No issues raised
    • Chief Technical Editor
    • ONAP Technical Coordinator
    • OPNFV Technical Coordinator
    • CNCF Technical Coordinator
    • CVC Technical Coordinator
    • Automation and Tooling
    • ONF: Open Networking Foundation
    • ETSI
    • LFN EUAG
    • TIP
    • ODIM

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