EUAG 2021-05-25 Meeting notes

Date

May 25, 2021

Attendees

LF Staff: @Kenny Paul,  @Brandon Wick, @Jim Baker
Committee Members:  @Lei Huang, @Beth Cohen, @Massimo Massimo,  @Scott Blandford, @Fernando Oliveira, @Ken KANISHIMA
Guests: @Lindsey Sech, @Prashanth Kunapaneni , @guochuyi, @Yuhan Zhang

Agenda

• Start the Recording

• Antitrust Policy

• Agenda Bashing (Roll Call, Action Items (5 minutes)

• General Topics

  • EUAG topics preparation for LFN Developer & Testing Forum - @Beth Cohen @Lei Huang @Jim Baker

  • AI/ML white paper update

  • requested for May 25, 2021  Research survey on cloud native maturity for telecom ( follow-up) - @Lindsey Sech @Brandon Wick

  • (defer to joint meeting in June vDTF) CVC Anuket Assured Badging review and feedback @Lincoln Lavoie @Beth Cohen

Minutes

EUAG topics preparation for LFN Developer & Testing Forum

• 3 sessions planned:  listed here: 2021 LFN Developer Event Topics June

• @Beth Cohen reminds folks that the sessions need to be more discussion based than presentation based

NFV Testing topic - slides presented by @guochuyi to frame up session

Intelligent Networking topic - @Yuhan Zhang  slides to frame up session

• discussion over the strategy around AI algorithms - 

• @Massimo Massimo missing part is the data necessary to test against  - with out good data there it is difficult to establish "intelligence"

• can make a recommendation after further discussion, but may be a bit pre-mature

AI/ML White paper topic-  workspace Intelligent Networking, AI and Machine Learning White Paper - A Telecommunications Operator’s Perspective

• @Beth Cohen shared the work and will post to the workspace

• Will be submitting a panel discussion @ the  ONE Summit on the whitepaper

• Targeting completion of the whitepaper for Aug 27, 2021 

LFN Marketing: Survey + Messaging

• @Lindsey Sech & @Brandon Wick

• Currently seeking additional participation in the Cloud Transformation Benchmark Study being conducted by Analysys Mason 

•  Info & Sign Up: https://www.lfnetworking.org/cloud-transformation-benchmark-study/

• @Lindsey Sech Presented the "MAC Messaging Update"

  • Framework for messaging - operator perspective

  • 2021 Priorities and elevator pitch

  • Target personas help hone the message to specific job responsibilities

  • Include slides from @Lindsey Sech OR send out separately

  • 3 key pillars: Speed time to market, Save Money, Stay Cutting Edge. 

  • Where EUAG can help: Proof-points - call for specific examples on how operators are getting the benefits of LFN projects