Network Observability Workgroup

Mission Statement

The mission of the workgroup is to advance use of open source technology for building holistic observability framework with best practices encompassing network fabric, serving platform and applications. The outcome of the observability framework can be benefited by Security, AI driven network operations (AIOps), Autonomous Networks (AN) etc. This WG will create and disseminate clear, actionable blueprints and insightful white papers focused on network observability using the Linux Foundation Networking (LFN) and adjacent project ecosystems. We will achieve this by:

• Deeply analyzing existing open source projects to understand their current observability capabilities and identify opportunities for enhancement in the context of network security.

• Collaboratively defining critical network security use cases that can be significantly improved through enhanced network observability.

• Developing detailed architectural blueprints that outline how open source components can be effectively combined and extended to provide comprehensive network observability for these security use cases.

• Authoring clear and informative white papers that articulate the rationale behind our proposed architectures, discuss implementation considerations, and highlight the benefits of enhanced network observability for security.

The workgroup’s goal is to empower the networking industry with the knowledge and practical guidance needed to build and deploy robust network observability solutions that proactively address security challenges and foster a more secure networking environment.

Sample Projects to be Acquired/Inspired

Reference Articles

Workgroup members (Please sign up by adding your name)

Slack/Zoolip channel

TBD

Meeting logistics

TBD