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Clarify Node definition for microscopic context #46

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theri opened this issue Mar 26, 2021 · 1 comment · Fixed by #50
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Clarify Node definition for microscopic context #46

theri opened this issue Mar 26, 2021 · 1 comment · Fixed by #50
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theri commented Mar 26, 2021

From Jake's review, related to the "Node" definition in Section 2:

Just to clarify: is for example a DSCP-selected queue in a switch a
Node under this definition? I think so, as it may have some specific
relevant properties that are different from other queues, such as latency
targets and capacity limits.

But as written the answer seems unclear to me, and I feel like it might
cause confusion if used that way. Would it be helpful to include
something this as an example too?
I think the AS example shows some helpful scope in the sense that this
aggregates to a macroscopic context, but if I'm understanding correctly
that it's intended to be generalizable like this, I think it might be
helpful to clarify that depending on the properties and dynamics under
discussion, it can also be useful to slice to a more microscopic context
than a whole device or virtual device.

Yes, a DSCP-selected queue in a switch can be a Node.

To illustrate that a Node is not necessarily a physical or virtual machine, but can be defined in a more microscopic context, we have already included a service function as an example. To make it clearer, we can also add "a single queue" as another example for a (virtual) Node.

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theri commented Jun 22, 2021

Comment from Med:

[Med] Another example we can add is the VRF or the more general concept of "VPN Node" defined in:

draft-ietf-opsawg-l3sm-l3nm-07:

VPN node: An abstraction that represents a set of policies applied
on a PE and that belong to a single VPN service. A VPN service
involves one or more VPN nodes. As it is an abstraction, the
network controller will take on how to implement a VPN node. For
example, typically, in a BGP-based VPN, a VPN node could be mapped
into a Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF).

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