Working Group: SDN Based Middleware for Control and Management of Networks

Working Group: SDN based Middleware for Control and Management of Networks

Project: IEEE P1930.1

Meeting Minutes July 25th, 2017 – 14:00 to 15:00 GMT

Chair: Pranav Jha

1.  Call to Order

a.  Roll Call

2.  Motion #1: Move to approve the Agenda for the July 25th, 2017 meeting

a.  Motioned by: Dr Amjad Soomro

b.  Seconded by: Danny M Brennan

c.  Discussion : None

d.  Unanimously approved

3.  Motion #2: Move to approve the minutes of the previous meeting of the working group, held on June 20th 2017

a.  Motioned by: Danny M Brennan

b.  Seconded by: Robert Riley

c.  Discussion : None

d.  Unanimously approved

4.  IEEE Patent Policy

a.  Call for Patents

i.  No potentially essential patents claimed

5.  Establishment of Officers

a.  Updates on establishment of officers and election process were provided by the Chair. Dr Akram Hakiri has been elected as the Vice Chair. No nominations were received for the office of Secretary and hence the Chair proposed to nominate Mr. Nishant Shah for the same.

b.  Motion #3: Move to approve the nomination of Mr. Nishant Shah as the Secretary of the Working Group

c.  Motioned by: Danny M Brennan

d.  Seconded by: Akshatha Nayak

e.  Discussion : None

f.  Unanimously approved

6.  Meeting Plan for year 2017

a.  The approved meeting plan for the rest of the year 2017 was presented by the Chair. Details available on iMeetCentral (project workspace).

7.  Network Architecture and the placement of the Middleware

a.  A new proposal presented by Indu Yadav. The proposal along with the discussion details available on iMeetCentral (project workspace). Feedback requested from WG members.

8.  New Business & Unfinished Business

a.  Chair proposed to create three sub-groups to take the work of the project P1930.1 forward. Additional sub-groups may be created in future, if needed. The proposed sub-groups are

i.  Architecture and Functions

ii.  Security

iii.  Interfaces

b.  Those desirous of joining the sub-groups may send their names to the WG Chair

9.  Next meeting

a.  Next Meeting – 29th August 2017, 14:00 – 15:00 GMT (online meeting)

Joining details - to be shared through the wordpress website and e-mails

Tentative Agenda:

i.  Finalization of the sub-groups

ii.  Architecture and Functions

iii.  Security

iv.  Middleware Interfaces

10.  Motion #4: Motion to adjourn the meeting

a.  Motioned by: Danny M Brennan

b.  Seconded by: Dr Amjad Soomro

c.  Discussion : None

d.  Unanimously approved

e.  The meeting was adjourned at 15:00 GMT