On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Chip Childers <chip.child...@sungard.com>wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Kanzhe Jiang <kanzhe.ji...@bigswitch.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi Chip,
> >
> > Yes, I will put together a design spec together soon for review.
> > I was informed that the code freeze date for the current release is end
> of
> > January, 2013.
> > My plan is to submit the plugin some time before the deadline for review
> so
> > the plugin would be available in the coming release.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kanzhe
> >
>
> OK, thanks for the clarity!
>
> Given your stated goal, I'm going to ask you for a couple of things:
>
> The design doc needs to be a child of this page:
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/4.1+Design+Documents


I am working on the design spec and will have it available in a day or two.


>
>
> If you can create yourself an account within issues.a.o, and let me
> know when you are done, I'll add you as a project contributor.  This
> will allow us to assign the new feature issue (and any bugs that we
> might find) to you as the process moves forward.
>
>
I have created a Jira account. Username kjiang.
I have also created a "New Feature" item,
CLOUDSTACK-733<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-733>,
to track the proposal.


> Once you have the jira account, please create a "New Feature" item to
> track progress within the CLOUDSTACK project here:
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK
>
> We'll also want to discuss testing the new feature.  It's going to
> obviously require access to the BVS application.  Are there any
> resources that you will be able to share on that front?
>
> Floodlight would be sufficient to test the new feature. The plugin
supports both the commercial and opensource controller.


> Thanks!
>
> > On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 6:48 AM, Chip Childers <chip.child...@sungard.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 1:20 AM, Kanzhe Jiang <
> kanzhe.ji...@bigswitch.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Hi All,
> >> >
> >> > Happy New Year to Everyone!
> >> > First of all, I am new to the community and very excited to have the
> >> > opportunity to work on the project.
> >> >
> >> > I would like to propose a networking plugin that will support
> >> > openflow-based cloud networking solutions through BigSwitch's BVS (Big
> >> > Virtual Switch) application.
> >> >
> >> > BVS is one of the SDN applications available for the BigSwitch network
> >> > controller. BVS application provides network virtualization, manages
> >> > isolated and virtual networks on top of the underlying physical and
> >> virtual
> >> > switch infrastructure. These virtual networks correspond directly to
> the
> >> > groups of VMs, servers, and other devices that need their own secure
> >> > connectivity. The virtual networks are programmed into the physical
> >> and/or
> >> > virtual switches without having to separately configure individual
> >> network
> >> > devices.
> >> >
> >> > The proposed CloudStack networking plugin will bring the
> OpenFlow-based
> >> > standard network virtualization technology to CloudStack.
> >> >
> >> > There won't be any change to the existing CloudStack workflow. In a
> >> typical
> >> > deployment, all OpenFlow-enabled physical and virtual switches and
> other
> >> > network resources are configured to be managed by the BigSwitch
> >> > controller(s). When a guest network is created, the plugin will
> create a
> >> > corresponding virtual network in the BVS  When a guest VM is launched,
> >> the
> >> > VM is automatically assigned to its configured guest network(s).
> >> > The BVS application will provide network isolation and connectivities
> >> among
> >> > VMs.
> >> >
> >> > More detailed product description is available on the
> >> > website<http://bigswitch.com/products/big-virtual-switch>
> >> > .
> >> >
> >> > Please let me know if you need more information.
> >> >
> >> > Sincerely,
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Kanzhe Jiang
> >> > MTS at BigSwitch
> >>
> >> This looks like a great addition.  Do you have a feel for the timing
> >> that you think it will require to get it done?
> >>
> >> If you can start the process of creating your design document under
> >> the "Design Documents Not Committed to a Release" page (
> >>
> >>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Design+Documents+Not+Committed+to+a+Release
> >> ), we can help work through any design issues and help get a plan in
> >> place to include it in the appropriate feature release.
> >>
> >> -chip
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Kanzhe Jiang
> > MTS at BigSwitch
>



-- 
Kanzhe Jiang
MTS at BigSwitch

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