IP over InfiniBand WG

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IP over InfiniBand WG

• 54th IETF, Yokohama
• July 15, 2002

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Administrative items

• Blue sheets
• Minute taker
• Agenda bashing

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Agenda

• Working group last call Jerry Chu/20 mins
• IPoIB MIBs status Sean Harnedy/30 mins
• Recharter discussion All/30 mins
• Next steps Jerry Chu/10 mins

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Working group last call

• Link and multicast draft
• draft-ietf-ipoib-link-multicast-02.txt
• Encapsulation draft
• draft-ietf-ipoib-ip-over-infiniband-01.txt
• DHCP over IB draft
• draft-ietf-ipoib-dhcp-over-infiniband-01.txt

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Review process

• WG review
• last chance for a thorough review by WG
• The last-call expires at the end of July
• IESG review
• Recommended by IPoIB WG as standards-track RFCs
• IETF last call issued by IESG
• Move drafts into proposed standard if approved by
  IESG

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IPoIB MIBs status
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Recharter discussion

• The current WG scope is limited to the basic
  encapsulation method
• Advanced features outside of the current charter
  have been proposed
• See draft-kashyap-ipoib-advanced-capabilities-00.t
  xt

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Recharter consideration

• Must show sufficient interest from the WG to
  support the work
• Work items must have concise definition and scope
  
• Deliverables and their milestones
• Subject to IESG approval just like the initial
  charter

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Proposed work items

• Encapsulating IP datagrams in non-UD IB
  transports
• Demuxing IP datagrams over multiple QPs based on
  some TBD criteria
• Other client capability, e.g. SDP
• Skipping TCP/UDP checksum when running over RC/UC
  (controversial!)

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• Questions?

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Next Steps

• Move three IPoIB drafts plus the IB interfaces
  MIB draft to standard track
• Need more reviewers and volunteers for other MIB
  drafts
• Expand the WG charter to address advanced features