Editing Networking/MonthlyCalls/2014-11-10 (section)

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* [http://opencompute.org/wiki/Networking/Workshop-2014-10 Paris Overview]
** 90% of attendees are first timers
** Any interest for the Serial Concentrator?
*** Would like to have one but not be the first to build one
** Any interest in IPMI on network devices?
*** Not really tied to IPMI but something like Chassis Manager in OCP-Server
** Any interest in increasing the bw between control and data plane?
*** Yes, but what is the quantitative mark should we strive for?

* Broadcom/Interface Masters Contribution
** Still working on License, expecting final contribution by end of year
* Mellanox Contribution
** Still working on License
** Box(es) being sent for ONIE compliance
* Accton Contributions
** AS57XX-54X (48x10GB + 4x40GB), accepted by OCP-IC
** Open Rack Switch Adapter
*** Working to address feedback by OCP-IC and to resubmit later this year
* Alpha Contribution
** SNQ-60x0-320F (32x40GB), reviewed by OCP-IC and need to submit additional files/docs.
* ONIE Update
** 2014-11 release next week
** Added 15 new platforms in this release (huge!)
** Preliminary ARM (32bit) support coming
** Canonical support to integrate ONIE into MaaS and to take ONIE to the server
* Draft: Pluggable Modules Compliance (Optics)
** First draft sent out, already received good feedback
** Aiming to have draft mostly complete by end of year to start testing in 2015
** Elephant in the room, proper testing optics is going to be expensive
** Need to work out a solution to spread costs -- topic to be addressed to OCP-F
* OpenNetworkLinux Update
** Taking OCP-IC input and putting together a software spec for the contribution

* Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI) Update
** F2F seems to be most request by members, Dec 2 seems to capture most of attendees
** For those that plan on attending, should be
*** very familiar with the SAI draft
*** any questions or concerns on the draft should be sent the mailing list so that it can be addressed (either on the list or the f2f)

* Open Forum
** Introduce Linux switch driver model and Rocker switch (Scott Feldman)
** Linux switch driver against emulated switch ASIC (rocker) (net-dev linux kernel mailing list)