The paper to attend normally arrises from the need to limit the audience when these happen F2F. However given that this will have to be virtual, I wonder if we should be exploring new working methods such as permitting (silent) observers? - Stewart > On 8 Sep 2020, at 17:53, Vinayak Hegde <vinayakh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > "The workshop will be by invitation only. Those wishing to attend should > submit a position paper to the address above; this may take the form of > an Internet-Draft." > > I can understand that everyone who can present needs to have a > position paper but to attend? What is the reason for this requirement? > It may be beneficial for members of the community to listen-in. Is it > because of Chatham house rules? Also, will the recordings be available > easily and/or hosted on the IETF site? > > Regards > Vinayak Hegde > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 9:50 PM IAB Executive Administrative Manager > <execd@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> COVID-19 Network Impacts Workshop >> >> An Internet Architecture Board virtual workshop >> >> Web page: https://www.iab.org/activities/workshops/covid-19-network-impacts-workshop-2020/ >> >> The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on people's lives and >> the societies and economies around the globe. But it also had big impact >> on networking. With large numbers of people working from home or >> otherwise depending on the network for their daily lives, network >> traffic has surged. Internet service providers and operators have >> reported 20% traffic growth or more in a matter of weeks. Traffic in >> Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) is similarly on the rise. Most forms of >> network traffic have seen an increase, with conversational multimedia >> traffic growing in some cases more than 200%. And user time spent on >> conferencing services has risen by an order of magnitude on some >> conferencing platforms. >> >> In general, the Internet has coped relatively well with this traffic >> growth. The situation is not perfect: there has also been some outages, >> video quality reduction, and other issues. Nevertheless, it is >> interesting to see how the technology, operators and service providers >> have been able to respond to large changes in traffic patterns. >> >> Understanding what actually happened with Internet traffic is of course >> interesting by its own right. How that impacted user experience, or the >> intended function of the services is equally interesting. Measurements >> and reports of traffic situation from 2020 are therefore valuable. But >> it would also be interesting to understand what types of network >> management and capacity expansion actions were taken in general. >> Anecdotal evidence points to Internet and service providers tracking how >> their services are used, and in many cases adjusting services to >> accommodate the new traffic patterns, from dynamic allocation of compute >> resources to more complex changes. >> >> The impacts of this crisis are also a potential opportunity to >> understand the impact of traffic shifts and growth more generally, or to >> prepare for future situations -- crisis or otherwise - that impact >> networking. Or even allow us to adjust the technology to be even better >> suited to respond to changes. >> >> The IAB is holding this workshop to convene interested researchers, >> network operators, and network management experts, and Internet >> technologists to share their experiences. The scope of the workshop >> includes: >> >> - measurements about traffic changes, user experience, service >> performance, and other relevant aspects >> - discussion about the behind the scenes network management and >> expansion activities >> - experiences in the fields of general Internet connectivity, >> conferencing, media/entertainment, and Internet infrastructure >> - lessons learned for preparedness and operations >> - lessons learned for Internet technology and architecture >> >> Interested participants are invited to submit position papers on the >> workshop topics. The position papers form the background for actual >> discussions in the workshop. The workshop itself will be virtual >> meeting, focused on discussions based on the input rather than go >> through each submitted paper. >> >> The workshop virtual meeting consists of several sessions dedicated to >> specific topics, such as operations experience, lessons learned on >> conferencing technology, or the possible impacts for Internet technology >> or architecture. Given the wide breadth of the topics in the workshop, >> individual participants may choose to participate the sessions that are >> relevant for their experience, but can also follow the full set of >> sessions. >> >> Logistics >> >> * Submissions Due: 9 October 2020 >> * Invitations Issued by: 15 October 2020 >> * Workshop Date: This is an over the Internet virtual workshop. Several >> sessions will be scheduled for the different topics on the week of >> November 9, 2020, based on input from the participants. >> >> The Program Committee members are Jari Arkko (IAB, Ericsson), Stephen >> Farrell (IAB, Trinity College Dublin), Cullen Jennings (IAB, Cisco), >> Colin Perkins (IRTF, University of Glasgow), Ben Campbell (IAB, >> independent consultant), and Mirja Kühlewind (IAB, Ericsson). >> >> Send Submissions to: covidimpacts-workshop-pc@xxxxxxx >> >> Position papers from academia, industry and others that focus on >> measurements, experiences, observations and advice for future are >> welcome. Papers that reflect experience based on deployed services are >> especially welcome. The organisers understand that specific actions >> taken by operators are unlikely going to be discussed in detail, so >> papers discussing general categories of actions and issues without >> naming specific technologies, products, or other players in the >> ecosystem fit well in this category as well. Papers that are proposals >> for technology solutions are less useful, and can simply be submitted as >> Internet-Drafts and discussed on relevant IETF lists. >> >> The workshop will be by invitation only. Those wishing to attend should >> submit a position paper to the address above; this may take the form of >> an Internet-Draft. >> >> All inputs submitted and considered relevant will be published on the >> workshop web page. The organisers will decide whom to invite based on >> the submissions received. Sessions will be organized according to >> content, and not every accepted submission or invited attendee will have >> an opportunity to present as the intent is to foster discussion and not >> simply to have a sequence of presentations. >> >> Position papers from those not planning to attend the virtual sessions >> themselves are also encouraged. A workshop report will be published >> afterwards. >> >
