Actually, there is also... https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/actn > -----Original Message----- > From: Adrian Farrel [mailto:adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 03 December 2013 23:16 > To: 'James Polk'; 'ietf@xxxxxxxx' > Cc: 'd.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'; 'younglee.tx@xxxxxxxxx'; 'leeyoung@xxxxxxxxxx'; > 'actn@xxxxxxxx' > Subject: RE: New Non-WG Mailing List: ACTN -- Abstraction and Control of > Transport Networks (ACTN) > > James, > > I'm very sorry about that. I sent the Secretariat a long description when > requesting list creation. See it below. > > I will follow up with the Executive Director to find out what happened. > > Adrian > > === > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adrian Farrel [mailto:adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 26 November 2013 20:03 > To: 'ietf-action@xxxxxxxx' > Cc: iesg@xxxxxxxx; King, Daniel (d.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx); leeyoung@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: FW: Please create and announce a new non-WG mailing list > > Hi, > > Please create the a new non-working group mailing list as follows... > > Name and email address of the submitter: > Young Lee, leeyoung@xxxxxxxxxx > > The name of the list: > Abstraction and Control of Transport Networks (ACTN) > > The URL or email address of the list: > actn@xxxxxxxx > > Name(s) and email address(es) of the list administrator(s): > Young Lee leeyoung@xxxxxxxxxx > Daniel King d.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > The IETF Area to which the list belongs: > Routing > > The URL or other instructions for subscribing to the list: > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/actn > > The purpose of the list: > > Transport networks have a variety of mechanisms to facilitate separation of data > plane and control plane including distributed signaling for path setup and > protection, centralized path computation for planning and traffic engineering, > and a range of management and provisioning protocols to configure and activate > network resources. These mechanisms represent key technologies for enabling > flexible and dynamic networking. > > As transport networks evolve, the need to provide network abstraction has > emerged as key requirement for operators; this is in effect virtualization of > network resources so that the network is "sliced" for different uses, applications, > services, and clients each being given a different partial view of the total topology > and each considering that it is operating with or on a single, stand-alone and > consistent network. > > This virtualization is known as Abstraction and Control of Transport Network > (ACTN) and facilitates: > - Abstraction of underlying network resources to higher-layer applications and > users (clients); > - Slicing of network resources, to meet specific application and users > requirements; > - A computation scheme and virtual control capability, via an information model, > to clients who request network connectivity and bandwidth; > - Coordination of underlying transport layers and presentation as an abstracted > topology to the client; > > This mailing list is intended to enable discussion of the architecture, use- > cases/applicability, and requirements that provide abstraction and virtual control > of transport networks to various applications/clients. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ietf [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James Polk > > Sent: 03 December 2013 19:41 > > To: ietf@xxxxxxxx; IETF Announcement List > > Cc: d.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; younglee.tx@xxxxxxxxx; leeyoung@xxxxxxxxxx; > > actn@xxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: New Non-WG Mailing List: ACTN -- Abstraction and Control of > > Transport Networks (ACTN) > > > > Can this "purpose" have fewer words...? > > > > come on, let us know what's really going on this new list > > > > James > > > > At 11:56 AM 12/3/2013, IETF Secretariat wrote: > > >A new IETF non-working group email list has been created. > > > > > >List address: actn@xxxxxxxx > > >Archive: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/actn/ > > >To subscribe: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/actn > > > > > >Purpose: Discussion of Abstraction and Control of Transport Networks > > >(ACTN) > > > > > >For additional information, please contact the list administrators.