Subject: [netmod] NETCONF/YANG use with OpenFlow [was: Re: Metro Ethernet Forum publishes YANG modules]

From: Simon Leinen <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:52:53 +0200

Juergen Schoenwaelder writes:
> Thanks for letting is know. Its good to see usage of our work.

That reminds me: I recently noticed that the Open Networking Foundation
also chose to base their separate configuration protocol on NETCONF+YANG:

https://www.opennetworking.org/standards/of-config-11

The core OpenFlow protocol is mostly for manipulating flow tables -
although it also has a few functions for configuring and observing
general switch configuration.  It seems optimized for resource
efficiency/processing speed.  No XML whatsoever.

The NETCONF-based OF-config protocol is supposed to be used to
manipulate more complex and less time-critical aspects of the
configuration.
-- 
Simon.
PS. If everybody knew this already, sorry for the noise.
PPS. Maybe this has something to do with Rob Enns being at Nicira?