1 / 9

Enabling NETCONF Notification Over WebSocket Protocol

This draft discusses sending NETCONF Notification via WebSocket protocol for web-based management systems, addressing the lack of a bidirectional mechanism in NETCONF. The authors propose leveraging the bi-directional capability of WebSocket to enhance NETCONF's notification handling. The document outlines the encapsulation process and its relevance for future deployments. The ongoing development of WebSocket protocol is also highlighted. The authors seek feedback from the working group on possible interests and future updates for this proposal.

beaty
Download Presentation

Enabling NETCONF Notification Over WebSocket Protocol

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 80th IETF meetingNETCONF Notification over WebSocket Protocol (draft-iijima-netconf-websocket-ps-00) Tomoyuki Iijima, (Hitachi) Yoshifumi Atarashi, and Hidemitsu Higuchi (Alaxala Networks)

  2. Background • The number of Web-based management system is increasing. • AWS (Amazon Web Service) • DMTF CMWG (Distributed Management Task Force Cloud Management Working Group) • SNIA CDMI (Storage Network Industry Initiative Cloud Data Management Interface) • Juniper REST API, Cisco XML/HTTP API for UCS, etc. • NETCONF is providing SOAP/HTTP transport mapping for development of Web-based management system, but it lacks Notification mechanism since HTTP is unidirectional. • As an alternative, RFC 4743 proposes NETCONF/SOAP/BEEP or installment of HTTP servers on both NETCONF server and client. But these are onerous to implement. • RFC 5277 limited the transport protocols of NETCONF Notification to SSH, BEEP or console on the grounds that Notification requires bidirectional capability. • But now, WebSocket, an extension of HTTP with bi-directional capability, is under development at HYBI WG atIETF and W3C.

  3. NETCONF message(1) • NETCONF messages concerning Notification should be sent after WS handshake is complete. WS handshake is conducted between WS client and server upon receipt of NETCONF client’s request. NETCONF Client WS Client WS Server NETCONF Server Load html file GET upgrade: WebSocket protocol: NETCONF HTTP/1.1 101 upgrade: WebSocket protocol: NETCONF WebSocket handshake Load complete <create-subscription> request NETCONF messages <notification>

  4. NETCONF message(2) • NETCONF messages about Notification should be sent according to the specification of WebSocket protocol. Encapsulation is conducted by WS client and server upon receipt of NETCONF messages. • But, WebSocket protocol is still under development. • According to the previous specification (-00) and current implementations, NETCONF message is encapsulated as follows. • According to current specification (-06) of WebSocket protocol, NETCONF message is encapsulated as follows. TCP 0x00 [NETCONF Notification] 0xFF Port number = 83x?? TCP frame header NETCONF Notification

  5. Conclusions • We proposed a way of sending NETCONF Notification over WebSocket protocol. • We think that for NETCONF to support WS as a way of sending Notification is meaningful for NETCONF’s future deployment. At least it is used in conjunction with NETCONF/SOAP/HTTP. • We’re still in the development stage. Thus, we’re willing to keep updating. • Does WG have interests? • If YES, should this I-D wait until the completion of WebSocket protocol? • If NO, should this I-D be updated as an Experimental I-D?

  6. backup

  7. Objectives of the I-D • To propose a way of sending NETCONF Notification over WebSocket protocol. • To sense interests in this I-D at this WG.

  8. WebSocket • WebSocket API is under development in W3C under the name of HTML5 (Draft 28 as of February 2011). • WebSocket protocol is under development at HYBI in IETF (-06 as of February 2011). • Implementation • Server • Jetty (Java-based) • Apache + pywebsocket (python-based) • Kaazing (Java-based) • etc. • Client • Google Chrome • Fire Fox β 4.00 ~ 4.07 • Safari • NETCONF Notification can be implemented on top of these technologies.

  9. Operator A Event Notification Configuration Operator B Demo NETCONF client A (HTTP + WS browser) NETCONF client B NETCONF server (HTTP + WS server)

More Related