Computing Force Network Working Group

Current Status
Active

Background
What is Computing Force Network

With the flourish of new business scenarios such as hybrid cloud, multi-cloud, AI, big data, edge computing, building a new information infrastructure based on multiple key technologies and converging cloud and network, will better support global digital transformation. This new infrastructure will not only relates to cloud, it is getting more and more connected with network, and at the same time, we also need to consider how to converge multiple technologies like AI, Blockchain, big data, security to provide this integrated service. China Mobile is working on building Computing Force Network infrastructure to meet the business requirements from digital and economy development, Computing Force Network is a new information infrastructure that takes network as the foundation and computing as the core, deeply converge Artificial intelligence, Block chain, Cloud, Data, Network, Edge computing, Terminal computing, Security(ABCDNETS)，to provide all-in-one services. This CFN infrastructure will manage ubiquitous distributed computing force by a unified platform, integrate multiple technologies like AI, blockchain and etc, to provide intelligent services to consumers, to support digital transformation and new business like IoT, IoV, Metaverse and etc.

Mission
The mission of this CFN working group is to promoting the development of CFN, gradually building the next generation of open infrastructure. CFN working group will collect use case scenarios, define and optimize CFN architecture, identify key technologies, formulate solutions for technical challenges, the collaboration pattern and integration solutions between these key technologies, then promote the development and implementation of key technologies to empower the development of CFN. According to the subjects and classification of technology, set up sub-groups to focus on specified topics, like use case scenarios, overall architecture, key technologies etc, gradually formulate technical solutions, we will deliver documents about CFN use case scenarios, architecture, CFN related technical solutions and requirements.

Scope of CFN working group:
This CFN working group will focus on topics of how to build the new information infrastructure of CFN, which including:
 * Use case scenarios and users' requirements based on the current market and technical development trend
 * Discussions and specifications for Computing Force Network overall architecture
 * Discussions around key technologies for building new information infrastructure of CFN, how those technologies collaborate and integrate with each other, and generate a cross-community aligned technical solutions
 * Operating System for ubiquitous computing: to realize a unified operating system of management and orchestration for cloud, edge and terminal computing. Related technologies includes: cluster management of infrastructure, terminal computing management, security, operating system isolation and etc.
 * Computing abstraction: this is to build a development platform of unified compiling which based on heterogeneous computing hardware. Related technologies includes: compiler for heterogeneous chips, unified programming language for development, operating system adaption, chip driver and etc.
 * Computing transaction: this is to build s trusted computing transaction platform for multi-party computing. Related technologies includes: 3rd-party computing cooperation, computing authentication, computing encapsulation, blockchain and etc.
 * Computing offload: this is to build a unified computing platform basement. Related technologies includes: DPU, vSwitch, Storage, hypervisor related technologies, customized servers and etc
 * CFN brain: build a CFN brain to realize task decomposition, orchestration, and distribution, which can connects computing and network resources in all fields in lower layer, and gives full support for computing network integrated services in upper layer.

Resources
Mailling list: https://lists.opendev.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computing-force-network

Repository: https://opendev.org/cfn/

Storyboard: https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/project_group/computing-force-network

CFN WG guide: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Computing_Force_Network_Working_Group_guide

will migrate to git repository: https://opendev.org/cfn/cfn-overview Working Group proposal: https://etherpad.opendev.org/p/CFN-Working-Group

The initial organization structure
TSC is in forming status, the initial TSC is formed by PTL of sub working group TSC link: (a place holder for wiki page)

Current sub-groups:
Active: Use case and architecture sub-group,

Forming: Ubiquitous Computing Scheduling sub-group, Computing Native sub-group,

Planning: Computing Offload sub-group is under discussion of scope and PTL, Other potential sub-groups are in planning stage

Sub group links:
Use case and architecture: will host the CFN use case research and e2e analyze Link: https://opendev.org/cfn/use-case-and-architecture obsolete https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Computing_Force_Network_Working_Group_Usecase_architecture

Ubiquitous Computing Scheduling: Link: https://opendev.org/cfn/ubiquitous-computing-scheduling

Computing Offload and Integration: Link: https://opendev.org/cfn/computing-offload

Computing Native: Link: https://opendev.org/cfn/computing-native

Meetings:
Bi-weekly, Thursday 10:00AM UTC +8

https://meeting.tencent.com/dm/dpH7HAQZaRgl


 * 1) 腾讯会议：774-1603-8038

Meeting Log
https://etherpad.opendev.org/p/CFNWG-meetings

Next Meeting
17/11/2022 THU  UTC+8  10:00 AM

Next Meeting Agenda
Please add agenda items in: https://etherpad.opendev.org/p/CFNWG-meetings  (For regular meeting)

Upcoming Event
OpenInfra Foundation Summit June 13-15 2023 Vancouver https://openinfra.dev/summit/vancouver-2023

Previous Events
OpenInfra Project Teams Gathering (PTG) October 20, 2022 06:00 - 09:00 UTC. https://openinfra.dev/ptg/
 * OpenInfra Project Teams Gathering

https://etherpad.opendev.org/p/oct2022-ptg-cfn

OpenInfra Days China 2022 at 08/05/2022, online, roundtable notes: https://etherpad.opendev.org/p/openinfra-days-china-2022-CFN-forum-roundtable
 * OpenInfra Days China 2022

Monthly Updates
https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Computing_Force_Network_Working_Group_Updates

Chair
TBD