====== FDS - FastDataStacks ======

  * Proposed name for the project: ''FastDataStacks''
  * Proposed name for the repository: ''fds''

===== Project description =====

Project “FastDataStacks” creates and composes a set of scenarios which include the virtual forwarder supplied by the FD.IO project. The project also provides required enhancements to individual components such as SDN controllers or installers to allow for the scenario composition.

===== Scope =====

Initially FastDataStacks creates a scenario using OpenStack, OpenDaylight, and OpenVPP. The picture below shows the key components involved in the scenario. The project also includes installation and test procedures of this scenario.

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Key work items include:
  * Create an ODL VPP/Netconf renderer for OpenDaylight GBP (Group based policy) for L2/L3 (v4/v6) to interface with OpenVPP.
  * Enhancements to ODL Neutron to allow for seamless integration with OpenVPP.
  * Enhancements to OpenStack ODL driver to allow for seamless integration with OpenVPP (e.g. support for vhost-user with non OVS switches, support for more reliable synchronization); Results of the OPNFV [[project_proposals:netready|NetReady]] project are leveraged.
  * Testing (provide for Functest, Yardstick, etc. tests, consider tests which evaluate specific functionality of the data-path like encapsulation/decapsulation, address translation, etc.).
  * Integration into installers.
  * Add support for storage endpoints.

===== Dependencies =====

  * OPNFV projects:
    * Testing projects (FuncTest, YardStick, …)
    * Deployments tools / Installers
    * Feature projects ([[project_proposals:netready|NetReady]], dpacct,..)
    * OPNFVdocs
    * Octopus, Releng
  * Upstream projects:
    * OpenStack
    * OpenDaylight
      * [[https://wiki.opendaylight.org/view/Group_Based_Policy_(GBP)|ODL Group Based Policy - GBP]]
      * [[https://wiki.opendaylight.org/view/NeutronNorthbound:Main|ODL Neutron Northbound]]
    * [[https://fd.io/|FD.IO]]
      * [[https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP|OpenVPP]]
      * [[https://wiki.fd.io/view/Honeycomb|Honeycomb]]


===== Committers and Contributors =====

  * Project Leads: Frank Brockners, Wojciech Dec
  * Committers
    * Frank Brockners (fbrockne@cisco.com)
    * Wojciech Dec (wdec@cisco.com)
    * Juraj Linkes (jlinkes@cisco.com)
    * Viliam Luc -X (vluc@cisco.com)
    * Tim Rozet (trozet@redhat.com)
    * Dan Radez (dradez@redhat.com)
    * Ashlee Young (ashlee@yunify.org)

  * Contributors
    * Trevor Cooper (trevor.cooper@intel.com)
    * Brian J Skerry(brian.j.skerry@intel.com)
===== Planned deliverables =====

Project deliverables:
  * Scenario – OpenStack, OpenDaylight, OpenVPP; composition, deployment, testing

===== Proposed Release Schedule =====

The project initial deliverable is expected to be available in time for the OPNFV “Colorado” release.