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commit67b221532a14f24e501a50da2078cd3d9b4ef4b7[log] [tgz]
authorkhenaidoo <knursimu@ciena.com>Mon Mar 02 16:01:25 2020 -0500
committerkhenaidoo <knursimu@ciena.com>Tue Mar 03 10:47:45 2020 -0500
tree985720180260dc18a115b61a3828ab67b89d7f82
parent42f6c84397bc522a0b30970b846a91e1873e31df [diff]
[VOL-2688] Improve core model performance

This commit addresses the low-hanging performance hogs in the
core model.  In particular, the following changes are made:

1) Remove proto message comparision when it's possible.  The proto
message deep comparison is quite expensive.
2) Since the Core already has a lock on the device/logicaldevice/
adapters/etc before invoking the model proxy then there is no
need for the latter to create an additional lock on these artifacts
duting an update
3) The model creates a watch on every artifacts it adds to the KV
store.   Since in the next Voltha release we will not be using Voltha
Core in pairs then there is no point in keeping these watches (these
is only 1 Core that will ever update an artifact in the next
deployment).  This update removes these watch.
4) Additional unit tests has been created, mostly around flows, in an
attempt to exercise both the core and the model further.

Change-Id: Ieaf1f6b9b05c56e819600bc55b46a05f73b8efcf
10 files changed
tree: 985720180260dc18a115b61a3828ab67b89d7f82
  1. .gitignore
  2. .gitreview
  3. .golangci.yml
  4. BUILD.md
  5. CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  6. Makefile
  7. README.md
  8. VERSION
  9. common/
  10. compose/
  11. db/
  12. docker/
  13. go.mod
  14. go.sum
  15. quickstart.md
  16. rw_core/
  17. tests/
  18. vendor/
README.md

VOLTHA

What is Voltha?

Voltha aims to provide a layer of abstraction on top of legacy and next generation access network equipment for the purpose of control and management. Its initial focus is on PON (GPON, EPON, NG PON 2), but it aims to go beyond to eventually cover other access technologies (xDSL, Docsis, G.FAST, dedicated Ethernet, fixed wireless).

Key concepts of Voltha:

  • Network as a Switch: It makes a set of connected access network devices to look like a(n abstract) programmable flow device, a L2/L3/L4 switch. Examples:
    • PON as a Switch
    • PON + access backhaul as a Switch
    • xDSL service as a Switch
  • Evolution to virtualization: it can work with a variety of (access) network technologies and devices, including legacy, fully virtualized (in the sense of separation of hardware and software), and in between. Voltha can run on a decice, on general purpose servers in the central office, or in data centers.
  • Unified OAM abstraction: it provides unified, vendor- and technology agnostic handling of device management tasks, such as service lifecycle, device lifecycle (including discovery, upgrade), system monitoring, alarms, troubleshooting, security, etc.
  • Cloud/DevOps bridge to modernization: it does all above while also treating the abstracted network functions as software services manageable much like other software components in the cloud, i.e., containers.

Why Voltha?

Control and management in the access network space is a mess. Each access technology brings its own bag of protocols, and on top of that vendors have their own interpretation/extension of the same standards. Compounding the problem is that these vendor- and technology specific differences ooze way up into the centralized OSS systems of the service provider, creating a lot of inefficiencies.

Ideally, all vendor equipment for the same access technology should provide an identical interface for control and management. Moreover, there shall be much higher synergies across technologies. While we wait for vendors to unite, Voltha provides an increment to that direction, by confining the differences to the locality of access and hiding them from the upper layers of the OSS stack.

How can you work with Voltha?

You can start by reading the published documentation.
Another great way is to check out the BUILD.md file to see how you can build it, run it, test it, etc.

How can you help?

Contributions, small and large, are welcome. Minor contributions and bug fixes are always welcome in form of pull requests. For larger work, the best is to check in with the existing developers to see where help is most needed and to make sure your solution is compatible with the general philosophy of Voltha. Please check out the contributing page on the documentation.