Subject: Re: [Storagesync] New version of "Internet Storage Sync: Problem Statement"

From: Jakub Moscicki <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 10:58:30 +0000

Hello,

Here at CERN we are part of a GEANT community where sites deploy mostly ownCloud but also Seafile and Powerfolder. So interoperability and vendor-neutral protocols and standards are of concern and interest.

It seems that there are currently several research projects and initiatives running concurrently both in area of synchronization as well as sharing in IETF and GEANT research centers. I know of at least two research projects in our community to improve Webdav-based synchronization protocol. There is also the OpenCloudMesh initiative that recently came as a vendor proposal for interoperable sharing.

I would like to propose Interoperability for Synchronization and Sharing as one of the topics of the upcoming CS3 Workshop in ETH Zurich in January 2016 (please see: http://cs3.ethz.ch/).
The first edition of this vendor-neutral workshop was held at CERN last year and industry was represented by ownCloud, Seafile, Powerfolder and PyDio. Please consult the past programme here: https://indico.cern.ch/event/336753/timetable/#all.detailed

Besides the foundation technology for sync/share the scope of the workshop also covers practical innovative applications with sync/share and academic research on the subject. So feel free to forward this pointer to other colleagues who might be interested in presenting this topic or to present their results. Please note that the abstract submission for the CS3 Workshop is due soon.

Best regards,

Jakub Moscicki, CERN IT/DSS

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On 01 Oct 2015, at 15:01, Yong Cui <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Dear all,

We've updated the draft, Internet Storage Sync: Problem Statement.

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-cui-iss-problem/

Abstract:
  Internet storage services have become more and more popular.  They
  attract a huge number of users and produce a significant share of
  Internet traffic.  Most existing Internet storage services make use
  of proprietary sync protocols with different capabilities to achieve
  the data sync.  However, a single Internet storage service using its
  proprietary sync protocols has intrinsic limitations on service
  usability and network performance.  This document outlines the
  related problems caused by using proprietary sync protocols and
  missing key capabilities.  It also shows a demand for designing a
  standard sync protocol to achieve better usability and sync
  performance.

Compared to the earlier versions, this version emphasizes the very
different protocol capabilities that different commercial services
support, and also the understanding of sync protocol.

You are welcome to comment!

Thanks,

Yong

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