Hi all - especially the NSI Rio Plugfest participants/developers... I have a new Plugfest Guide version 1.1 and the new Rio Ring topology OWL file. Key changes: - More participants (seven) - The topology specification model has changed: !!! -- It now has 3 new objects: "NSnetwork", "STP", and "NSA" objects. in addition to the previous Node, switchmatrix, and Port. -- The new objects correspond well to the NSI CS topology model. -- It separates inter-domain NSI objects, and intra-domain physical topology. See plugfest guide for more details. - The Challenge topologies have changed. -- All the challenges can use a single topology. (with a minor caveat I need to fix). -- Each NSA implementation will be assigned to a particular network in the "Rio Ring" topology. - The test runs are now variable depending upon which NSA is under test. -- The RA and PA NSAs vary and the selection of endpoints is based upon the test objectives and available NSAs. The reason we made these changes was to address the test matrix growth. Even though we have still an artificial data plane topology, we can use the real URLs to reach the NSAs where they are being developed. This means one topology file will (should) suffice for all the tests. But until/unless all NSAs are up and online, the testing will be limited. Please note that there are some edits I still need to complete after discussion today on the NSI call. Also, I still need the URL for the NSAs for OSCARS, G-Lambda(s), and DynamicKL. Thanks Jerry