The TFS#8 Hackfest will be run remotely. The event is dedicated to code debugging and feature testing within the TeraFlowSDN framework.

Overview

The TFS#8 Hackfest will be run remotely from 18-21 November 2025, allowing participants to join the hands-on sessions from their home or office.

This Hackfest will be co-located with:

• TFS#8 Plenary : 18 November 2025 - Please Register Here! (login required)

Scope

The TFS#8 Hackfest event will be held online from 18-21 November 2025.

The Hackfest will showcase the newest features of TFS Release 6, and will address testing and validation of them. In that sense, the Hackfest will foster collaboration among both new and experienced TFS users and developers, with particular emphasis on those who are new to TFS.

It will take the form of tutorials followed by hands-on lab exercises in the form of challenges to be completed by participants, and will be dedicated to code debugging, bug fixing and feature testing within the latest TeraFlowSDN Release 6 framework.

The event will span from Tuesday to Friday with daily sessions.

Briefing Sessions will be recorded, allowing everyone to follow up at their own pace after the event.

Prerequisites

• Registration is mandatory, seats are limited!.

• Join the #hackfest8-2025-nov channel in the TFS Community Slack Workspace

• You will need a laptop (Windows, Linux, Mac are fine) with:

  • An SSH Client Installed, e.g. MobaXTerm, PuTTY, etc.

  • VSCode with Remote Development Extension

  • ETSI VPN Client installed

    • You need to request a VPN account, if you do not already have one.

• ETSI will provide pre-configured VMs on their cloud (accessible through ETSI VPN) to all the participants.

Registration

Participation to TFS Hackfests is free and open to all upon registration. Seats are limited, book yours today!

Who should attend

• Researchers and developers working on SDN and network orchestration.
• Open source contributors interested in ETSI TeraFlowSDN.
• Anyone passionate about 5G/6G network orchestration and automation.

Agenda

Tuesday 18 November, 14:00-17:00

• 14:00 - 14:10 Welcome & Logistics
• 14:10 - 15:30 Tutorial: Getting Started with TeraFlowSDN
  • What are new SDN controllers?
  • Introduction to control and management protocols and data models
  • New features in Release 6
  • TFS Deployment
  • Basic operations
• 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
• 16:00 - 17:00 Presentation of challenges and creation of teams
• 17:00 - 17:30 Day Wrap-up

Wednesday 19 November, 09:00-17:00

• 9:00 - 9:30 Open Q&A & IT Logistics
• 9:30 - 10:00 Coffee break
• 10:00 - 13:00 Hacking session
• 13:00 - 13:55 Lunch break
• 13:55 - 14:00 Group Picture
• 14:00 - 14:30 Tutorial: TFS as Optical Controller
• 14:30 - 17:00 Hacking session
• 17:00 - 17:15 Open Q&A + Progress Review
• 17:15 - 17:30 Day Wrap-up

Thursday 20 November, 09:00-17:00

• 9:00 - 9:30 Tutorial: NSC
• 9:30 - 10:00 Coffee break
• 10:00 - 13:00 Hacking session
• 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
• 14:00 - 17:00 Hacking session
• 17:00 - 17:15 Open Q&A + Progress Review
• 17:15 - 17:30 Day Wrap-up

Friday 21 November, 09:00-13:00

• 9:00 - 9:30 Open Q&A and Progress Review
• 9:30 - 11:45 Final Hacking session & Presentation preparation
• 11:45 - 12:00 Coffee break
• 12:00 - 12:30 Teams’ Presentations (5-6 min per team)
• 12:30 - 12:45 Awards ceremony
• 12:45 - 13:00 Hackfest Wrap-up

Get involved in ETSI TeraFlowSDN

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Contact

Please send your technical questions to TFS_TECH@list.etsi.org or join the TFS Community Slack Workspace

Questions about ETSI, joining TFS, this and future events can be sent to: SDGsupport@etsi.org