Linux Foundation notes collaborative SDN and NFV efforts at upcoming show
The Linux Foundation is adding the Open Networking Summit to its event portfolio beginning with the next show scheduled for March 14 in Santa Clara, California.
The ONS was initially started by companies focused on software-defined networking technologies to enable collaboration efforts centered on SDN, OpenFlow and network functions virtualization. Those events have seen collaborative efforts announced from the likes of AT&T, Google and the Linux Foundation.
“Open source SDN and NFV are the future of networking and future of our industry. Transitioning ONS to the Linux Foundation allows ONS to build on its successes as the premier event shaping the future of SDN and NFV to help grow the community and accelerate adoption of open source SDN and NFV by network operators and vendors,” said ONS Chair Guru Parulkar. “The ONS team looks forward to working with the Linux Foundation team to make 2016 a resounding success.”
The move further solidifies the Linux Foundation’s status in the open source community. Those efforts include its backing of the Open Network Lab’s Open Network Operating System project, which is focused on developing scalable SDN solutions for telecom operators; OpenDaylight, which was founded out of the Linux Foundation with an overall goal in taking on the issue of simplifying network management; and the Open Platform for NFV project, which the Linux Foundation formed last year as a “carrier-grade, integrated, open source reference platform intended to accelerate the introduction of new products and services.”
The Linux Foundation said the ONS event will host collaboration between these projects as well as other working groups such as IOVisor, OpenDataPlane, OpenSwitch and P4.
“The networking industry is in the early stages of a major transformation that relies on open source and collaboration,” said Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin. “Through its open source networking projects, the Linux Foundation has been helping to lead the evolution of this industry, and we are excited to combine our expertise with ONS’ to continue the growth of open source in this space for the benefit of service providers, cloud providers and enterprises.”
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