Google and Samsung join AT&T and Verizon as partners in ONOS project’s CORD platform, which is set to be spun off as an independent open source project
The Open Network Operating System project’s central office re-architected as a data center platform continues to gain momentum, with the Open Networking Lab and the Linux Foundation spinning off the CORD initiative as an independent open source project.
The initiative also gained new partners in Google, Radisys and Samsung, with Google set to host the first CORD Summit this week at its Tech Corner Campus in California. The initiative also includes members AT&T, Verizon Communications, China Unicom, NTT Communications and SK Telecom, as well as vendors like Ciena, Cisco, Fujitsu, Intel, NEC and Nokia.
“Given Google’s track record as a provider of cloud and access services, we anticipate it will play an important role in strengthening the CORD architecture, implementation and deployments,” noted ON.Lab Executive Director Guru Parulkar, in a statement.
The CORD initiative, formed in early 2015, focused on accelerating the adoption of open source software-defined networking and network functions virtualization solutions for service providers using open source platforms like ONOS, OpenStack, Docker and XOS.
ON.Lab late last year announced a partnership with the Linux Foundation designed to boost open source-based work targeting SDN and NFV. The partnership is said to focus on creating SDN solutions tapping open source software platforms, white boxes, network control and management applications to boost the creation and deployment of SDN platforms.
AT&T earlier this year began a CORD trial in a move to accelerate the roll out of its GigaPower broadband service. At the recent Open Network Summit, ONOS showcased various use cases, including mobile CORD, which is said to integrate disaggregated and virtualized radio access network, evolved packet core and mobile edge computing to target “5G” technology moves.
RCR Wireless News recently spoke with Manish Singh, VP product management for SDN/NFV at Tech Mahindra, to discuss using the technology in shaping service delivery and reducing carrier capital and operating expense.
RCR Wireless News also spoke with Bryan Sadowski, VP of FlowEngine Product Marketing at Radisys, for a deeper dive into the CORD and M-CORD initiatives that seem to be gaining increased attention from across the telecom space.
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