Organization looks to tap open source to boost SDN applications
Nokia Networks, ARM and Enea announced the launch of the OpenFastPath Foundation, which the companies claim will tap an open source approach in boosting performance of software-defined networking applications.
The OFP Foundation is said to create an open source community around a “standardized, accelerated TCP/IP stack that provides top performance for SDN-ready network functions.” Specifically for network operators, the organization said the process is designed to foster reduced IP latency, higher capacity and faster packet forwarding at a lower implementation cost.
The TCP/IP stack is based on the open source Free Berkeley Software Distribution operating system and includes user datagram protocol, transmission control protocol and Internet control message protocol (ICMP). The stack will be made available for “all major processor architectures,” including ARM, x86, MIPS and PowerPC.
“I am very excited that we are able to introduce into the IT world the high performance, low latency advantages developed for the telco environment,” said Henri Tervonen, VP for mobile broadband architecture at Nokia Networks. “The OpenFastPath TCP/IP stack will directly affect the speed and capacity of the IP transport layer, helping accelerate the performance of SDN-ready network applications for the benefit of end users.”
Outside of the three founding members, the OFP Foundation claims support from the likes of AMD, Cavium, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard and Linaro.
Nokia recently joined AT&T’s software-centric Domain 2.0 program, which is core to the telecom giant’s move into tapping SDN and NFV platforms to control network functions. Verizon Communications earlier this year named Nokia as a partner in the telecom operators own SDN program.
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