OPNFV project adds members as it plans for second release scheduled for next month
The Linux Foundation’s Open Platform Network Function Virtualization Project claimed a trio of new members as it looks to bolster its focus on “carrier-grade, integrated, open source reference platform intended to accelerate the introduction of new products and services.”
OPNFV’s latest member additions include Openet, which supplies real-time business support systems to communication service providers; the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute; and the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory. Openet joined as a “silver” member, while the other two joined as “associate” members. OPNFV now claims more than 55 member companies.
OPNFV was formed in late 2014, with a focus on working with upstream projects to coordinate continuous integration and testing while filling development gaps. Founding members included the likes of AT&T, China Mobile, Cisco, NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone.
OPNFV noted it was still on track to unveil its second release next month, dubbed Brahmaputra, which is focused on “further stability of the deployment, new features, projects and enhanced documentation.” Specific updates with the release are set to include around 40 participating projects, compared with the five participating projects included with OPNFV’s first software release; support for SDN controllers, including ONOSFW, OpenContrail and OpenDaylight; added installers in support of Compass, TripleO, Juju and Fuel; support for ARM-based servers; and increased community lab infrastructure.
Last June, OPNFV released its first software platform, dubbed Arno, which it said was a “develop-focused” release designed to foster the development of NFV, virtual network functions and use case-based testing. The platform offered an initial build of the NFV Infrastructure and Virtual Infrastructure Manager components of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s NFV architecture, which is seen as the de facto NFV model for telecom deployments.
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