OPNFV set to release second software platform in February
The Linux Foundation’s Open Platform Network Function Virtualization Project teased plans for its second software platform release, noting “Brahmaputra” was set to be unveiled in February. The name maintains OPNFV’s use of rivers for its software platforms.
Speaking on the organizations’ blog, Ericsson’s Chris Price said OPNFV had recently hit “milestone D, which means the release is API and feature-complete.” Price, who leads open source industry collaboration for Ericsson in the areas of NFV, cloud and software-defined networking and is an active member of the technical steering committees of the OpenDaylight and OPNFV, said the release was 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.
In 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.
OPNFV was formed in late 2014 as a “carrier-grade, integrated, open source reference platform intended to accelerate the introduction of new products and services,” 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.
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