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ONF Merges Market Leading Portfolio of Open Source Networking Projects into the Linux Foundation

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Jeudi, décembre 14, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) today announced that its portfolio of leading open source networking projects, encompassing access, edge and cloud solutions, are set to graduate to become independent projects under the Linux Foundation (LF). The move creates independent, community-led governance for the three major project areas: Broadband, Aether and P4, and sets the projects up for broader collaboration and adoption. As a result of this merger, ONF will be dissolved, transferring all operations to LF.

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  • Organizations Seek to Broaden Adoption, Bolster Collaboration and Expedite Innovation of Broadband, Mobile and P4 Programmable Open Networking
    SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) today announced that its portfolio of leading open source networking projects, encompassing access, edge and cloud solutions, are set to graduate to become independent projects under the Linux Foundation (LF).
  • The portfolio includes the SEBA reference design for building open broadband networks, and the VOLTHA open source project for virtualizing multi-vendor PON systems.
  • "ONF is pleased to transition our robust portfolio of open source platforms into a set of LF-hosted community-led projects," said Timon Sloane, general manager, ONF.
  • "Open Networking Foundation (ONF), with its sister organizations Open Networking Lab and Open Networking Summit, has been a driving force for open networking and innovation across the networking industry for over 13 years.