DENT Network Operating System Collaborates with OCP to Integrate Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI)
PRAGUE, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Compute Regional Summit - April 19, 2023 - The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the incorporation of the Open Compute Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI) into the open source DENT Network Operating System (NOS) project. This move marks a milestone in the collaboration between the Linux Foundation and the Open Compute Project (OCP), aimed at benefiting the entire open-source community by providing a unified and standardized approach to networking across hardware and software.
- The DENT project, a Linux-based network operating system (NOS), has been designed to empower disaggregated networking solutions for enterprises and data centers.
- SAI offers several advantages:
Hardware Abstraction: SAI provides a hardware-agnostic API, enabling developers to work on a consistent interface across different switch ASICs, thus reducing development time and effort. - Expand Compatibility: With the support of SAI, DENT can now cater to a broader range of network switch hardware, enhancing its adoption and utility.
- Keysight is happy to be a part of the DENT community and provide validation tools for new platform onboarding and system verification."