Open Networking Foundation is an operator led consortium leveraging SDN, NFV and Cloud technologies to transform operator networks and business models

Leveraging Disaggregation to Build Innovative Open Source Solutions for Operator Networks

Disaggregated Network

ONF's Innovation Pipeline

Operators Build Customized Solutions

DISAGGREGATION ENABLES
INNOVATION

Hard to Consume

CHALLENGE

The Dissagregated Network

…but disaggregation makes building networks much more complex due to:

Separation of forwarding and control planes
Emergence of many VNFs
Multiple Open Source projects causing further fragmentation

MONOLYTHIC SYSTEMS
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DISAGGREGATION ENABLES
INNOVATION

Hard to Consume

The Dissagregated Network

…but disaggregation makes building networks much more complex due to:

Separation of forwarding and control planes
Emergence of many VNFs
Multiple Open Source projects causing further fragmentation

Building Innovative Solutions Using Open Source Platforms

Deliver integrated solutions leveraging disaggregation, open source platforms and software-defined standards

Operators Build Customized Solutions

ONF platforms can be used as the basis for building customized solutions, speeding time-to-market while allowing for proprietary innovation and competitive differentiation.

Operators Build Customized Solutions

ONF platforms can be used as the basis for building customized solutions, speeding time-to-market while allowing for proprietary innovation and competitive differentiation.

Bringing Value to All Stakeholders

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OPERATORS

Accelerate network innovation to address customer demands. Turn the network into a platform for value creation while reducing capex and opex.

VENDORS

Leverage open source platforms to add your unique value to solutions. Gain visibility into operator use cases and accelerate deployment into networks.