Open Source Summit Japan

Service provider networks consist of numerous network elements. Due to the progress made by different open source communities, many of these elements are now available as open source software. However, a service provider network is inherently end-to-end. Inter-operability, availability of operation interfaces, event notification capability, etc., are required from each element. In this regard, Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV) plays a unique role in the open source community. It has not only integrated an open source cloud management system, hypervisors, and SDNs to form a complete NFV platform, it now provides options for each of the aforementioned elements. This presentation provides a deep insight into the OPNFV platform’s technical specifications, the new features delivered by OPNFV for telecom, and service providers’ perspectives on the OPNFV achievements.