OpenDaylight Project
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| Company type | Open Source project under The Linux Foundation |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 8, 2013 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, Calif. |
Key people | Neela Jacques, Executive Director |
| Website | http://www.opendaylight.org/ |
The OpenDaylight Project is a collaborative open source project hosted by The Linux Foundation. The goal of the project is to accelerate the adoption of software-defined networking (SDN) and create a solid foundation for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). The software is written in Java.
History
On February 8, 2013, the Software Defined Networking site "SDN Central" broke news of an industry coalition forming around SDN. The goal of the coalition was not known at the time, with most information consisting of rumors and insider discussions.[1]
On April 8, 2013, The Linux Foundation announced the founding of the OpenDaylight Project as a community-led and industry-supported open source framework to accelerate adoption, foster new innovation and create a more open and transparent approach to Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV).[2] The project’s founding members—Arista Networks, Big Switch Networks, Brocade, Cisco, Citrix, Ericsson, HP, IBM, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, NEC, Nuage Networks, PLUMgrid, Red Hat and VMware—committed to donating software and engineering resources for OpenDaylight’s open source framework to help define the future of an open source SDN platform.[3]
Reaction to the OpenDaylight Project has been mixed. Reaction to the goals of open architecture and administration by the Linux Foundation have been mostly positive.[4][5] While initial criticism centered on concerns that this group could be used by incumbent technology vendors to stifle innovation, most of the companies signed up as members do not actually sell incumbent networking technology.[6] Of the Platinum members, Ericsson, Intel, IBM, Microsoft, VMware, Red Hat, and Citrix would not be considered "incumbent" technology providers in the networking segment. Only Brocade, Cisco and Hewlett-Packard would typically fall into that category.[7]
Technology Overview
By supporting open standards such as the OpenFlow Networking Standard, OpenDaylight will deliver a common open source framework and platform for SDN across the industry for customers, partners and developers. The first code from the OpenDaylight Project, named Hydrogen, was released in February 2014.[8][9] Expected donations and projects for Hydrogen include an open controller, a virtual overlay network, protocol plug-ins and switch device enhancements.[10]
A source code repository includes contributed source code from Big Switch Networks, Cisco and NEC.[11] There is a dedicated Open Daylight wiki, and a mailing list available.[10][12] These resources appear to currently be aimed at developers wishing to contribute to the project.
The software is written in Java.
Releases
The following lists the different OpenDaylight releases:
| Release Name | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Hydrogen | February 2014 |
| Helium | October 2014 |
| Lithium | June 2015 |
| Beryllium | February 2016 (Planned) |
Members
There are three tiers of membership for OpenDaylight: Platinum, Gold and Silver, with varying levels of commitment. Each Platinum member must contribute 10 developers to the project while Gold members must contribute 3 developers.[13][14] By 2015 April, Juniper and VMWare changed its contribution level to silver.
See also
References
- ^ Palmer,Matthew "Exclusive: Shining the Spotlight on OpenDaylight-What you MUST know about the new open-source SDN Controller" (2013) [1]
- ^ "OpenDaylight: A big step toward the software-defined data center". InfoWorld. April 8, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ "Industry Leaders Collaborate on OpenDaylight Project, Donate Key Technologies to Accelerate Software-Defined Networking" (Press release). April 8, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ Hinkle, Mark "The Linux Foundation’s Collaboration – OpenDaylight Project – Open Source SDN" (4/08/2013) [2]
- ^ McNickle, Michelle "SDN blog roundup: Open Daylight, Cisco's networking truths, OpenStack" (2013) [3]
- ^ Duffy, Jim "Skepticism follows Cisco-IBM led OpenDaylight SDN consortium" (4/10/2013) [4]
- ^ McGillicuddy, Shamus "Keeping OpenDaylight truly open: Q&A with Brocade's Dave Meyer" (5/3/2013) [5]
- ^ "OpenDaylight SDN opens the curtains on its initial release". ZDNet. September 12, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ First release (Hydrogen) announcement
- ^ a b Open Daylight Wiki
- ^ Gerrit Code Review. Git.opendaylight.org. Retrieved on 2014-05-23.
- ^ Open Daylight Developer's Mailing List
- ^ SearchOracle accessdate=2014-08-19
- ^ Open Daylight Members accessdate=2014-03-11
- "Open Daylight Website". 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- Ehrman, Doug (2013-04-15). "Cisco Joins the Open Daylight Project". Motley Fool. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- Scott, Jennifer (2013-04-08). "Vendors form OpenDaylight Project for SDN". Computer Weekly. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- Novet, Jordan (2013-04-08). "Network vendors launch open-source OpenDaylight Project to standardize SDN". GigaOM. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- Hardy, Quentin (2013-04-08). "The OpenDaylight Project Is Open Source Networking, Corporate Style". New York Times Blog. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- Duffy, Jim (2013-04-17). "Run from Daylight". Network World. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- McGillicuddy, Shamus (2013-03-18). "Daylight project: Big bucks to contribute to open source controller". TechTarget. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- "OpenDaylight Project". IBM. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- "A Closer Look at OpenDaylight". Cisco. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- "OpenDaylight Members". Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- Aurora, Sumit (2014-11-11). "OpenDaylight SDN Controller". OpenDaylight. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
- Seetharaman, Srini (2014-11-03). "Introduction to OpenDaylight and its Helium Release". OpenDaylight. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
- Kudo, Masashi (2013-03-18). "Unveil Lithium: Upcoming OpenDaylight Release". OpenDaylight. Retrieved 2015-06-03.