OpenDaylight Project

The OpenDaylight Project
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 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 Enterprise 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

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.

Platinum Members
Gold Members
Silver Members

See also

References

  1. ↑ Palmer,Matthew "Exclusive: Shining the Spotlight on OpenDaylight-What you MUST know about the new open-source SDN Controller" (2013)
  2. ↑ "OpenDaylight: A big step toward the software-defined data center". InfoWorld. April 8, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Industry Leaders Collaborate on OpenDaylight Project, Donate Key Technologies to Accelerate Software-Defined Networking" (Press release). April 8, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  4. ↑ Hinkle, Mark "The Linux Foundation’s Collaboration – OpenDaylight Project – Open Source SDN" (4/08/2013)
  5. ↑ McNickle, Michelle "SDN blog roundup: Open Daylight, Cisco's networking truths, OpenStack" (2013)
  6. ↑ Duffy, Jim "Skepticism follows Cisco-IBM led OpenDaylight SDN consortium" (4/10/2013)
  7. ↑ McGillicuddy, Shamus "Keeping OpenDaylight truly open: Q&A with Brocade's Dave Meyer" (5/3/2013)
  8. ↑ "OpenDaylight SDN opens the curtains on its initial release". ZDNet. September 12, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  9. ↑ First release (Hydrogen) announcement
  10. 1 2 Open Daylight Wiki
  11. ↑ Gerrit Code Review. Git.opendaylight.org. Retrieved on 2014-05-23.
  12. ↑ Open Daylight Developer's Mailing List
  13. ↑ SearchOracle accessdate=2014-08-19
  14. ↑ Open Daylight Members accessdate=2014-03-11
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