Open Platform for NFV is a collaborative
open source
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platform for
network functions virtualization Network functions virtualization (NFV) is a network architecture concept that leverages the IT virtualization technologies to virtualize entire classes of network node functions into building blocks that may connect, or chain together, to create and ...
. It was started by the
Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation (LF) is a non-profit technology consortium founded in 2000 as a merger between Open Source Development Labs and the Free Standards Group to standardize Linux, support its growth, and promote its commercial adoption. Additi ...
in 2014. Member companies include
AT&T,
Brocade Communications Systems,
China Mobile,
Cisco,
Dell
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Dell sells personal computers (PCs), servers, data ...
,
Ericsson,
Hewlett-Packard
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,
Huawei,
IBM,
Intel,
Juniper Networks,
NEC,
Nokia Networks,
NTT DoCoMo,
Orange S.A.,
Red Hat
Red Hat, Inc. is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, with other offices worldwide.
Red Hat has become ass ...
,
Telecom Italia and
Vodafone.
References
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[Dan Meyer (30 September 2014)]
Linux Foundation launches reference platform for ‘carrier-grade’ NFV
''RCR Wireless News''. Accessed April 2015.
External links
OPNFV HomepageVirtual Central Office Homepage
Emerging technologies
Linux Foundation projects
Network architecture