Over the past two years, fueled in part by NFV, ONF has been increasingly focusing SDN use cases and requirements for telecommunications operators. Large operators in particular are embracing the tenets of SDN, for wireline and mobile networks, and have contributed significantly to ONF’s baseline for migration, security, integration, and open source.
From its inception, ONF has reached out to many traditional SDOs, and is now working with the open source community as well. In this presentation, we will share a brief rationale for Carrier Grade SDN, and highlight key initiatives underway, propelled by some of the world’s largest operators.