Members Review ONF Next-Gen Networking Reference Designs

The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) this week released for membership review the draft versions of reference designs being developed to advance open source solutions based on next-gen techniques like software-defined networking (SDN).The move marks a change in direction for the group, which switched course earlier this year in response to some members. The ONF is a non-profit, operator-led consortium that seeks to drive the transformation of network infrastructure and carrier business models. In March ONF operators AT&T, China Unicom, Comcast, Google, Deutsche Telekom, NTT Group, Telefonica and Turk Telekom jointly developed and unanimously approved the change in direction.