The OpenDaylight Project is a collaborative open-source project hosted by the Linux Foundation. The project serves as a platform for software-defined networking (SDN) for customizing, automating and monitoring computer networks of any size and scale.
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| Initial release | 5 February 2014 |
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| Stable release | 21 (Scandium)
/ 30 September 2024 |
| Repository | https://github.com/opendaylight/ |
| Written in | Java |
| License | Eclipse Public License 1.0 |
| Website | www |
History
editOn April 8, 2013, The Linux Foundation announced the founding of the OpenDaylight Project. The goal was to create a community-led and industry-supported, open-source platform to accelerate adoption & innovation in terms of software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV).[1][2] The project's founding members were Big Switch Networks, Brocade, Cisco, Citrix, Ericsson, IBM, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, NEC, Red Hat and VMware.[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 sell incumbent networking technology.[6]
Technical steering committee
editFor governance of the project, the technical steering committee (TSC) provides technical oversight over the project.[7] The TSC is able to hold voting on major changes to the project. As of June 2022,[8] the TSC includes:
- Anil Belur (The Linux Foundation)
- Cedric Ollivier (Orange)
- Guillaume Lambert (Orange)
- Ivan Hrasko (PANTHEON.tech)
- Luis Gomez (Kratos)
- Manoj Chokka (Verizon)
- Robert Varga (PANTHEON.tech)
- Venkatrangan Govindarajan (Rakuten Mobile)
| Term Years | TSC Chair |
|---|---|
| 2013, 2014 | David Meyer |
| 2015, 2016, 2017 | Colin Dixon |
| 2018, 2019, 2020 | Abhijit Kumbhare |
| 2021, 2022 | Guillaume Lambert |
Code Contributions
editBy 2015, user companies began participating in upstream development. The largest, actively contributing companies include PANTHEON.tech,[10] Orange, Red Hat, and Ericsson.[11] At the time of the Carbon release in May 2017, the project estimated that over 1 billion subscribers accessing OpenDaylight-based networks, in addition to its usage within large enterprises.[12]
There is a dedicated OpenDaylight Wiki,[13] and mailing lists.[14]
Technology
editProjects
editThe platform is described as a modular, open-source platform for automating networks. Part of the concept of modularity are over 50 projects, which address & extend the capabilities of networks managed by OpenDaylight. Each project has a formal structure, teams and meetings to discuss releases, functionality and code.[15] Projects include BGPCEP, TransportPCE, NETCONF, YANG Tools, and others.[16]
Releases
editReleases are named after the atomic number of chemical elements, including the corresponding number.
| Release Name | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Scandium (21) | September 2024 |
| Calcium (20) | April 2024 |
| Potassium (19) | October 2023 |
| Argon (18) | |
| Chlorine (17) | October 2022 |
| Sulfur (16) | May 2022 |
| Phosphorus (15) | September 2021 |
| Silicon (14) | March 2021 |
| Aluminium (13) | September 2020 |
| Magnesium (12) | March 2020 |
| Sodium (11) | September 2019 |
| Neon (10) | March 2019 |
| Fluorine (9) | August 2018 |
| Oxygen (8) | March 2018 |
| Nitrogen (7) | September 2017 |
| Carbon (6) | June 2017 |
| Boron (5) | November 2016 |
| Beryllium (4) | February 2016 |
| Lithium (3) | June 2015 |
| Helium (2) | October 2014 |
| Hydrogen (1) | February 2014 |
Members
editOriginally there were three tiers of membership for OpenDaylight: Platinum, Gold and Silver, with varying levels of commitment.
As of January 2018, OpenDaylight became a project within the LF Networking Foundation,[17] which consolidated membership across multiple projects into a common governance structure. Most OpenDaylight members became members of the new LF Networking Foundation.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Industry Leaders Collaborate on OpenDaylight Project, Donate Key Technologies to Accelerate Software-Defined Networking". Linux Foundation. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "OpenDaylight: A big step toward the software-defined data center". InfoWorld. April 8, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ "OpenDaylight Project Founded". Light Reading. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ Hinkle, Mark "The Linux Foundation's Collaboration – OpenDaylight Project – Open Source SDN" (4/08/2013) [1] Archived 2013-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McNickle, Michelle "SDN blog roundup: Open Daylight, Cisco's networking truths, OpenStack" (2013) [2] Archived 2013-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Duffy, Jim (2013-04-09). "Skepticism follows Cisco-IBM led OpenDaylight SDN consortium". Network World. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Technical Charter for OpenDaylight Project a Series of LF Projects, LLC" (PDF). OpenDaylight.org. 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Technical Steering Committee (TSC) – OpenDaylight – ODL Confluence". wiki.opendaylight.org. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "OpenDaylight TSC". Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "PANTHEON.tech has extensive experience in implementing & optimizing OpenDaylight". OpenDaylight. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Insights | Linux Foundation". lfanalytics.io. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ ""Carbon: Fertile Ground for New Use Cases"".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "OpenDaylight – OpenDaylight – ODL Confluence". wiki.opendaylight.org. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Open Daylight Developer's Mailing List". Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ "OpenDaylight concepts and tools — OpenDaylight Documentation Silicon documentation". docs.opendaylight.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Projects – OpenDaylight – Confluence". wiki.opendaylight.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Linux Foundation Creates New Umbrella LF Networking Fund for Open-Source Networking Projects". 23 January 2018.
- "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. Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- "OpenDaylight Project". IBM. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- "A Closer Look at OpenDaylight". Cisco. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- "OpenDaylight Members". Archived from the original on 2015-06-08. 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.
- Dixon, Colin (2016-11-25). "Building Open Source-Based Cloud Solutions with OpenDaylight" (PDF). OpenDaylight. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- Kumbhare, Abhijit (2018-09-25). "Current & Future Use-Cases of OpenDaylight". OpenDaylight. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
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