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Open source reality check
This document summarizes a panel discussion on open source in telecom networking. The panel discussed: 1) The potential advantages of open source including a large developer base that can quickly identify bugs, no upfront licensing costs, and rapid innovation through frequent releases and easy modifications. 2) Whether open source is delivering on its promises in telecom, with some panelists noting support from major operators but challenges in developing expertise and customized solutions. 3) Open questions around reliance on systems integrators, viable business models, and the right approach to consolidation versus competition among open source projects.
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- 1. Open Source Reality Check PRESENTEDBY #2020VISION
- 2. Panel PRESENTED BY Luís Alveirinho CTO AlticePortugal James Crawshaw Senior Analyst Heavy Reading Hwa-Jung Han Director of SDN Technology, Architecture & Planning Verizon Kevin Shatzkamer VP Enterprise & Service Provider Strategy & Solutions Dell EMC Daniel Bar-Lev CTO Office MEF Mirko Voltolini Head, Network on Demand Colt
- 3. Community-Based Innovation Advantages PRESENTEDBY • Potentially Large Developer Base - academics, hobbyists, developers from many different companies • Code Quality and Security - bugs identified quickly, governance rules • No Upfront Licensing Costs - free download for experimentation, research, and use • Speed of Innovation - easily modified; frequent releases Is open source delivering on its promise in telecom networking?
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- 5. New Methodology forIndustry Innovation PRESENTED BY Source: Linux Foundation
- 6. Is there stilla role for standards bodies? PRESENTED BY vs vs
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- 8. Audience question poll PRESENTEDBY Will operators become reliant on systems integrators to support highly customized OS implementations? • The tier 1s will develop the skills to self-manage and the smaller operators will buy off the shelf solutions • Tier 1s will outsource opensource maintenance to systems integrators but still achieve cost savings • Tier 1s will develop in house expertise in open source and tier 2s will be able to benefit from the community expertise To vote please go to: pollev.com/cosmicbee491
- 9. Open Source NetworkingLandscape PRESENTED BY
- 10. Audience question poll PRESENTEDBY Which of the following open source areas are seeing most progress? • Cloud management (OpenStack, OpenShift) • Network management (ONAP, OSM, CORD) • SDN control (ODL, ONOS, Tungstenfabric) • IO abstraction & data path (FD.io, OvS, DPDK) To vote please go to: pollev.com/cosmicbee491
- 11. Is ONAP tooUnwieldly? PRESENTED BY • Can ONAP be productized or will it just be a framework for interface definitions used in proprietary solutions? • There is strong support for ONAP from AT&T, China Mobile, Orange and Bell Canada. • But not every operator has the internal resources to contribute code. • Instead they are looking to the vendor community to provide “hardened” versions of ONAP modules. • However, if these modules must be heavily customized to meet each operator’s specific IT architecture, there will be no economies of scale.
- 12. John Isch, OrangeBusiness Services PRESENTED BY
- 13. Analyze This PRESENTED BY •Will reliance on SIs for OS support lead to a new form of vendor lock in? • Are there viable commercial models for networking vendors in supporting open-source projects or is it just a forum for agreeing APIs and interfaces (not actual code)? • Should we encourage open-source project consolidation (e.g. ECOMP + Open-O) or should we support competition (ONAP vs OSM)? • What are operators’ actual deployment plans for open source implementation?
- 14. Audience question poll PRESENTEDBY Have open source efforts have made good on the promise to speed up innovation and reduce cost for telco networks? • Yes • No • Maybe / Don’t know / Too soon to say To vote please go to: pollev.com/cosmicbee491