Open Source Evolution for CarriersOPEN-O Mini-Summit/2016 OPNFV Summit

June 21, 2016

Marc Cohn, Director, OPEN-O

Vice President Network Strategy

The Linux Foundation

mcohn@linuxfoundation.org

Agenda

Why Open Source?

Myths (and Facts)

An Evolution is Underway

A New Model for Open Source

The Role of the Linux

Foundation

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Why Open Source?

Operators

Encourage community

innovation and collaboration

Avoid vendor lock-in

Improve quality and security

Vendor collaboration

Contribute to the community

Vendors

Free up resources to pursue

value-added products/services

Operators demand it

Improve quality and security

Address multiple operator’s needs

Contribute to the community

3

Open Source is Growing (exponentially)

4

Open Source Myths (& Facts)

5

Cost “Open Source if free”“Open Source is just as

expensive”

Opportunity“Open Source spells the

end for vendors”“Open Source offers new opportunities”

Contributors “The Shorts” “The Suits”

Security“Open Source is

vulnerable”“Open Source is more

secure”

Eventually“Open Source is a

temporary fad”“All solutions will

leverage Open Source”

An Evolution is Underway

6

Influence Vendors Operators

Contributors‘The

Shorts’‘The Suits’

The Goal Members Community

OpennessMulti-

VendorVendor-Neutral

Adoption A few %Majority of

software

John DonovanChief Strategy Officer and Group President –AT&T Technology and Operations

The new Software Lifecycle

7

Use Cases

ArchitectureStandards

Implementations

Use Cases

OSS Components

OSS Reference Platforms

Architecture

Open Source AND Open Standards

8

A new model for open source

9

Global

Community

Neutrality

Diversity

Balance

Collabortaion

The Role of the

Linux Foundation

Neutrality

Best Practices

Infrastructure

Community Building

Promotion

Service Layer

Control Layer

Infrastructure Layer Ref

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Open Source Networking Framework

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