OSM

WHAT IS OSM?

OSM is developing an open source Management and Orchestration (MANO) stack aligned with ETSI NFV Information Models. As a community-led project, OSM delivers a production-quality MANO stack that meets operators' requirements for commercial NFV deployments.

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ETSI NFV Alignment

OSM is closely aligned with the evolution of ETSI NFV and provides a regularly updated reference implementation of NFV MANO.

Open Source

ETSI OSM uses well-established tools and methods to develop code under the Apache Public License 2.0.

Open Community

Participation to OSM is open to members and non-members of ETSI, as well as individual developers and end users from all across the globe. Check how to join or learn more about OSM.

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

“Operational effectiveness at the edge is critical to a successful 5G strategy and emerging business models for edge-based compute. OSM Release SIX connects edge and core to provide repeatable and reusable services that span the full telco topology and enable both 5G infrastructure and third-party app ecosystems for the edge in VMs and containers.”

Mark Shuttleworth

CEO of Canonical and founder of Ubuntu

“Management and Orchestration (MANO) is, at the same time, one of the key components and most controversial concepts in network virtualization architecture. Telefónica has long been working from the point of view of innovation in its development. A first result and seed of OSM is OpenMANO, a highly functional framework pioneering the first open source NFV Orchestration and Management stack and, currently, a key component of Telefónica’s NFV Reference Lab. By joining this community, we aim to accelerate the development of MANO while recognizing the value of open-source implementations of NFV and a need to harmonize efforts there.”

Antonio Elizondo

Head of Network Virtualisation Strategy and Technology, Global CTO Unit, Telefónica

“OSM has evolved from an interesting PoC into the most promising architecture for orchestrating VNFs, under the multi-vendor, standardized approach that our Telco customers have been looking for. Increased robustness, as well as exciting features that pave the path towards 5G and the Edge, let us build with confidence the second release of our distribution, WhiteNFV Barcelona, in order to cover the increased demand for operator-led, automated NFV deployments.”

Joris Vleminckx

COO Whitestack

“The ETSI OSG Open Source MANO (OSM) initiative will facilitate the development of open source software for management and orchestration of future networks. Knowledge, capabilities and solutions within this area will be of critical importance to Telenor when virtualizing the network for increased flexibility, faster service delivery, rapid innovation and operational efficiency.”

Patrick Waldemar

Vice President, Telenor Research

“Proprietary management and automation approaches have impeded NFV deployments. Service providers recognize the need for a standardized MANO information model delivered in conjunction with an open source MANO platform to cultivate a robust commercial NFV supplier ecosystem. I’m thrilled with the progress OSM has made to meet these needs and its growing industry acceptance.”

Matt Harper

OSM Founding Member, CTO, RIFT.io

Open Source MANO demos at Mobile World Congress 2017

A number of OSM community members are showing demos at this year's Mobile World Congress.

We're maintaining a list of demos. Please check back regularly as more community members release details.

More details on each of these demos is available in our OSM Blog!

DevOps in Service Chains and 5G Network Slices

Demo partner logos Join Telenor, Arctos Labs, Cisco, Intel, Netrounds, and RIFT.io in the RIFT.io booth at Mobile World Congress 2017 to see our DevOps in Service Chains and 5G Network Slices PoC demo featuring Open Source MANO Release ONE.

This PoC highlights:

assured network quality and dynamic control of virtual services and 5G network slices.
NFV MANO for advanced orchestration of virtual test agents as part of network service design (NSD) for full service life cycle SLA assurance.
automation of active testing through DevOps approaches to network management during 5G network slice deployment.

View the demo in Hall 6, Booth 6J8.

To book your one-on-one demo, please make a request with Netrounds or RIFT.io on the linked pages.

RADCOM MaveriQ portfolio running on Open Source MANO

Join RADCOM at MWC 2017 where we will be showcasing our MaveriQ portfolio running on Open Source MANO. During the demo, we will:

Create and instantiate a vProbe via OSM
Capture and monitor network traffic
Verify vProbe’s packet reception
Come meet us at MWC 2017

Meet us at Hall 2, Stand 2D60.

To schedule a meeting please contact Dana Finkelstein at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For more information about RADCOM, please visit www.radcom.com.

Network Services with Integrated VNF Verification

Ixia, Canonical, DataArt Solutions, and Sonus recently joined forces to demonstrate the viability and value of automating VNF verification in OSM. DataArt led the integration of products from all participants to create multiple “Network Services with Integrated VNF Verification” proof-of-concept solutions to showcase automated deployment and execution of carrier-grade network testing and monitoring. The demonstrations highlight the ease of packaging and modelling with OSM and Juju, the capabilities of Ixia’s IxLoad Virtual Edition for comprehensive network testing, the deep network visibility provided by Ixia’s Phantom Virtual Tap, and the strength of the Sonus Session Border Controller Software Edition to operate across diverse virtualized infrastructure using OpenStack, Ubuntu and Intel.

Stop by the Canonical stand at Mobile World Congress 2017 (Hall P3 – 3K31) to see the demonstrations and learn more.

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