Amdocs announced that it will partner with the Linux Foundation to accelerate the global adoption of the open source Enhanced Control, Orchestration, Management and Policy (ECOMP) platform.
Amdocs aims to contribute key modules to OpenECOMP to help accelerate the industry uptake of common SDN(software defined networking) and NFV(network function virtualization) standards and faster service delivery architectures. Hosted by the Linux Foundation, this new project will make ECOMP open source available to service providers and cloud developers in 2017.
AT&T have previously announced their plan to build a global community around ECOMP and said it was working with the Linux Foundation as the host for this open source initiative. Since this announcement, both Bell Canada and Orange have released endorsements of the standard.
Amdocs said it will play a role of key contributing member in the new Linux Foundation project, bringing significant software development capabilities and industry expertise to drive industry adoption of OpenECOMP.
Gary Miles, Chief Marketing Officer, Amdocs
By deploying OpenECOMP, service providers can move from today’s appliance-based, proprietary networks to easily configurable and scalable software-based networks and associated services. These software-driven networks will allow carriers to be much quicker with new service introduction and provide an improved connectivity and service experience to their customers.
