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October 9, 2018
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and virtualization are transitioning from “buzz words” to reality. As this transition takes place, our members and other players in the ecosystem are asking: What is NFV at its core? How will it impact my operations? What does it mean for my long-term strategy? In an attempt to […]
CableLabs Announces SNAPS-Kubernetes
July 23, 2018
Today, I’m pleased to announce the availability of SNAPS-Kubernetes. The latest in CableLabs’ portfolio of open source projects to accelerate the adoption of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), SNAPS-Kubernetes provides easy-to-install infrastructure software for lab and development projects. SNAPS-Kubernetes was developed with Aricent and you can read more about this release on their blog here. In my […]
Kyrio NFV Interop Lab: Powered by SNAPS
January 25, 2018
On Dec. 14, 2017, CableLabs released two new open source projects, SNAPS-Boot and SNAPS-OpenStack. SNAPS, which is short for SDN/NFV Application Development Platform and Stack, is an open source platform with the following objectives: Speed development of cloud applications Facilitate collaboration between solution providers and operators Ensure interoperability Accelerate adoption of virtual network functions and […]
CableLabs Announces SNAPS-Boot and SNAPS-OpenStack Installers
December 14, 2017
After living and breathing open source since experimenting in high school, there is nothing as sweet as sharing your latest project with the world! Today, CableLabs is thrilled to announce the extension of our SNAPS-OO initiative with two new projects: SNAPS-Boot and SNAPS-OpenStack installers. SNAPS-Boot and SNAPS-OpenStack are based on requirements generated by CableLabs to […]
NFV for Cable Matures with SNAPS
October 10, 2017
SNAPS is improving the quality of open source projects associated with the Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) infrastructure and Virtualization Infrastructure Managers (VIM) that many of our members use today. In my posts, SNAPS is an Open Source Collaborative Development Resource and Snapping Together a Carrier Grade Cloud, I talk about building tools to test the NFV […]
SNAPS-OO is an Open Sourced Collaborative Development Resource
March 21, 2017
In a previous blog, I have provided an overview of the SNAPS platform which is CableLabs’ SDN/NFV Application development Platform and Stack project. The key objectives for SNAPS are to make it much easier for NFV vendors to onboard their applications, provide transparent APIs for various kinds of infrastructure and reduce the complexity of integration […]
Improving Infrastructure Security Through NFV and SDN
November 4, 2016
October was Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the US. We certainly were aware. In September, IoT cameras were hacked and used to create the largest denial of service attacks to date, well over 600Gbps. On October 21, the same devices were used in a modified attack against Dyn authoritative DNS services resulting in disruption of around […]
Snapping Together a Carrier Grade Cloud
September 27, 2016
Today’s enterprise and hyper-scale cloud solutions will not deliver everything needed to virtualize the service providers’ networks. However, cloud solutions do provide many of the building blocks as a great starting point. Current Environment Service providers are evolving their networks and services to better meet customer needs and expectations. Hosted applications are continuously updated with […]
ETSI NFV Continues to Build Momentum
February 29, 2016
Last year I blogged about ETSI NFV Industry Specification Group (ETSI NFV) progress. The ETSI NFV body of work has become firmly established as the key reference for both global standards bodies and open source communities. Last week I was in Dublin for the thirteenth ETSI NFV plenary meeting (NFV#13) hosted by Cobham Wireless and […]
Making Network Virtualization and Carrier Ethernet Easier
February 8, 2016
A CableLabs Demonstration of SDN with OpenSource Software Seeing is believing, especially with all of the hype and limitless possibilities that new technologies promise. It is refreshing to quickly build a prototype for a real customer use case without all of the smoke and mirrors. Through an open and collaborative effort, CableLabs and BSS/OSS solutions […]