Open Networking Foundation

<p>The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) was a non-profit <a href="/facts/Network_operator/6Tt5J4TF">operator</a>-led consortium. It used an open source business model aimed at promoting networking through <a href="/facts/Software-defined_networking/MJGFxyoj">software-defined networking</a> (SDN) and standardizing the <a href="/facts/OpenFlow/2ca9lpFG">OpenFlow</a> protocol and related technologies. The standards-setting and SDN-promotion group was formed out of recognition that <a href="/facts/Cloud_computing/guhg0FGV">cloud computing</a> will blur the distinctions between computers and networks. The initiative was meant to speed innovation through simple software changes in telecommunications networks, wireless networks, data centers and other networking areas.
</p><p>In December 2023, ONF announced it was merging with the <a href="/facts/Linux_Foundation/5wbe2Vp0"> Linux Foundation (LF)</a>. Three of ONF's projects - LF Broadband, Aether and P4 - were transferred to the Linux Foundation and would be e subject to a new governance structure. As part of the merger, ONF handed over $5 million in funding to staff and operate their projects.
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Open Networking Foundation