New Open Rack Spec Hits the Sweet Spot for Telecom (.PDF Download)

May 4, 2017
New Open Rack Spec Hits the Sweet Spot for Telecom (.PDF Download)

The telecom industry is undergoing a rapid transformation from the traditional central office to virtualized data centers. This transformation is driven by demand for real-time service delivery and associated CapEx and OpEx savings. The resulting migration from purpose-built systems to disaggregated applications, control, and infrastructure is driving a broader ecosystem that’s increasingly using open solutions—including both open-source software and hardware.

The Open Compute Project (OCP) has a mission to deliver open-source hardware that meets the demands of multiple industries and provides greater choice, customization options, and cost savings. One working group within the OCP is focused on addressing the open-source hardware needs of the telecom industry, leveraging the Open Compute Project base model with applications and optimizations for central offices and service-provider-oriented data centers.

The CG-OpenRack-19 specification, a contribution from Radisys, recently gained OCP-ACCEPTED status. CG-OpenRack-19 is a scalable, carrier-grade, rack-level system that integrates high-performance compute, storage, and networking in a standard rack.

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