 |
|
DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY /
|
Breaking News -
Networking:
OSDL Announces Requirements
Definition For Next-Gen. CGL
The Open Source Development Lab (OSDL), a global consortium of leading
technology companies dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux,
announced availability of OSDL Carrier Grade Linux Requirements Definition
version 2.0 (CGL 2.0). The Lab also announced support for the latest CGL
requirements definition by leading telecommunications network equipment
providers Alcatel, Cisco, Ericsson, NEC and Nokia.
"The next breakthrough market for Linux is in the telecommunications
industry," said Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL. "The OSDL Carrier Grade Working
Group continues to work closely with network operators, telecommunications
equipment manufacturers and network equipment manufacturers to define
requirements that will make Linux the standard operating system for
telecommunication carriers. The OSDL CGL 2.0 definition puts Linux in the top
tier of preferred operating platforms."
This latest requirements definition for next-generation carrier grade Linux
offers major advances in security, high availability and clustering. Some of
the world's largest network equipment providers are committing to deliver
products that incorporate the latest OSDL carrier grade Linux requirements
definition.
"Alcatel builds carrier grade solutions for enterprise and telecom service
providers. Linux is the most promising standard for operating systems and has
a bright future to replace proprietary solutions," said Christof Ebert,
director of Software Coordination. "Alcatel has contributed to the CGL 2.0
requirements definition, particularly on the clustering and security aspects.
These requirements are a new step in strengthening Linux for use in our
carrier class solutions."
"Ericsson has actively contributed to the OSDL V 2.0 requirements for
Carrier
Grade Linux," said Dr. Jan Uddenfeldt, CTO of Ericsson. "We are very committed
to CGL as the basis for an open and robust operating system for telecom
applications."
"OSDL CGL 2.0 will enable the development of carrier-grade-quality mobile
network systems within a shorter period of time," said Yoshitake Matsuo,
associate senior vice president and head of the Mobile Network Business unit
at NEC. "NEC has already developed new packet core products, including
SGSN/GGSN for 3G networks, using the new CGL-based communications platform.
While paying close attention to feedback from the market, we will continue to
work on the further development and upgrade of CGL."
"At Nokia, we have long been committed to open standards for our network
elements," said Vesa Tykkylainen, vice president of Nokia Networks. "Our
active support of OSDL's Carrier Grade Linux 2.0 requirements is consistent
with our strategy to provide greater value to our customers and meet their
carrier grade needs by using CGL with its high availability features."
The latest OSDL CGL requirements definition defines more than 40 new and
enhanced features to support Linux as a carrier grade platform. It is a
significant advance on the first version of CGL originally published at
LinuxWorld in San Francisco in August 2002. The industry's major Linux
operating system vendors, including MontaVista, Red Hat, SuSE and United
Linux, have all announced previous support for CGL.
OSDL CGL 2.0 requirements definition is divided into three sections:
- Clustering -- covers early fault detection, failure confinement, fault
localization, failure notification as well as logical model descriptions for
distributed data access.
- Security -- includes requirements for minimized performance degradation
and
availability of Quality of Protection (QoP) options.
- General systems -- including hardware support, compatibility with other
specifications such as Linux Standard Base (LSB), POSIX, Service Availability
Forum (SAForum), HPI, tools such as kernel debuggers, and layered support for
SNMP over IPv6.
The OSDL CGL Requirements Definition, available free online from OSDL at
www.osdl.org, is a public reference
blueprint for Linux
distributions,
large end users or Linux kernel developers to build Linux kernel features and
associated libraries that are required by telecommunication carriers in their
next-generation infrastructure. The definition does not cover carrier
applications, which are under development by commercial vendors and open
source project members.
The latest CGL Requirements Definition was developed with key contributions
from leading Linux distribution companies.
"MontaVista Software is very committed to the success of the OSDL Carrier
Grade Linux Specification," said James Ready, CEO and president of MontaVista
Software. "The OSDL CGL 2.0 specification is a significant step forward in
security and availability functionality, and MontaVista will continue to
collaborate with OSDL members and the Open Source community to deliver a CGL
2.0 implementation that meets the needs of our global communication
customers."
"SuSE, as a member of the OSDL CGL Working Group, was able to contribute
feedback from its vast experience in deploying Linux servers," said Joe
Eckert, vice president of Corporate Communications for SuSE Linux. "SuSE Linux
CGL Edition was based on the first OSDL CGL specification. We plan to continue
to sell into telecommunications carriers and will look to the OSDL CGL
requirements in designing our future products."
|