The telecom industry will get its first view of the Open Compute Project (OCP) carrier grade CG-OpenRack-19 specification featuring ADLINK’s OCP-ACCEPTED™ OpenSled configuration using the latest Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with Intel® C620 Series Chipsets, formerly codenamed Purley (Skylake-SP and Lewisburg). The CG-OpenRack-19 specification is the result of OCP’s Telecom Working Group, which develops open architecture for carrier grade, frame-level solutions. The open architecture for CG-OpenRack-19based on the Radisys® contributed OCP-ACCEPTED™ OpenRack specification and ADLINK’s OCP-ACCEPTED™ OpenSled specificationwill be on display in the OCP Experience Zone, Booth FA13B, Hall 22b, at the international Broadband World Forum on October 24-26 in Berlin, Germany.
The OCP-ACCEPTED™ OpenRack, OpenSled configuration marks a significant milestone in the evolution of OCP CG-OpenRack-19 as it continues the expansion of OCP-CG open architectures. The specification offers telecom data center operators the benefits of open platform standards combined with the needed carrier-grade and environmental enhancements required for Edge Computing in telecom data center environments. The open system approach drives innovation in the market and allows operators to avoid vendor lock-in that comes with propriety solutions.
“As the networking and communications market continues to transform itself into a virtualized network, including Edge Computing technologies, the need for operators to integrate multiple hardware and software assets is one of the most critical factors in NFV/SDN and Multi-access Edge Computing deployments in the next few years,” said Jeff Sharpe, director, strategic product planning at ADLINK.
“Non-proprietary open architecture enables a broad spectrum of partners and suppliers, while reducing their total cost of ownership,” said Bryan Sadowski, vice president, FlowEngine and DCEngine, Radisys. “Based on collaboration with our CSP customers and partners, OCP for carrier-grade deployments is one of the best ways to reduce costs and provide faster time-to-market. Radisys is commited to enabling open telecom solutions in this emerging ecosystem.”
ADLINK and Radisys are active members in OCP and have been instrumental in defining a technology path to an open architecture solution for the telecom industry. Radisys laid the foundation for the OCP-ACCEPTED™ CG-OpenRack-19 spec by submitting definitions for the frame, power, interconnect and sled dimensions. Its DCEngine™ is the industry’s first open hardware solution based on the specification.
The OCP-ACCEPTED™ OpenSled spec, based on ADLINK’s OCCERA (Open Compute Carrier-grade Edge Reference Architecture), enhances the original spec by providing definitions for the internal configuration options of the CG-OpenRack-19 sled, including options for key appliances to utilize additional components inside the sled.
The ADLINK sled displayed with the OCP CG-OpenRack-19 implementation at the Broadband World Forum will feature the latest Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with Intel® C620 Series Chipsets. The platform provides compelling benefits across a broad variety of use models, including big data, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, enterprise-class IT, cloud, storage, communication and Internet of Things (IoT). Feature enhancements over previous versions of Intel® Xeon® Processor-based platforms include 1.5x memory bandwidth, integrated network/fabric and optional integrated accelerators.
“The collaboration on the OCP CG-OpenRack-19 between Radisys and ADLINK is an exciting and much anticipated milestone in the realization of a carrier-grade open architecture for the telecom market,” said Bill Carter, chief technology officer at the OCP Foundation. “Working closely with the service provider community, ADLINK and Radisys are delivering innovation and driving openness.”
“Our OpenSled design integrates smoothly with the OpenRack specification,” said Sharpe. “It’s designed mainly for network deployed products for telecom specific applications, for example: DPI, security, policy, media and transcoding.”
Sharpe added that ADLINK will continue its collaboration efforts, which will allow the company to provide useful specifications for full-width sleds, storage and other key technologies consistent with OCP-CG infrastructure.
To download ADLINK’s OCP-ACCEPTED™ OpenSled specification or Radisys’ CG-OpenRack-19 specification, visit the OCP website at
www.opencompute.org/wiki/Telcos#Approved.
For more information on ADLINK’s OCCERA, visit
www.adlinktech.com/OCCERA/.