SAN JOSE, Calif., July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Altera
Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced the company has joined
the Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV), a carrier-grade, integrated,
open source flexible platform intended to accelerate the
introduction of new products and services using NFV (network
function virtualization). As an open source project, OPNFV is
positioned to bring together the work of standards bodies, open
source communities and commercial suppliers to deliver a de facto
standard open source NFV platform for the industry.
NFV uses IT virtualization technologies to virtualize entire
classes of network node functions into building blocks that may be
connected, or chained, to create communication services. Altera
will join working groups inside the OPNFV to expand the use of FPGA
accelerators in virtual machines running different software and
processes on top of industry-standard, high-volume servers, storage
and cloud computing infrastructure.
"FPGAs can be used to 'super-charge' virtual machine
applications while saving on power, making them an excellent fit
for the NFV industry," said Francis
Chow, vice president and general manager of the
Communications Business Unit for Altera. "At the same time,
FPGAs can reduce capital and operational expenditures, speed
service and improve product introduction times for NFV
applications, providing a more efficient solution."
FPGAs act as accelerators by offloading compute workloads, using
less power than general-purpose graphics processing units (GPGPUs)
and central processor units (CPUs) —which helps data centers run
cooler. FPGA- and SoC-based solutions are already accelerating
servers in the data center in search and convolutional neural
networks applications.
"OPNFV is about collaboration from a diverse group of players
from across the industry to craft an open platform that we can all
use to accelerate NFV," said Heather
Kirksey, director, OPNFV. "We are excited to welcome new
silver member, Altera, who is poised to help us implement the goals
of open source NFV."
The OPNFV's Work Benefits Service Providers
Initial
interest in working with the OPNFV has come from the network
service provider community, including OPNFV founding members
AT&T, China Mobile, NTT DOCOMO, Telecom Italia and Vodafone,
among others. In addition, other industries, such as the financial
services industry, large enterprises and cloud service providers
are showing interest in exploiting the NFV benefits.
About Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV)
Open Platform for
NFV is a carrier-grade, integrated, open source reference platform
intended to accelerate the introduction of new products and
services using NFV. It brings together service providers, vendors
and users to collaborate in an open forum on advancing the
state-of-the-art in NFV. For more information, please visit:
http://www.opnfv.org.
OPNFV is a Collaborative Project at The Linux Foundation. Linux
Foundation Collaborative Projects are independently funded software
projects that harness the power of collaborative development to
fuel innovation across industries and ecosystems.
www.linuxfoundation.org.
About Altera
Altera® programmable solutions enable
designers of electronic systems to rapidly and cost effectively
innovate, differentiate and win in their markets. Altera offers
FPGA, SoC, CPLD, and complementary technologies, such as
power solutions to provide high-value solutions to customers
worldwide. Visit Altera at www.altera.com.
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Altera Corporation
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