Open WiFi - Break free from Vendor Lock-in

What is OpenWiFi?

Seperating Access Point Hardware from Software

OpenWiFi is a community-developed, disaggregated Wi-Fi software system, offered as free open-source software, that includes both a cloud SDK and an Enterprise-grade Service Provider Access Point (AP) firmware, designed and validated to work seamlessly together.

To learn more about the features, benefits and applications of OpenWiFi, listen to our podcast "OpenWiFi: The Future of Seamless & Scalable Enterprise Connectivity" where we interviewed Jack Raynor, Senior Technology Consultant at Meta, and Co-Chair of the TIP OpenWiFi Project and Andrew Westerman, Vice President, International Sales, IO by HFCL on this topic.
 

OcNOS CELL SITE ROUTER (CSR)

IP Infusion

Disaggregated Cell Site Gateways transform 5G networks by expanding mobile bandwidth capacity without losing compatibility with legacy networks. Such solutions allow for seamless migration while controlling costs. IP Infusion’s OcNOS CSR is a complete carrier class, Cell Site Router (CSR) solution, aligning with the Telecom Infra Project’s (TIP) Disaggregated Cell Site Gateway technical specification.

The technical specification provides detailed requirements for CSR devices that operators can deploy in current and future generations of wireless transport networks.

• Extremely compact, low-power design
• Flexible form factors for both indoor and outdoor deployments
• 1 RU small form factor ODM hardware with depth <300mm
• Front-to-back as well as side-to-side airflow
• Low power consumption, minimum <100W, typical <200W, maximum 250W
• Low latency forwarding
• Precise frequency and phase/time synchronization using the latest industry standards
• NETCONF/OpenConfig standards based management interface

OpenWiFi

An industry movement for accelerating Wi-Fi infrastructure innovation

The OpenWiFi software tech stack incorporates advanced Enterprise and Carrier-grade features, including open, standardized APIs and data models (AP & Controller); scalable mobility & Wi-Fi meshing; extensible Radio Resource Management (RRM); Passpoint (802.11u) and OpenRoaming; configuration, telemetry & analytics, and much more.
 

The community oversees and ensures OpenWiFi based products are compliant with the software tech stack.

Compliance testing includes:

• Each access point hardware SKU passes software capability testing
• Cloud solutions can interwork with any OpenWiFi compliant access point
• Software products properly implement the OpenWiFi cloud controller SDK northbound API
• Multi-vendor OpenWiFi networks interoperate as expected. (meshing, RRM, etc.)

Software

Overview and Benefits of OcNOS Cell Site Router