Open Broadband (OB) is a set of independent projects that use a modified IPR Policy and possibly a different software license (which means they have their own participant agreement). An OB project may also allow membership by companies or individuals who are not currently BBF members.
Go to: Open Broadband OverviewWhile Open
Broadband is not a real work area (with work area director, etc.), this page is being created to provide BBF members with an easy way to get information on current OB projects.Current work includes:
Open Broadband-Broadband Access Abstraction (OB-BAA)
The Open Broadband-Broadband Access Abstraction (OB-BAA) is an open source project that specifies the Northbound Interfaces (NBI), Core Components and Southbound Adapter Interfaces (SAI) for functions associated with the access network devices (e.g., configuration, reporting, alarms) that have been virtualized. Inherent in the OB-BAA project is the ability to pull differing access device types, including legacy implementations, together under a single network and service management &control umbrella to be exposed to management elements such as the SDN Management and/or Control and Element Management Systems.
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