DNOS - Drivenets Network Operating System

Cloud-native, distributed networking software, built on containerized microservices, which creates a unified, shared infrastructure over a distributed architecture.

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DriveNets Network Operating System (DNOS)

Leading the transformation to software-based networks, DriveNets Network Operating System (DNOS) virtualizes distributed networking and compute resources from white boxes and servers to create a unified, shared infrastructure that is managed as a single entity.

DNOS acts as the brain of the Network Cloud.

Built on a Linux-based OS, containerized microservices and open APIs, DNOS provides a scalable, reliable and programmable infrastructure to run data and control plane functions (routing and others), supporting multiple service offerings at scale, including routing – from core to access- and hosting for third-party services.

These virtualized functions can be fired up just like running applications in the cloud.

  • Addresses any scale with telco-grade high availability
  • Seamless integration and automation via open northbound interfaces
  • Hardware-agnostic using a hardware abstraction layer

DriveNets Orchestrator, DNOR, automates the network’s lifeCycle, supporting zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), visibility and analytics.

Cloud-native, Distributed Networking Software

Hardware Agnostic

Creates a shared resource pool by abstracting any hardware resource for multiple OCP-standard ODM white boxes

Carrier-Grade High Availability

Provides inherent support for high availability and resiliency through containers, microservices and smart clusters

Rich Set of Network Solutions

Supports core, aggregation/peering, edge, and access routing as well as hosted third-party services

Features & Benefits of DriveNets' DNOS

Cloud-native

  • Linux-based
  • User space code
  • Containerized microservices

Hardware abstraction layer

  • Any hardware component (e.g. NPU, CPU…) functions as a programmable shared resource

Cluster management

  • Node/point of delivery (PoD) management
  • Local/global high-availability (HA)
  • Large, distributed transactions and logs
  • Zero-touch provisioning (ZTP)

Internet-scale routing

  • BGP
  • ISIS
  • IPv4
  • IPv6
  • MPLS
  • Segment Routing

Resiliency, high-availability and QoS

  • Fast reroute for unicast and multicast networks
  • Smooth restart
  • Non-stop Routing (NSR)
  • Deep buffer and multiple QoS mechanisms

Configuration and management

  • Legacy interfaces and protocols (CLI, SNMP, syslog)
  • Open standard interfaces (NETCONF/YANG, gNMI/gRPC, open APIs)

Hosting platform for network-centric services

  • Shared, open and automated infrastructure
  • Hosting multiple network-centric services – (DriveNets and third-party)
  • Anytime, anywhere, at any scale

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  • For any compute service
  • For any network-intensive service like security (firewall, DDoS protection) or 5G (network slicing, segment routing)

Programmable data, control and management planes

  • Full abstraction
  • Rich set of protocols
  • Open northbound interfaces for automation, configuration and telemetry

High-scale

  • Separation of data and control planes, microservices and containers

Optimized use of resources

  • Any service on any port

Carrier-grade scale and QoS for the largest networks

  • Minimal downtime
  • Immediate reaction to any issues
  • Faster upgrade cycle

Chassis demystified

  • Detailed view into PoD interfaces

Configuration and management

  • Legacy interfaces and protocols (CLI, SNMP, syslog)
  • Open standard interfaces (NETCONF/YANG, gNMI/gRPC, open APIs)

Agile infrastructure for telco and edge cloud

  • Scalable services
  • Hardware-assisted accelerator for telco edge/5G/cloud applications and services

Improve network economics

  • Reduce hardware costs
  • Improve network utilization
  • Avoid port loss between network layers
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