Eron, Thanks for the advice. My understanding if Free Range Routing is a package of software that runs in linux, but not a full and true NOS right? Is pfSense 3.0 going to be dramatically different that the current version? I never considered this a NOS but more of a firewall platform with some routing capabilities. I looked into Cumulus Linux, but it seems to only run on the supported hardware which is while box switches. Can you run Cumulus Linux on a X86 server with intel NICs? Can you run Cumulus on a raspberry pi? Ideally I think I am looking to a Linux operating system that can run on multiple CPU architectures, has device support for Broadcom and other Merchant silicon switching and wifi adapters. On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 9:25 PM, Eron Lloyd <eron@mawcom.com> wrote:
I would start with following the Free Range Routing project, and related but independent (and more tangible) projects like pfSense (esp. the upcoming 3.0 release) and Cumulus Linux. Going deeper, perhaps Carrier Grade Linux, DPDK, and ONOS (all Linux Foundation projects). I think scaling vertically from CPEs to core stack is a stretch, especially if you mean a DIY approach, however.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Colton Conor" <colton.conor@gmail.com> To: "nanog" <nanog@nanog.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 9:28:13 AM Subject: Open Souce Network Operating Systems
If one were to deploy whitebox switches, X86 servers, low cost ARM and MIBPS CPE devices, and basically anything that can run linux today, what network operating system would you recommend? The goal would be to have a universal network operating system that runs across a variety of devices. From low cost residential CPE's with wifi to switches to BGP speaking routers. Is there anything that can do it all today?
I will use something like OpenWRT as an example. I don't consider this anywhere near carrier grade, but it runs on X86 and low cost routers. I don't think it will run on whitebox switches though.
Mikrotik RouterOS would be another example as it can run on low cost Routerboards, and X86 servers. But it is not opensouce.
Is there any up and coming projects to look into? -- Eron Lloyd Information Technology Director 717-344-5958 eron@mawcom.com MAW Communications, Inc.