[OpenDaylight] Migrating to AKKA 2.6.X

[OpenDaylight] Migrating to AKKA 2.6.X

PANTHEON.tech has enabled OpenDaylight to migrate to the current version of AKKA, 2.6.x. Today, we will review recent changes to AKKA, which is the heart of OpenDaylight’s Clustering functionality. As the largest committer to the OpenDaylight source-code,...
EntGuard | Next-Gen Enterprise VPN

EntGuard | Next-Gen Enterprise VPN

At present, enterprises practice approaches in securing external perimeters of their networks. From centralized Virtual Private Networks (VPN), through access without a VPN to using solutions, such as EntGuard VPN. For encryption, protection, security, meet EntGuard...
[What Is] O-RAN | Open Radio Access Network

[What Is] O-RAN | Open Radio Access Network

It is a long-term goal of several enterprises, including PANTHEON.tech, to embrace an open(-source) ecosystem for network development and connectivity. An open approach to software development opens doors to all the talents around the globe, to contribute to projects...
[Thoughts] On Karaf & Its Future

[Thoughts] On Karaf & Its Future

These thoughts were originally sent on the public karaf-dev mailing list, where Robert Varga wrote a compelling opinion on what the future holds for Karaf and where its currently is headed. The text below was slightly edited from the original. With my various...
[OpenDaylight] Binding-Independent & Binding-Aware

[OpenDaylight] Binding-Independent & Binding-Aware

From the get-go, the MD-SAL architecture was split into two distinct worlds: Binding-Independent (BI, DOM) and Binding-Aware (BA, Binding). This split comes from two competing requirements: Type-safety provided by Java, for application developers who interact with...