<s>
The	O
OpenDaylight	B-Application
Project	I-Application
is	O
a	O
collaborative	O
open-source	B-License
project	O
hosted	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
software-defined	O
networking	O
(	O
SDN	O
)	O
for	O
open	O
,	O
centralized	O
,	O
computer	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
device	O
monitoring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
The	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
announced	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
the	O
OpenDaylight	B-Application
Project	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
community-led	O
and	O
industry-supported	O
,	O
open-source	B-License
platform	O
to	O
accelerate	O
adoption	O
&	O
innovation	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
software-defined	O
networking	O
(	O
SDN	O
)	O
and	O
network	O
functions	O
virtualization	O
(	O
NFV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
's	O
founding	O
members	O
were	O
Big	O
Switch	O
Networks	O
,	O
Brocade	O
,	O
Cisco	O
,	O
Citrix	B-Application
,	O
Ericsson	O
,	O
IBM	O
,	O
Juniper	O
Networks	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
NEC	O
,	O
Red	O
Hat	O
and	O
VMware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaction	O
to	O
the	O
goals	O
of	O
open	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
and	O
administration	O
by	O
The	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
have	O
been	O
mostly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
Carbon	O
release	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
estimated	O
that	O
over	O
1	O
billion	O
subscribers	O
accessing	O
OpenDaylight-based	O
networks	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
usage	O
within	O
large	O
enterprises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
dedicated	O
OpenDaylight	B-Application
Wiki	O
,	O
and	O
mailing	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
modular	O
,	O
open-source	B-License
platform	O
for	O
automating	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
modularity	O
are	O
over	O
50	O
projects	O
,	O
which	O
address	O
&	O
extend	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
networks	O
managed	O
by	O
OpenDaylight	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
there	O
were	O
three	O
tiers	O
of	O
membership	O
for	O
OpenDaylight	B-Application
:	O
Platinum	O
,	O
Gold	O
and	O
Silver	O
,	O
with	O
varying	O
levels	O
of	O
commitment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
OpenDaylight	B-Application
became	O
a	O
project	O
within	O
the	O
LF	O
Networking	O
Foundation	O
,	O
which	O
consolidated	O
membership	O
across	O
multiple	O
projects	O
into	O
a	O
common	O
governance	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
OpenDaylight	B-Application
members	O
became	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
LF	O
Networking	O
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
