<s>
The	O
Open	B-Application
Network	I-Application
Install	I-Application
Environment	I-Application
(	O
ONIE	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
"	O
install	O
environment	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
enhanced	O
boot	B-Application
loader	I-Application
utilizing	O
facilities	O
in	O
a	O
Linux/BusyBox	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
small	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
allows	O
end-users	O
and	O
channel	O
partners	O
to	O
install	O
a	O
network	B-Protocol
operating	I-Protocol
system	I-Protocol
as	O
part	O
of	O
data	O
center	O
provisioning	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
servers	B-Application
are	O
provisioned	O
with	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
of	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ONIE	B-Application
enables	O
network	B-Protocol
switch	I-Protocol
hardware	O
suppliers	O
,	O
distributors	O
and	O
resellers	O
to	O
manage	O
their	O
operations	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
hardware	O
stock	O
keeping	O
unit	O
(	O
SKUs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
in	O
turn	O
creates	O
economies	O
of	O
scale	O
in	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
distribution	O
,	O
stocking	O
,	O
and	O
return	O
merchandise	O
authorization	O
(	O
RMA	O
)	O
enabling	O
an	O
ecosystem	O
of	O
both	O
network	O
hardware	O
and	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
alternatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ONIE	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Cumulus	O
Networks	O
(	O
now	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
NVIDIA	O
)	O
in	O
2012	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
adopted	O
by	O
the	O
Open	B-Operating_System
Compute	I-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
