The past year marks a significant milestone for the OpenDaylight project as it celebrates its eleventh anniversary, a testament to its resilience and impact within the open networking ecosystem. Featured in the 2024 LF Networking Annual Report, OpenDaylight continues to thrive, delivering impactful advancements and fostering a strong community of contributors.
Here are the highlights from OpenDaylight’s journey in the past year:
- ODL issued its 21st release, “2024.09 Scandium,” which includes:
- Java 21
- Lightweight Netty-based RESTCONF Northbound
- OpenAPI is now highly scalable
- Preparatory work for better Kubernetes (K8s) integration
- Community is focused on the 22nd release, “2025.03 Titanium,” with:
- Migration from Akka to Apache Pekko ready
- RFC8639 Subscribed Notifications being worked on
- Datastore persistence and scalability improvements planned
Looking ahead, the community is focused on bringing:
- BGP/LS container images still planned
- Developments continue on optical network control to extend support for the most widely adopted standards
- Additional support from downstream consumers continues to be of critical importance
This incredible journey showcases OpenDaylight’s commitment to advancing SDN technologies and meeting the evolving needs of the networking community.
Read the Full 2024 LF Networking Annual Report
The OpenDaylight update is just one piece of the exciting developments from LF Networking this year. To learn more about our projects and how they are shaping the future of open networking, read the full 2024 LF Networking Annual Report here.
