DANOS

What is DANOS?

The Disaggregated Network Operating System (DANOS) is a unified network operating system designed to drive innovation across the networking stack. DANOS is based on Vyatta and utilizes the Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK), enabling high-performance packet forwarding at line rates up to 10 gigabits per second. As part of The Linux Foundation, DANOS facilitates community collaboration across network hardware, forwarding, and operating system layers, providing a more open, cost-effective, and flexible alternative to traditional networking equipment. By incorporating contributions from complementary open-source communities, DANOS aims to establish a standardized distributed Network Operating System (NOS) to accelerate the adoption and use of white box solutions within service providers' infrastructures

Highlights

• High-performance packet forwarding at line rates up to 10G, enabled by DPDK
• Collaborative open-source development across network hardware, forwarding, and OS layers
• Standardized distributed Network Operating System (NOS) for white box adoption
• Cost-effective and flexible alternative to traditional networking equipment
• Based on Vyatta, a community-driven network virtualization platform