Sophia Antipolis, 29 July 2024

We are thrilled to announce our latest official release of OpenSlice, proudly brought to you by ETSI Software Development Group OpenSlice (SDG OSL). This marks our first release under the ETSI umbrella, reflecting our commitment to excellence and innovation in the field of open-source Operations Support System (OSS) solutions.

We want to keep the community’s interest on par with our highest passion and expectation to revolutionize the way Network as a Service (NaaS) is delivered, and our latest release is a testament to our dedication! With this new release, we introduce significant changes aimed at enhancing user engagement and addressing the contemporary needs of both research and industry sectors on the matter.

"The latest OpenSlice 2024Q2 version is a manifest to our commitment to pave the way for modern telco-cloud requirements, seamless integration and reference implementations for 6G" - Christos Tranoris, Senior Research at UPATRAS and Chair of ETSI SDG OSL.

Key Highlights of the Release

  • Cloud native support: OpenSlice can be deployed via docker compose and HELM Chart.
  • Native Kubernetes support: OpenSlice can now create and manage Custom Resources (CRs) and offer them as a Service. Also, it is able to deploy Services based on HELM Charts to target Kubernetes clusters.
  • Enhanced NFVO primitive support: OpenSlice can now automatically extract and display a list of available (VNF-level) primitives. It also offers a dedicated UI that enables seamless primitive execution.
  • Service characteristics’ exposure revision: The transition of service characteristics between related services underwent a major revision to properly reflect and isolate customer and resource facing aspects.
  • Robustness and Performance enhancements: The latest release introduces several bugfixes, code testing extension, automated pipelines to validate the developed code and performance centric component enhancements.

How to run OpenSlice version 2024Q2

To get your hands onto the new OpenSlice 2024Q2 version in your own environment, you may read the detailed Deployment Guide, both for Docker and Kubernetes.

To Learn More

If you want to know more about OpenSlice 2024Q2, you may:

Join us in OSL#1 Hackfest during the ETSI SNS4SNS in Sophia Antipolis

The OpenSlice community will meet on 12-14 November in Sophia Antipolis, France, along with the other ETSI SDGs, for the Software and Standards for Smart Networks and Services Conference & Hackfests (SNS4SNS) and the OSL#1 Hackfest. This is a great opportunity for participants to familiarize with the undergoing software and standards efforts, explore the synergies between different ETSI SDGs and acquire some hands-on experience. See more details and register today!

We would like to thank the OSL community for the valuable feedback on the initial Release 0 of OSL. Our entire OSL team sincerely appreciates the community comments and has worked diligently to address them in this new 2024Q2 Release. We are confident that this update not only meets but exceeds your expectations, pushing the boundaries of what OSL can achieve.

We look forward to your feedback as we strive to meet once more your expectations.

Join us on this journey to advance the future of telco-cloud with Open Source Software.

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