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SCOPE Alliance Expands Membership to Promote Carrier Grade Base Platforms

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The SCOPE Alliance, an association of leading network equipment providers, has welcomed four new members: Sun Microsystems, Wind River, GoAhead Software, and Interphase. This expansion brings the total number of members to eight, including Huawei Technologies, Lucent Technologies, Intel, and Diversified Technologies. The SCOPE Alliance aims to promote the availability and interoperability of open Carrier Grade Base Platforms based on Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) building blocks.

Key Takeaways:

  • The SCOPE Alliance has grown to eight members, with the addition of Sun Microsystems, Wind River, GoAhead Software, and Interphase.
  • The alliance defines and publishes profiles and perceived gaps in existing open specifications to enable the creation of compatible building blocks and base platforms.
  • The published gaps serve as input to specifications organizations, helping to shape future activities.
  • Companies can join the SCOPE Alliance to work side-by-side with leading network equipment providers and experts to promote the next generation of open specifications.
  • SCOPE Alliance members participate in selected projects and can directly influence the course of the network equipment provider industry.
  • Since its inception in early 2006, the SCOPE Alliance has published a technical position paper, including a "reference architecture," an ATCA Profile, and a Linux profile.
  • The alliance's mission is to enable and promote the availability of open Carrier Grade Base Platforms based on COTS hardware & software building blocks and to promote interoperability.

Statistics:

  • Eight members have joined the SCOPE Alliance as of its announcement.
  • Four new members (Sun Microsystems, Wind River, GoAhead Software, and Interphase) have joined in addition to the four founding members (Huawei Technologies, Lucent Technologies, Intel, and Diversified Technologies).
  • The SCOPE Alliance has published three key documents: a technical position paper, a "reference architecture," and an ATCA Profile, as well as a Linux profile.

Sources:

  • SCOPE Alliance press release (date not specified)
  • SCOPE Alliance website: http://www.SCOPE-Alliance.org

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