OcNOS CP 7.0: The Proven Control Plane Foundation for Next-Generation Networking Products

Building next-generation networking systems is a race against time. Delays and missing protocol capabilities directly impact market success. Yet developing a robust, carrier-grade network control plane from scratch is complex, resource-intensive, and risky. OcNOS CP 7.0 solves this problem with a proven foundation built on more than 25 years of real-world deployment experience.

OcNOS CP — formerly known as ZebOS — is IP Infusion’s production-ready networking control plane source code platform. It gives networking vendors, system integrators, and enterprises building connected systems the protocol stack, management interfaces, and operational tooling they need to accelerate product development — without starting from zero.

From Idea to Deployment, Faster

Every organization building a networking product faces a fundamental choice: build the entire protocol stack in-house, or leverage a proven platform and focus engineering resources on differentiation.

OcNOS CP 7.0 makes that choice straightforward. With over 600 features and 200+ protocols spanning L2, L3, MPLS, Segment Routing, EVPN-VXLAN, and VPN services, teams that adopt OcNOS CP can accelerate time-to-market by 12–18 months compared to building from the ground up.

Approach Time to Market Protocol Coverage Support Model
Build in-house 3–5 years Limited by team scope Internal only
Open-source assembly 1–3 years Variable; integration risk Community
OcNOS CP 7.0 6–18 months 600+ features, 200+ protocols 24×7 TAC + roadmap

What OcNOS CP 7.0 Includes

OcNOS CP is not a partial toolkit or a collection of open-source components. It is a complete, production-grade control plane that includes:

  • Layer 2 — 802.1Q VLANs, RSTP/MSTP, LACP, MC-LAG, LLDP
  • Layer 3 — IPv4/IPv6 unicast and multicast, OSPFv2/v3, IS-IS, BGP-4, RIP, PIM-SM/SSM
  • MPLS — LDP, RSVP-TE, Segment Routing (SR-MPLS), SR-TE, Flex-Algo
  • VPN services — L3VPN, VPLS, EVPN, VXLAN, BGP-LU
  • High availability — BFD, graceful restart, VRRP, NSR, NSF
  • Management — NETCONF/YANG, gNMI, OpenConfig, SNMP, CLI
  • OAM and assurance — TWAMP, Y.1731, Y.1564, IP SLA

Two Purpose-Built Bundles in OcNOS CP 7.0

OcNOS CP 7.0 introduces two pre-integrated control plane bundles aligned to the most common deployment architectures:

OcNOS-CP-SR-MPLS Bundle

Designed for service provider networks migrating from LDP to Segment Routing. This bundle delivers complete SR-MPLS functionality — eliminating LDP and RSVP-TE complexity while enabling deterministic path control, reduced label state, and seamless support for both legacy L3VPN and modern EVPN services.

OcNOS CP 7.0 — SR-MPLS Bundle IS-IS / OSPF IGP with SR extensions SR-MPLS + SR-TE Flex-Algo • TI-LFA BGP + EVPN L3VPN • VPLS • BGP-LU Management NETCONF • gNMI • CLI Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) Platform-independent API • Supports Broadcom, Marvell, Intel, and custom silicon Your Hardware Platform White-box • Custom ODM • ONIE-enabled • Merchant silicon
OcNOS CP 7.0 SR-MPLS bundle architecture: production-grade control plane modules above a hardware abstraction layer, deployable on any ONIE-capable platform.

OcNOS-CP-EVPN-VXLAN Bundle

Designed for data center and campus deployments requiring scalable, automated overlay networking. This bundle expands beyond the 4K VLAN limitation to 16 million VNIDs, enables control-plane MAC learning over L3 Clos fabrics, and simplifies provisioning with standards-based EVPN signaling.

Who Uses OcNOS CP

OcNOS CP is trusted by over 300 networking product companies worldwide, including well-known security and networking vendors who embed it as their routing protocol foundation. Customers include OEMs building custom white-box platforms, ODMs integrating merchant silicon with software, and cloud operators requiring full source-code access for deep customization.

More Than Source Code: A Product with a Roadmap

Unlike services-driven or community open-source approaches, OcNOS CP follows a structured product release model with a defined roadmap. Customers receive:

  • Full source-code access with modular architecture for customization
  • 24×7 TAC support from IP Infusion’s engineering team
  • Regular releases aligned to emerging protocol standards
  • Access to IP Infusion’s broader OcNOS ecosystem for integration testing

Miguel Alonso is Chief Product and Marketing Officer at IP Infusion. Connect on LinkedIn.

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