Why OpenLAN Matters
Enterprise networking has relied on proprietary systems that limit choice. OpenLAN takes a different approach.
Enable Choice
Hardware, software, and cloud flexibility across vendors.
Multi-Vendor Ready
Interoperability designed in from the start.
Reduce Lock-In
Disaggregation cuts costs and increases freedom.
Production Validated
Real deployments, proven solutions, collaborative ecosystem.
Production-Proven at Scale
Real Deployments
100+
Hardware SKUs
Interoperable devices available today
2-3x
Annual Growth
Deployment expansion year over year
2021
Launch Year
TIP community initiative started
Broad Coverage
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Enterprise campuses
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Hospitality and multi-dwelling units
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Retail and distributed locations
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Educational institutions
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Service provider networks
Shared Infrastructure
Foundations enable innovation while maintaining interoperability and scale across the ecosystem.
Open Source
Repositories and maintainership for ecosystem collaboration
Validation
Automated testing ensures production-grade reliability
Reference Models
Deployment architectures and best practices
Centralized PKI
Manufacturing-to-cloud onboarding infrastructure
TIP Governance
Technical oversight and community standards
How We Work
OpenLAN operates under open governance with TIP, with its strategic direction guided by our Project Steering Committee (PSC). We welcome participation across the ecosystem. Join Subgroups, contribute code, and share your deployment experience.
Project Group Structure
Within OpenLAN, there are three Subgroups that focus on specific workstreams to drive the Project Group's strategic goals.
OpenWiFi: Cloud-Managed Access
What OpenWiFi Provides
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Open-source access point software
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Cloud-based management and control
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Secure certificate-based onboarding
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Centralized configuration and monitoring
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Open APIs for integrations
Software runs across wide range of hardware platforms. Enables true multi-vendor Wi-Fi deployments.
Who It Serves
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Enterprises with large Wi-Fi networks
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Service providers delivering managed Wi-Fi
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Hardware vendors building interoperable APs
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Integrators deploying multi-vendor solutions
OpenLAN Switching
OpenLAN Switching extends the OpenLAN ecosystem by delivering open, interoperable Ethernet switching for enterprise and SMB networks. The subgroup focuses on the design, development, and validation of disaggregated LAN switching systems built on open network operating systems, white-box hardware, and standardized management interfaces.
Ethernet is the wired foundation of enterprise connectivity. OpenLAN Switching complements OpenWiFi and OpenLAN Gateway by enabling a complete in-building networking stack — Wi-Fi + LAN + WAN — with:
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Open-source network operating system support
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White-box and merchant silicon switch compatibility
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Cloud-managed provisioning, monitoring, and lifecycle management
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Standardized control and management interfaces
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Automation for scalable campus, branch, and managed LAN deployments
Example Use Cases:
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SOHO/SMB cloud-managed LAN
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Branch switching for APs, users, guests, and IoT
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Enterprise/campus switching with centralized policy and automation
OpenLAN Gateway
The OpenLAN Gateway (OLG) mission is to extend the OpenLAN ecosystem by delivering an open-source, interoperable router-firewall and WAN gateway platform, The OLG Subgroup is an open-source community for the design, development, and validation of open and disaggregated WAN gateway systems.
Wi-Fi and Ethernet already form the foundation of enterprise and SMB networks. OLG complements OpenWiFi and OpenLAN Switching by enabling a complete in-building enterprise networking stack (WiFi + LAN + WAN) with:
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Rich routing and security capabilities.
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Flexible deployment on whitebox hardware, hypervisors, or cloud-based gateways.
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Open-source network operating system (OLG-NOS) integrated with uCentral for unified management.
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Support for third-party applications (VMs, containers) for guest access, IoT middleware, etc.
Example Use Cases:
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SOHO: AP + LAN + Gateway, 2Gbps WAN
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Branch: 10's APs, 1–5 switches, 1 gateway, 10Gbps WAN (Initial project focus)
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Large Enterprise: 100+ APs, 10+ switches, HA Gateway Pair, 50Gbps WAN
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Target SMB/Middleprise
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Cloud Management (uCentral), Open Source NOS
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Range of hardware options (Small/Medium/Large)
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Rich router and security feature set
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Ability to run third party applications (VMs/Containers)
How to Engage
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Deploy solutions
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Provide feedback
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Influence roadmap priorities
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Validate devices
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Support open NOS
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Participate in interoperability
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Integrate analytics and security
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Build with Open APIs
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Deliver managed services
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Standardize operations
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Contribute best practices
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Contribute code and testing
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Participate in discussions
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OpenLAN's Co-Chairs & Project Steering Committee
The OpenLAN Co-Chairs, each of whom is a member of the OpenLAN Project Steering Committee (PSC), provide overall leadership for the Project Group, guiding its direction and day-to-day operations. They ensure alignment with Telecom Infra Project governance and act as the primary point of coordination with TIP’s Board of Directors on Project Group priorities and community alignment.
In addition, the PSC is an elected group of industry leaders that shapes the project’s technical and strategic direction. The PSC, shown below, helps ensure OpenLAN’s open-source networking solutions remain collaborative, high-quality, and aligned with a shared technical roadmap.
Supporting this work, Subgroup Co-Leads lead execution within their respective focus areas, coordinating contributors, advancing technical initiatives, and delivering progress across key workstreams.
Steve Martin
Shasta Cloud
PSC Chairman
Howard Buzick
American Bandwidth
Teng Tai Hsu
Accton / Edgecore Networks
Mohsin Maqsood
WorldVue
Karl May
Join Digital
John McBrayne
CIG / Actiontec
Sachin Mehra
Inventum
Gidi Navon
Marvell
Jack Raynor
NetExperience, a Pavlov Media company
Jaspreet Sachdev
Kinara Systems
Technical Project Manager
OpenLAN Subgroup Leadership
TIP OpenWiFi is the first project developed and contributed by the OpenLAN community. OpenWiFi is a community-developed, disaggregated Wi-Fi software system, offered as free open-source software, that includes both a cloud controller SDK and an Enterprise-grade Access Point (AP) firmware, designed and validated to work seamlessly together.
Subgroup Leadership
Jaspreet Sachdev (Kinara Systems)
Marcel Chenier (NetExperience,
a Pavlov Media company)
Sachin Mehra
(Inventum)
OpenLAN Switching (OLS)
OpenLAN Switching is building on the foundation of OpenWiFi, to expand the project to provide a unified solution for LAN switches that has all the same attributes as OpenWiFi (open-source, multi-vendor, interoperable whitebox, hardened and validated E2E systems).
Subgroup Leadership
Binny Jeshan
(Truminds Software Systems)
Teng Tai Hsu
(Edgecore)
OpenLAN Gateway (OLG)
OpenLAN Gateway (OLG) completes the OpenLAN mission of building a unified solution for in-building networks (WLAN, LAN, WAN), OLG focuses on the on-prem routing, security & compute capabilities. This is an open-source project, supporting multi-vendor (SoC/ODM), with an interoperable Cloud Management protocol and validated E2E systems.
Subgroup Leadership
Doron Givoni
(Shasta Cloud)
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