VOLTHA

VOLTHA is an open source project for PON broadband access equipment, supporting the principle of multi-vendor, disaggregated, “any broadband access as a service” for the Central Office. VOLTHA provides isolation between an abstract (vendor agnostic) PON management system, and a set of vendor-specific and white-box PON hardware devices.

On its north-bound interface, VOLTHA provides a set of abstract APIs that enable the PON network to appear as a programmable Ethernet switch to an SDN controller.  On its south-bound side, VOLTHA communicates with PON hardware devices using vendor-specific protocols through OLT and ONU adapters.

VOLTHA is in production with major operators, including Deutsche Telekom, Turk Telekom, and Reliance Jio.



VOLTHA TST

The VOLTHA Technical Steering Team (TST) oversees the VOLTHA project and is responsible for all technical decisions. 

Current TST Members:

MemberTSTCompanyTerm
Abhilash Satish LaxmeshwarCo-Chair (2024-5)Radisys2023 - 2025
Mahir GunyelCo-Chair (2024-5)Netsia2024 - 2026
Burak Gurdag
Netsia2023 - 2025
Serkant Uluderya
Netsia2023 - 2025
Praneeth Nalmas
Radisys2024 - 2026

How to Get Involved

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All participants in the VOLTHA project agree to adhere to the LF Code of Conduct