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DeliverableWhite Paper: D6.3 White Box Evaluation, 30 Oct. 2019This deliverable reviews whether new types Performance Validation, 17 January 2022
This white paper describesamethodology for testing the performance of white box network devices can be used by the research and education community and for which use cases. 
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White Paper: Funet CPE –White Box Total Cost of Ownership, 20 April 2020
White box technology offers an opportunity for network operators in the NREN and R&E community to gain a certain level of independence from vendors as it prevents lock-in to a specific hardware or software vendor or platform. Beyond the strategic interest in a white box approach, there is an expectation of a reduction in the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of a white box router or network device. This document describes the different components of that cost and gives guidance on how to calculate the TCO.
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This document describes a use case and a testbed implementation of the Funet customer-premises equipment (CPE)edge router,which is based on disaggregated network operating system and router hardware. The results of feature and performance tests are presented.  Download PDF

White Paper:   White Box CPE, 24 April 2020
This document describes a white box technology pilot run for a high-school network in Normandy, France. It shows how a white box x86 server GRNET Data Centre Use Case, 6 September 2021
This document presents how white box can be used as a switch or a CPE router, including the requirements, design and results obtained from the devices installed in the production network. It also explores the concept of NFV for potential future implementations.
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White Paper: GIX Implementation Based on White Box, 27 May 2021
This document describes the implementation of a Global Internet Exchange point (GIX) based on white box hardware and a commercial network operating system, OcNOS. The objectives of the project were to renew the GIX with the same set of features, reduce the Total Cost of Ownership, increase independence from traditional network vendors, and provide flexibility with regard to future Layer 2 core architecture options, which were successfully met.
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