The CloudRouter Project is a collaborative open source project focused on developing a powerful, easy to use router designed for the cloud.
Compute resources are rapidly migrating from physical infrastructure to a combination of physical, virtual and cloud environments. A similar transition is emerging in the networking space, with network control logic shifting from proprietary hardware-based platforms to open source software-based platforms. CloudRouter is a software-based router distribution designed to run on physical, virtual and cloud environments, supporting software-defined networking infrastructure. It includes the features of traditional hardware routers, as well as support for emerging technologies such as containers and software-defined interconnection. CloudRouter aims to facilitate migration to the cloud without giving up control over network routing and governance.
Key featuresArchitecture & design goals
- Full-stack SDN implementation including OpenDaylight and ONOS
Standards-based interfaces
Built on the rock-solid foundation of Linux
Monitoring and availability
Support for containers and cloud images
Security monitoring tools including FastNetMon for DDoS and DOS detection and analysis, and BGPstream for analysis
- Optimized for interconnection
Run in the cloud or on-premise
Flexible build system supporting multiple distribution formats
Easy to use and configure
Security as a core feature, not an afterthought
High performance with minimal resource consumption
Highly scalable
Combine Docker and a router.... and boom, CloudRouter