Overview of OPS

Definition

The Open Programmability System (OPS) is an open platform that allows third-party applications to run. The OPS also supports embedded third-party applications and an event subscription mechanism. Using the OPS, users can deploy supplementary functions that facilitate service extension and intelligent management of devices, reducing their operation and maintenance costs.

Purpose

Conventional network devices provide only limited functions and predefined services. As the network develops, the static and inflexible service provisioning mode cannot meet the requirements for diversified and differentiated services. Some customers require devices with specific openness, on which they can develop their own functions and deploy proprietary management policies to implement automatic management and maintenance, lowering management costs.

To meet the preceding customer requirements, Huawei offers the OPS, an open platform with programmability. The OPS allows users or third-party developers to develop and deploy network management policies. With the programmability, the OPS implements rapid service expansion, intelligent device management, helping reduce network operation and maintenance costs and simplify network operations.

Benefits

The OPS offers the following benefits:

• Supports user-defined configurations and applications, implementing flexible service deployment and simplifying network device management.

• Uses various third-party programs, improving network utilization.

• Allows users to develop private services.

• Facilitates application deployment.

Security

The OPS provides the following security measures:

• Operation security

  Resources are isolated in modules in the OPS and their usage can be monitored.

• Program security

  Third-party resources are used to manage programs.

• Important information security

  Users must ensure local security for operating and saving important information.