Open Connectivity Foundation

Open Connectivity Foundation
AbbreviationOCF
FormationFebruary 19, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-19)
TypeStandards organization
PurposePromoting standards for the Internet of things
Membership
Many member organizations[1]
Websiteopenconnectivity.org

The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) is an industry organization to develop standards, promote a set of interoperability guidelines, and provide a certification program for devices involved in the Internet of things (IoT). By 2016 it claimed to be one of the biggest industrial connectivity standards organizations for IoT.[2] Its membership includes Samsung Electronics, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm and Electrolux.[3][4][1]

The OCF delivers a framework that enables these requirements via a specification,[5][6] a reference implementation[7] and a certification program. IoTivity, the open source reference implementation of the specifications, is actively developed by different members of the OCF.

  1. ^ a b OCF Membership List
  2. ^ "IoT Standards Get a Big Push: Meet the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF)". 23 February 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  3. ^ Stowe Boyd. "Gigaom - New Open Connectivity Foundation combines Open Interconnect Consortium and AllSeen Alliance".
  4. ^ Paul Sawers (19 February 2016). "Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, & others launch IoT standards group: Open Connectivity Foundation". VentureBeat.
  5. ^ UPNP Specification Page
  6. ^ OCF Specification Page
  7. ^ "OCF Reference Implementation Page". Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2016-04-26.