Nephio

Spec sheet

Purpose

Nephio is Kubernetes-based, intent-driven automation for network functions and the infrastructure that supports them.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Intended users

The site identifies telcos, cloud providers or operators, network-function vendors, enterprises, and startups as audiences or prospective participants.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Integrations

The site names Google Config Connector, AWS Controllers for Kubernetes, and Azure Service Operator as pluggable infrastructure integration examples.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Support

General inquiries can be submitted through the Nephio contact form, and code vulnerability reports have a dedicated email address.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Founded

2022Read 28 Sep 2026 · nephio.org

Additional ecosystem

The FAQ says ONAP can interface with Nephio through open APIs and that EMCO can integrate with it.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Automation

It lets users express high-level intent and automates infrastructure setup, initial network function configuration, and delivery of configurations to clusters.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Automation model

Its framework uses Kubernetes declarative automation and machine-manipulable configuration, with Kubernetes acting as a control plane at each site.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Cloud integrations

The site names Google Config Connector, AWS Controllers for Kubernetes, and Azure Service Operator as pluggable integration points for cloud automation.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Configuration

Its automation framework uses kpt, ConfigSync, and Configuration-as-Data to author, review, publish, clone, and customize configuration packages.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Configuration tools

The automation framework is built on the open-source projects kpt and ConfigSync and uses a Configuration-as-Data approach.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Current release

The homepage announces that Nephio Release 6 is available and highlights stability, security updates, O-RAN O2 IMS integration, and documentation improvements.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Deployment automation

It can set up cloud and edge infrastructure, render initial network-function configurations, and deliver them to the appropriate clusters.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Deployment model

The reference architecture places the automation framework in a separate orchestration Kubernetes cluster and intent actuation on site clusters.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Focus

Nephio focuses on domain automation and does not deliver end-to-end service orchestration, cloud infrastructure, or network functions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Membership

The FAQ says there is no membership fee to join the community and that members choose their level of engagement.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Project home

Nephio describes itself as a Linux Foundation project and says it is now part of LF Networking.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Reconciliation

Nephio uses Kubernetes declarative management and active reconciliation to help keep networks running through failures, scaling events, and infrastructure changes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Scope limit

Nephio does not deliver end-to-end service orchestration, cloud infrastructure, or network functions; its focus is domain automation.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Security reporting

The project asks users to report vulnerabilities in its code to [email protected] for confidential handling by trusted community security experts.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Standards

Nephio is developing extensible Kubernetes CRD models in conformance with 3GPP and O-RAN standards.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

Workload support

Workload resource automation covers Kubernetes primitives and extensions including multi-network Pods and SR-IOV.Read 7 Oct 2026 · nephio.org

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