The mission of the OpenFabrics Alliance (OFA) is to develop, distribute and promote a unified, transport-independent, open-source software stack for RDMA-capable fabrics and networks, including InfiniBand and Ethernet. The software stack is developed for many hardware architectures and operating systems, including Linux and Windows. Upper level protocols in the stack support IP, Sockets, SAN, NAS, Clustered File Systems and Database application environments. In addition, OFA manages interoperability testing of the software stack across many vendor platforms and product types. Vendors who pass the interoperability tests are eligible to participate in the OFA’s logo program.

OFA software is used worldwide in corporate data centers, high-performance computing facilities, research institutes and industries as diverse as bioinformatics, electronic design, engineering, entertainment & media, financial services and oil & gas. OFA members include software and hardware technology vendors, system integrators and end-user organizations. OFA architectures and documentation, mail lists and events are open to all.