Open Connectivity Foundation
| Abbreviation | OCF |
|---|---|
| Formation | February 19, 2016 |
| Type | Standards organization |
| Purpose | Promoting standards for the Internet of things |
| Membership | Many member organizations |
| Website | openconnectivity |
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. Its membership includes Samsung Electronics, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm and Electrolux.
The OCF delivers a framework that enables these requirements via a specification, a reference implementation and a certification program. IoTivity, the open source reference implementation of the specifications, is actively developed by different members of the OCF.