Service Availability Forum
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![SA Forum enabled COTS platform](/Images/godic/202502/10/Service_Availability_Forum_enabled_COTS_platform0859.jpg")
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The Service Availability Forum (SAF or SA Forum) is a consortium that develops, publishes, educates on and promotes open specifications for carrier-grade and mission-critical systems. Formed in 2001, it promotes development and deployment of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology.