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Netberg Aurora remote workbench.
Looking to try ICOS or OpenSwitch? Don’t want to spend a lot of resources to get your PoC working? Our internal lab with multiple Netberg Aurora switches is available for remote access! All you have to do is to contact us, and we will then grant you access to our
OF-DPA 2.0 and Tomahawk
There is a word that Aurora 620 and Aurora 720 supports Ubuntu with integrated OF-DPA 2.0 That means an availability of one more NOS option for Tomahawk HW and fully-features OpenFlow 1.3.4 support. MPLS in all it’s glory and several OpenFlow controllers are tested out. Sounds interesting for those who
25G hardware is here!
Netberg Aurora 620 with 48x 25G SFP28 and 6x 100G QSFP28 ports is available from now on. You can choose from bare metal and ICOS-fueled options. Full replacement of 10/40G technology at the same cost to enhance your network!
OpenSwitch NOS for Aurora switches
An alternative to ICOS is ready – OpenSwitch. OpenSwitch – an open source, Linux-based network operating system (NOS) designed to power enterprise grade switches from multiple hardware vendors that will enable organizations to rapidly build data center networks that are customized for unique business needs. OpenSwitch web interface Now you
ICOS and Linux shell management.
More about ICOS here. DC switch NOS evolution For many years, switches were black boxes with management through CLI/web or special API from vendors. Cumulus Linux was the first product that aimed to change the industry and manage a switch like a Linux server with standard Linux management, monitoring, and
Cumulus Linux 3.0 now available!
It’s a major release with 100G support as well as new 10G Base-T models. At last, Quanta LY9 is not the only one copper platform available. Two Mellanox models are on the list too, 40 and 100G boxes. Software and feature enhancements released in Cumulus Linux 3.0 include: Virtual Routing
A fully functional L3 switch below 2000 USD.
Aurora 220 switch with ICOS NOS is available at 1999 USD! Thanks to low-cost Helix4 ASIC and embedded CPU, the Aurora 220 offers a unique combination of performance and features along with redundant power and cooling. The software stack is built around proven ICOS 3.0 release with BGP-4, QOS, Multicast, IPv6, Routing,
100G HW at a cost of 40G.
The price for Aurora 720 100G bare metal switch was aligned to match 40G counterparts – $7000. Also, 100G optics from Optech was added to our catalog. Quite expensive so far but it’s not in a real volume production yet. Cost-effective 10G optics from Optech added – high-quality Taiwan-made product.
An open source NOS from Microsoft.
called Software for Open Networking in the Cloud or SONiC. SONiC is a collection of networking software components required to have a fully functional L3 device that can be agnostic of any particular Linux distribution. Today SONiC runs on Debian and available on Github. No support from Microsoft,