Data Center Solution
Data Center Solution
Edge-Core data center switches deliver high performance L2/L3 switching capability, which is optimized for the scaling, performance and low power consumption requirements of cloud data centers, Edge-Core TOR and spine switches support data center fabrics built on 1G, 10G, and 40G Ethernet today, and provide a path to increased capacity with 25G, 50G and 100G Ethernet with next generation switches. Edge-Core switches support choice of Network Operating System (NOS) to address different network use cases and support integration with leading SDN and infrastructure orchestration architectures.
Network Operating System (NOS) Options
All Edge-Core data center switches support the Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) for automated loading of compatible NOS software. Edge-Core works with a broad set of open source NOS and commercial NOS vendors to provide NOS options suitable for different network use cases and requirements.
| ● | Switch Light OS®:lightweight NOS delivered as part of centralized, controller SDN applications from Big Switch Networks®-- Big Tap™ Monitoring Fabric and Big Cloud Fabric™ for network virtualization |
| ● | Broadcom®ICOS:Web-scale NOS, providing traditional L2 and L3 functions and management, with an API structure for value-added apps and integration with provisioning and orchestration systems |
| ● | Cumulus®Linux®: Web-scale Linux operating system for network hardware, enabling use of Linux tools for management, provisioning, monitoring, application development, and orchestration. |
| ● | Open Network Linux: ONL is an open source and OCP-approved reference NOS that provides basic switch functions and a platform for development and deployment of value-add network functions. |
| ● | Pica8® PicOS™: Hybrid NOS supporting traditional switch-based L2 and L3 protocols, plus SDN functionality through Open-vSwitch (OVS) based OpenFlow interface to centralized controller applications |
