Marvell OCTEON TX2 CN9670 based 48-Core ARM64 Open Network Platform with 4-port 100G QSFP28 and 24-port 10G SFP+
The Asterfusion ET3424A is a cutting-edge 1RU open computing network platform purpose-built for modern cloud infrastructure, edge computing, and NFV offloading. This next-generation high-performance open network platform, based on the advanced DPU architecture design, supports 4-port 100G QSFP28 and 24-port 10G SFP+ network interfaces. The compact 1U rack, the ET2424A, adopts the Marvell OCTEON TX2 CN9670 with a 48-core processor; it can support up to 384GB high-speed DDR4 memory and 2 Marvell CN9670 DPUs. Combining ultra-high-speed networking with deep programmability, it delivers robust performance for data-intensive applications and intelligent networking scenarios. In addition to high-performance DPU chips, the ET series switch also provides a one-stop software development environment, including a standard Linux kernel network operation system, container virtualization environment, and DPDK&VPP development kits. Therefore, customers can deploy almost all network applications on the ET series switch, such as OVS offloading, DPDK&VPP applications, and NPB.
Asterfusion® ET3000A switch can support efficient NFV deployments. Through offloading network functions from servers, Asterfusion® ET3000A switch can alleviate the problems such as computing performance degradation and increased OAM complexity usually encountered in the traditional NFV deployment model, thus improving overall cloud network efficiency.
As a key network function of 5G core network, UPF is usually deployed in virtual container format to carry out core functions like data traffic routing & processing, etc. With AsterNOS network operating system, Asterfusion® ET3000A switch can support UPF application deployment with functions such as data forwarding, traffic QOS, and PFCP session management, thus providing customers a light-weight and low-cost 5G-UPFapplication deployment platform.
When running with the Asterfusion network operating system, the SoC processor inside Asterfusion® ET3424A can support advanced network NPB functions like SSL encryption and decryption, packet de-duplication, signaling correlation marking, etc. It can offload the processing of network traffic in back-end analytical systems and meet the overall needs of system performance, power consumption and TCO.
Software
With thegeneral-purpose ARM multi-core processorinside the Asterfusion® ET3000A Intelligent Service Processing Unit, developers can deploy almost all network applications such as OVS, VPP and NGINX, into Asterfusion® ET3000A.
Coupled with container and virtualization technologies, Asterfusion®ET3000A can easily support the porting of the various applications running on x86-based architecture onto the ARM architecture.
Developer-friendly Software Environment
Fully functional development kits
Provide all the libraries and APIs required for network and security processing.
DPDK, VPP, SPDK, Debian and Ubuntu Support
System Architecture
Panel
*Support Breakout Cable（1 x QSFP+ to 4 x SFP+ , 1 x QSFP28+ to 4 x SFP28）
Warranty
The Asterfusion ET3424A is backed by a 2 year limited hardware warranty. Multiple extended support options, including advanced replacement and 24×7 support services, are available. Contact us for complete details.
Warranty
The Asterfusion ET3424A is backed by a 2 year limited hardware warranty. Multiple extended support options, including advanced replacement and 24×7 support services, are available. Contact us for complete details.
6Wind running on our ET3212A, I’m not sure if they are able to run on ARM especially Pcteon TX, please give more info. We usually run our own applicationsbased on Vpp.
Yes. we support. For S/W: we will provide standard Debian linux with kernel source code patched with BSP, also we will provide DPDK source code running on the H/W.
