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CX206Y-4Y48MT-M-H

48×2.5G RJ45, 4x25Gb/10Gb SFP28 L3 Access Switch, 4x100Gb/40Gb QSFP28 Uplinks, Enterprise SONiC Ready

  • 48 Ports 2.5G RJ45 and 4 ports 25G/10G SFP28 downlinks
  • 4 Ports 100G/40G QSFP28 uplinks
  • 800Gbps high switching capacity engineered for campus access deployments
  • Rich Layer 2/3 features
  • Enterprise SONiC Distribution preload
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48 x 2.5G RJ45 and 4 x 25G/10G SFP28 downlinks, Copper & Fiber Hybrid Access Switch, 4 x 100G/40G QSFP28 uplinks,  Enterprise SONiC Ready, Marvell AlleyCat 5P

As the highest-performance switch in enterprise access scenario, the CX206Y-4Y48MT-M-H is powered by the Marvell Alleycat 5P chip and a high-performance Octeon CN9130 CPU, delivering a massive 800Gbps switching capacity.

Featuring 48 x 2.5G BASE-T and 4 x 25G/10G SFP28 downlinks and 4 x 100G/40G SFP28 uplinks, its versatile port options effortlessly adapt to diverse high-bandwidth scenarios, from next-gen Wi-Fi 7 APs to core workstation clusters. Built for massive-scale enterprise routing, it supports an impressive 360K IPv4 Prefix Routes and 180K IPv6 Prefix Routes.

As the market pioneer running commercial SONiC (AsterNOS) on campus networks, it delivers robust L2/L3 routing (OSPF, BGP), enterprise virtualization (VXLAN, BGP-EVPN), and high availability (MLAG). Combined with our 3-5 SKU leaf-spine architecture, this switch offers an ultra-scalable, cost-effective, and future-proof solution for modern SMBs and large enterprise networks.

800Gbps

Switching Capacity

320K/160K

IPv4/IPv6 Prefix

8MB

Packet Buffer

Specifications

Ports4 x 100G/40G QSFP28
4 x 25G/10G SFP28
48 x 2.5G RJ45		Switch ASICMarvell AlleyCat5P
Switching Capacity800GbpsCPUOCTEON CN9130
Forwarding Rate834 MppsMac Address Entries32K
RAM4GBIPv4 Prefix Routes360K
Flash Memory32GB eMMCIPv6 Prefix Routes180K
Max. Power Consumption246W (Without PoE) ARP Entries64K
Packet Buffer8MBInput Range100-240V AC / 36-72V DC
Rack Space1RUPower Module1+1 Hot-pluggable
Dimensions (HxWxD)44 x 440 x 470mmFan Modules2+1 Hot-pluggable
Weight9 KGAirflowFront to Rear
Relative HumidityTemperature5%-90% (non-condensing)Operating Temperature0 – 45℃ (32 – 113℉)
Optional
PTP Class C Accuracy

Optimized Software for Advanced Workloads-AsterNOS

AsterNOS is the pre-installed network operating system on Asterfusion’s CX-M Series campus switches. Built on SONiC, but enhanced far beyond the open-source version, AsterNOS delivers a rich set of enterprise-grade features tailored for modern campus and enterprise office environments. It supports comprehensive Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols, advanced routing, and virtualization capabilities such as VXLAN and BGP-EVPN—along with powerful extensions like MPLS and MacSec for more specialized use cases. Smart, secure, and simple to manage, AsterNOS is purpose-built to power high-performance, always-on campus networks with ease and confidence.
Feature Lists ↓

Optimized Software for Advanced Workloads – AsterNOS

AsterNOS is the pre-installed network operating system on Asterfusion’s CX-M Series campus switches. Built on SONiC, but enhanced far beyond the open-source version, AsterNOS delivers a rich set of enterprise-grade features tailored for modern campus and enterprise office environments. It supports comprehensive Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols, advanced routing, and virtualization capabilities such as VXLAN and BGP-EVPN—along with powerful extensions like MPLS and MacSec for more specialized use cases. Smart, secure, and simple to manage, AsterNOS is purpose-built to power high-performance, always-on campus networks with ease and confidence.
Feature Lists ↓

Software Features

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Virtualization Features

  • VXLAN Centralized/Distributed Gateway
  • EVPN Type 2/3/5

    Quality of Service (QoS)

  • 8 Queues per Port
  • 802.1p Based Classification
  • DSCP Based Classification
  • Strict priority queueing
  • DWRR Scheduling
  • Policing/Shaping
  • Rate Limiting

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Layer 3 Features

  • IPv4/v6 Dual Stack
  • Policy Based Routing
  • Resilient ECMP
  • ARP-to-Host
  • VRF
  • Bi-Directional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
  • IGMP v2/v3
  • Route Map
  • VRRP
  • GRE
  • Routing Protocols: OSPF v2/v3, BGP, MP-BGP

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Management and Monitoring

  • Asteria Campus Controller
  • Industry Standard CLI
  • Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
  • SNMP v1/v2/v3
  • sFlow
  • Port Mirroring
  • Syslog
  • Log Management
  • PTP IEEE 1588v2 (TC and BC)
  • Containerized Custom Tools
  • BGP/BFD Operational Status

Quality Certifications

ISO-9001-SGS
ISO-14001-SGS
ISO-45001-SGS
ISO-IEC-27001-SGS
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Features

Advanced Routing Capabilities

Equipped with powerful routing capabilities, including static routing, VRF, OSPFv2/v3, BGP, and MP-BGP, this model ensures flexible network segmentation and dynamic route management for demanding enterprise and campus environments.
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Comprehensive Virtualization Feature Set

This model supports full network virtualization features:
GRE/static GRE tunnels for point-to-point overlays, plus VXLAN with BGP-EVPN for scalable L2/L3 virtualization across distributed environments.
Perfect for flexible, multi-tenant campus/enterprise networks.
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Advanced Network Protection Features

This model provides strong L2/L3 security for network edge and core, including storm control, DHCPv4/v6 Snooping, ND Snooping, RA Guard, and SAVI (source IP validation). It adds DAI, IP Source Guard (IPv4/IPv6), and CoPP to block spoofing, man-in-the-middle attacks, and control plane overload—ensuring a secure, resilient network.attacks, and control plane overload—ensuring a secure and resilient network environment.
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BFD-Based Link Fault Detection & Re-routing in Sub-50ms

BFD-based link fault detection and sub-50ms re-routing capabilities ensure rapid, reliable failover across critical routing protocols including OSPF, BGP, and IS-IS, minimizing network downtime and maintaining uninterrupted traffic flow even during unexpected link failures.

Achieve seamless redundancy and active-active reliability with MC-LAG support.

MC-LAG support enables networks to maintain uninterrupted connectivity through seamless redundancy and active-active reliability,
ensuring zero downtime and optimal performance during link or device failures.

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Harness MPLS Capabilities for Seamless Redundancy and Resilient Path Engineering

This switch model supports robust MPLS functionality, enabling efficient label-switched path management and seamless traffic forwarding across complex networks. It delivers active-active-like reliability through MPLS-based redundancy mechanisms, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity for mission-critical applications.

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Unified Visualization, Management & O&M with OpenWiFi Network Controller

Our campus switches, powered by enterprise SONiC, integrate with a TIP OpenWiFi – based controller. This integration enables unified monitoring, automated deployment, and streamlined operations.​
Key features include intelligent topology planning, ZTP, real – time network visualization, and script – based automation. With centralized remote management and flexible deployment options (cloud or on – premise), this solution offers full control over the entire campus network, from APs to switches. It helps IT teams optimize performance, speed up troubleshooting, and scale easily. →For more←
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Our campus switches, powered by enterprise SONiC, integrate with a TIP OpenWiFi – based controller. This integration enables unified monitoring, automated deployment, and streamlined operations.​
Key features include intelligent topology planning, ZTP, real – time network visualization, and script – based automation. With centralized remote management and flexible deployment options (cloud or on – premise), this solution offers full control over the entire campus network, from APs to switches. It helps IT teams optimize performance, speed up troubleshooting, and scale easily. →For more←

Network Packet Broker Functionality (Optional)

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The SONiC-based campus switches CX-M series take full advantage of SONiC’s open and containerized architecture, and fully leverage its capabilities by installing the new APP-PB container and deploying packet broker docker functionality on SONiC.

This integration unlocks a range of advanced features, including traffic mirroring, raw data tagging, filtering, aggregation, preprocessing, load balancing, and output replication. →For more←

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Warranty

This model 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

This model 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.

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