Asterfusion on December 2022 announced its first set of 200G and 400G low latency open networking data center switches based its SONiC NOS with a main feature of low latency, aimed at alleviating the bandwidth needs of hyperscale cloud companies, large corporations, and other services in cloud data centers.

Asterfusion CX-N data center switch from 2T- 12.8 Tbps— Featuring industry leading analytics, low latency ,programmability, with Enterprise SONiC NOS inside

Low Latency Open Networking Data Center Switch

CX-N series is ultra-low latency Ethernet cloud switches self-developed by Asterfusion,It preloaded with a feature rich SONiC enterprise distribution-AterNOS which provides users a simple, plug-and-play deployment and turnkey solution. It can provide high-performance network services for high Performance Computing (HPC) clusters, AI big data analysis, High-frequency trading, Cloud OS integration and other services in cloud data centers, it can also be deployed in various scenarios such as cloud-based campus networks and carrier networks.

• Port to Port latency as low as 400ns;
• Preload with a full-featured enterprise SONiC distribution – AsterNOS;
• Support RoCEv2 and other advanced QoS features such as DCB, QCN to improve bandwidth utilization and reduce network transmission latency and jitter, helping to build cost-effective lossless Ethernet;
• Boxing-form device, enable networking to be more flexible and easier expansion;
• Support Zero Touch Provisioning, simplifying O&M workload and reducing overall operating costs.

New 200GE/400GE Models: 64×200GQSFP56 & 32×400GQSFP-DD interfaces

fully meet the high bandwidth requirements of next-generation data centers

• Adopt the latest generation of low-latency programmable chips–Marvell Teralynx ,which delivers the world’s highest performance switch silicon with large buffers, unmatched analytics through fine-grain telemetry, line-rate programmability, the industry’s best power efficiency in terms of performance per watt;
• The new algorithm reconstructs the upper software protocol to maintain low latency features on the control plane;
• A single box switch offers 200GE/400GE interface rates and undertakes greater throughput to meet MSDC (Massively Scale Data Center) requirements;
• Deploy fewer network switches, dramatically reducing cost and power consumption,allocating more resources to computing and storage services;
• Promote network flattening, with fewer hops on TOR switches with lower delays;
• Cooperate with Asterfusion’s Inband Network Telemetry solution to monitor network operation status in real time and to ensure stable network operation.

SONiC based 64 ports of 200GbE & 32 ports of 400GbE Low latency data center switch

Asterfusion low latency cloud switch : A cost -effective alternative to InfiniBand switch

field test : Ultra-Low Latency Ethernet Switch VS. Infiniband Switch

The following is a comparison test in a distributed storage network scenario, and the devices participating in the test are all 32x100G specifications. Comparing the test results, we can clearly see that the overall performance of Asterfusion’s CX532P-N is better than Mellanox’s SB7700, and the latency level is lower.

In this storage scenario test, the CX532P-N switch outperforms the Infiniband switch (SB7700) in various features, and the CX-N series, which is a general-purpose Ethernet hardware, is only about 50% of the price of the dedicated device.

Compared with the construction of high performance computing or storage private network, using CX-N series to build a multi-network integrated converged enhanced Ethernet can greatly reduce the difficulty and cost of operation and maintenance.

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