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CX202P-16S-M-H

16-Port 10G SFP+ Aggregation Switch with 2x100Gb QSFP28/40Gb QSFP+ Ports, SONiC NOS, Marvell Prestera Aldrin2 Chip

  • 16x10GbE/1GbE, 2x100GbE/40GbE
  • Powered by Enterprise SONiC Distribution & Marvell Aldrin2
  • Supports MC-LAG, VXLAN, BGP-EVPN, BFD, IPSG, IPV6, etc.
  • Designed to excel as a Distribution/Aggregation switch
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16x10Gb SFP+, 2x100Gb QSFP28/40Gb QSFP+ L3 Leaf&Core Switch, Enterprise SONiC Ready, VXLAN, BGP-EVPN

The Asterfusion CX202P-16S-M-H is a 16×10Gb SFP+ campus switch with 2×100Gb QSFP28/40Gb uplinks, purpose-built for campus, enterprise, and cloud service provider networks. Powered by the Marvell Aldrin 2 chipset and engineered in a compact 1RU design, it combines high performance, efficiency, and port density in one sleek package.
Running on AsterNOS, the commercial SONiC-based NOS, this Layer 3 switch unlocks a rich portfolio of features—from standard routing protocols like OSPF and BGP to advanced capabilities such as VXLAN, BGP-EVPN, MLAG, and IPv6. With optional PTP and MPLS support, it’s optimized for high-performance, low-latency, and time-sensitive workloads.
In network designs, the CX202P-16S-M-H is typically deployed at the distribution/aggregation layer, but in small to mid-sized networks, it can also double as a cost-effective core switch, offering flexibility without compromise.

Specifications

Ports16 x 10G SFP+, 2x100Gb QSFP28/40Gb QSFP+Switch ASICMarvell Aldrin2
Switching Capacity1.09TbpsMac Address Entries32K
Forwarding Rate600MppsIPv4 Prefix Routes16K
RAM4GBIPv6 Prefix Routes8K
Flash Memory32GB eMMCARP Entries16K
Max. Power Consumption125WInput Range100-240V AC
Packet Buffer6MBPower Module1+1 Hot-pluggable
Rack Space1RUFan Modules2+1 Hot-pluggable
Dimensions (HxWxD)44 x 440 x 470mmAirflowFront to Rear
Weight9KGOperating Temperature0 - 45℃

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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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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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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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

10/100G High-Speed Ports Enable Flexible Network Scaling

Boasting 16×10GbE and 2×100GbE ports, the device supports interface splitting via breakout cables, which helps enhance the efficiency of network resource usage and accommodate diverse application scenarios.

1.09 Tbps

Switching Capacity

600 Mpps

Forwarding Rate

6 MB

Packet Buffer

1+1 Hot Pluggable PSU Supplies and 2+1 Hot Pluggable Fan Modules

The two power supplies support hot-swap replacement without powering down the system.
The hot-pluggable fans feature automatic speed adjustment and are complemented by a redundant backup fan, thereby enhancing system stability and reducing power consumption.

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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Harness MPLS Capabilities for Seamless Redundancy and Resilient Path Engineering(Optional)

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

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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)

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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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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What’s in the box

CX202P-16S aggregation switch 5

Warranty

2-year hardware warranty.
1-year free software upgrades and technical support.
Enterprise SONiC software lifetime license included.

Warranty

2-year hardware warranty.
1-year free software upgrades and technical support.
Enterprise SONiC software lifetime license included.

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FAQs

What are the feature that your SONiC support?
It built on top of standard Linux systems and with SONiC/SAI as its kernel is characterized by fully open structure, completely decoupled hardware and software, loosely unionized software modules, high reliability architecture, and easy functional expansion. It leverages the latest technologies such as containers and in-memory database.
Does AsterNOS can run on other vendor’s hardware?
Our SONiC based AsterNOS can perfect run on our own hardware, in theory it can run on other vendor’s Tofino based hardware, there wil be a problem on verifng the compatibility between our software and other vedor’s hardware,we can arrange a meeting call discuss specically. I strongly suggest you to use our own hardware, which supports the best software compatibility, tech support, hardware stability and of course very good cost.
Is there any license fee or software support fee that we need to pay for your version of SONiC?

Usually our AsterNOS runs on our own hardware (for Tofino and Teralynx), we provide either bare metal hardware, or hardware with AsterNOS, there is some amount of software cost if you choose H/W and S/W bundle, but this bundle should be more cost effective than today’s WhiteBox from one vendor and NOS from another vendor.

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