24-core ARM64 Open Hardware Platform for Intelligent Networking, Security, Wireless Infrastructure, and Multi-access Edge Compute
The Asterfusion ET3212A is a high-performance open computing platform designed for edge computing, network NPB, and NFV offload. The Marvell OCTEON TX2 CN9670 DPU-based network platform supports 2-port 100G QSFP28 and 12-port 10G SFP+ network interfaces. The WT3212A can support up to 192GB of high-speed DDR4 memory. The DPU chip contains a multi-core ARM processor and a variety of hardware acceleration co-processors. These hardware units can accelerate the service processing progress of high-speed data streams in the network, including protocol analysis, compression, decompression, encryption, decryption, deep packet inspection, etc. Based on excellent traffic processing performance, the ET series open computing platform can respond quickly to the deployment needs of various customer applications. 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.
Specification
Network Interface
2x100G QSFP28, 12x10G SFP+
Management Interface
1xUSB2.0, 1xConsole RJ45, 1xMGMT GE RJ45
DPU Model
Marvell CN9670
24-core ARM64
2.2GHz
DPU Memory
24GB DDR4,
maximum 192GB
DPU Flash
64GB eMMC 5.1
DPU SSD(option)
2xM.2 NVME
Fan Module
2+1, hot pluggable
Power Module
1+1, hot swappable
Input Voltage
100~240V AC or 36~72V DC
Maximum Power Consumption
300W
Dimensions(WxHxD mm)
440 x 44 x 560
Weight
10.3kg
Operating Temperature
0~40℃
Relative Humidity
10%~90% (non-condensing)
Software
With the general-purpose ARM multi-core processor inside the Asterfusion® ET3000A Intelligent Service Processing Unit, developers can deploy almost all network applications such as OVS, VPP and NGINX, into Asterfusion® ET3000A switch.
Coupled with container and virtualization technologies, Asterfusion®ET3000A switch can easily support the porting of the various applications running on x86-based architecture onto the ARM architecture
Developer-friendly Software Environment
ET3212A comes with a basic NOS, FusionNOS-Framework, which can be used as the foundation to develop user’s upper-layer applications
Fully functional development kits
Provide all the libraries and APIs required for network and security processing.
Asterfusion® ET3000A hardware can support efficient NFV deployments.
Through offloading network functions from servers, Asterfusion® ET3212A 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® ET3212A 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.
Panel
*ET3212A support breakout cable,(1 x QSFP+ to 4 x SFP+), consumes only 240W even when all the chips are running at high-speed.
Warranty
The Asterfusion ET3212A 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 ET3212A 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.
