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CX206Y-24GT-M-HWP4

24x1G PoE++ Access Switch, 6x25G/10G SFP28 Uplinks, Enterprise SONiC Ready

  • 24 Ports 1G RJ45 with 25G/10G uplinks
  • Supports 8-port PoE++ and 16-port PoE+
  • Enterprise SONiC Distribution preload
  • Supports VXLAN, BGP-EVPN, GRE tunnels, and VRF
  • DHCP Snooping, ARP/ND protection, ACLs, and 802.1X keep devices and traffic safe.
  • Optional PTP & GNSS Module
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24×1 G RJ45 L3 POE+ Ethernet Switch, 6×25 G/10G SFP28 Uplinks, Enterprise SONiC Ready, Marvell AlleyCat 5X

The Asterfusion CX206Y-24GT-M-HWP4 is a enterprise access switch designed to power today’s connected campuses. Featuring 24 multi-gigabit 1 GE downlink ports and 6 ultra-fast 25G uplinks, it ensures smooth connectivity from edge devices to the core. What sets this model apart is its 740W PoE+ power budget, delivering reliable power to access points, IP phones, security cameras, and IoT devices—all without compromising network performance. With hot-swappable dual PSUs and redundant fans, the switch provides carrier-grade availability for mission-critical environments.

Specifications

Ports24 x 1 G RJ45, 6 x 25G/10G SFP28Switch ASICMarvell AlleyCat5X
Switching Capacity210GbpsMac Address Entries32K
Forwarding Rate510MppsIPv4 Prefix Routes32K
RAM4GBIPv6 Prefix Routes16K
Flash Memory32GB eMMCARP Entries32K
Max. Power Consumption70W (Without PoE) Input Range100-240V AC / 36-72V DC
Packet Buffer3MBPower Module1+1 Hot-pluggable
Rack Space1RUFan Modules2+1 Hot-pluggable
Dimensions (HxWxD)44 x 440 x 470mmAirflowFront to Rear
Weight8.3KGOperating Temperature0 – 45℃ (32 – 113℉)
Optional
PoE740WPTP Class C Accuracy
GNSS1PPS/ToD/10MHz Timing I/O

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 2 Features

  • 4K VLANs / Voice VLAN
  • Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
  • QinQ
  • Link Aggregation Control Protocol
  • MLAG / VLAN Trunking
  • Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
  • LLDP Enhancements for PoE
  • Port Isolation
  • IGMP Snooping
  • BPDU Guard, BPDU Filter
  • Loopback Detection
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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

Resources

CX-M Series 2.5G Switches Datasheet
AsterNOS Feature List Campus Version

Quality Certifications

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

Intelligent PoE++  Power Delivery for Next-Gen Networks
Compliant with IEEE 802.3af/at/bt, this switch auto-detects and supplies exact power to devices—no manual setup.
It has 16 PoE+ ports (30W max) and 8 configurable PoE++ ports (60W max), with a 820W total power budget.
Ideal for power-hungry devices like IP phones, Wi-Fi 6/Wi-Fi7 APs, surveillance cameras, and smart endpoints, keeping networks powered and connected seamlessly.

8 Ports Support PoE++

Up to 60W

IEEE 802.3af/at/bt

PoE Standard

740W

Power Budget

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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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.

MC-LAG support diagram showing seamless redundancy and active-active reliability for zero downtime network connectivity

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←

Enterprise SONiC 24 Ports 2.5G RJ45 POE+ Switches with PTP Support (Optional)

CX206Y-24GT-M-HWP4 24-port 1G POE+ switch fully supports IEEE1588 PTPv2 and SMPTE 2059-2 standards, both through hardware and software. The hardware port supports PTP as a Boundary Clock (BC) or Transparent Clock (TC), with customizable modules to fit customer needs. On the software side, Asterfusion leads the way in implementing and optimizing PTP in SONiC, delivering top performance on our AsterNOS Enterprise Distribution. Currently, it supports PTP Class A with a maximum time error of ≤50 ns. →For More← 
IEEE 1588v2 PTP timing diagram for data center switches with sub-microsecond precision
IEEE 1588v2 PTP timing diagram for data center switches with sub-microsecond precision
CX102S-8GT-M-SWP 8 port PoE+ switch fully supports IEEE1588 PTPv2 and SMPTE 2059-2 standards both through hardware and software. The hardware port supports PTP as a Boundary Clock (BC) or Transparent Clock (TC), with customizable modules to fit customer needs. On the software side, Asterfusion leads the way in implementing and optimizing PTP in SONiC, delivering top performance on our AsterNOS Enterprise Distribution. Currently, it supports PTP Class A with a maximum time error of ≤50 ns. →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 PB-APP 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

48x1G-RJ45-L2-L3-Access-Switch-5

Warranty & Support

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

Warranty & Support

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

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Uplink Ports
2x 10G SFP+
4x 25G SFP28
6x 25G SFP28
6x 25G SFP28
RJ45 Ports
8x 2.5G BASE-T
24x 2.5G BASE-T
24x 2.5G BASE-T
48x 2.5G BASE-T
PoE+ Ports
8x PoE+
24x PoE+
24x PoE+
48x PoE+
PoE++ Ports
8x PoE++
8x PoE++
8x PoE++
8x PoE++
PoE Budget
150W
740W
740W
1440W
Management Layer
L3+
L3+
L3+
L3+
Power Supply
1 Built-in
1 Built-in
1+1 Hot-pluggable
1+1 Hot-pluggable
Fan
2 Built-in
3 Built-in
2+1 Hot-pluggable
2+1 Hot-pluggable
OSPF, BGP, VXLAN, BGP-EVPN, MLAG, IPV6, PTP, QoS, MPLS
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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