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CX206Y-48MT-M-H

48×2.5 G RJ45 L3 Access Switch, 6×25 G SFP28 Uplinks, Enterprise SONiC Ready

  • 48 Ports 2.5G RJ45 with 25G uplinks
  • Enterprise SONiC Distribution preload
  • Supports VXLAN, BGP-EVPN, GRE tunnels, and VRF
  • Optional PTP for sub-20ns precision clock synchronization
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48×2.5 G RJ45 L3 Ethernet Switch, 6×25 G SFP28 Uplinks, Enterprise SONiC Ready, Marvell AlleyCat 5X

The CX206Y-48MT-M-H is Asterfusion’s 48-port 2.5 Gigabit enterprise access switch, engineered for next-generation campus networks demanding superior performance, intelligence, and operational simplicity. This purpose-built switch combines high-speed connectivity with advanced power delivery capabilities, making it the ideal solution for modern enterprise environments. Comprehensive security toolkit including DHCP Snooping and Dynamic ARP Inspection. Ideal for schools and universities needing reliable, high-performance network infrastructure with advanced security features and centralized management capabilities.

Specifications

Network Interface48 x 2.5G/1G RJ45, 6 x 25G/10G SFP28Managed Interface
1 x USB2.0, 1 x Console RJ45, 1 x MGMT RJ45
Chip ModelMarvell Prestera Alley Cat5XInput Voltage Range100 - 240V AC
AirflowFront to RearMax. Power Consumption120W
Ambient Operating Temperature0 - 45 ℃Power Supply550W
Ambient Relative Humidity5% - 90% (non-condensing)Power Module1+1 Hot-pluggable Power
Dimension (HxWxD)44 x 440 x 470mmFan Modules2+1 Hot-pluggable Fans
Weight8.3KGsRack Space1RU

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

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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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←

Enterprise SONiC 48 Ports 2.5G RJ45 Switches with PTP Support (Optional)

CX206Y-48MT-M-H 48-port 2.5 G 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← 
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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 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

X206Y-48GT Access Switch 5

Resources

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

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
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
2 Built-in
2+1 Hot-pluggable
2+1 Hot-pluggable
Airflow
Front-to-rear
Side-to-side
Front-to-rear
Front-to-rear
OSPF, BGP, VXLAN, BGP-EVPN, MLAG, IPV6, PTP, QoS, MPLS
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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