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CX308P-48Y-M-H

48x25Gb SFP28, 8x100Gb QSFP28 L3 Core/Spine Switch, Enterprise SONiC Ready, Marvell Falcon

  • 48x25Gb SFP28, 8x100Gb QSFP28
  • Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Asterfusion
  • Marvell Falcon for high-capacity IPv4 routing
  • Supports EVPN Multihoming, BGP-EVPN, INT telemetry
  • Ideal for Leaf/Spine roles in modern data centers
  • Ideal for aggregation/core in cloud-scale campus networks
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48-port 25Gb SFP28 L3 Aggregation Switch, 8x100Gb QSFP28 Uplinks, Enterprise SONiC NOS, EVPN Multihoming

The Asterfusion CX308-48Y-M-H is a high-performance 25G aggregation switch. Powered by the Marvell Falcon 2.0T ASIC, it offers robust IPv4 routing capacity, supports large-scale BGP, and enables advanced VXLAN overlays for scalable, multi-tenant environments.
Featuring 48×25G ports and 8×100G uplinks, with Enterprise SONiC pre-installed, the switch delivers essential capabilities such as VXLAN, BGP-EVPN, EVPN Multihoming, along with optional support for PTP and MPLS, making it perfect for high-performance, time-sensitive applications.
It can serve as a Spine or Leaf switch in small to medium-sized data centers, function as a high-performance Leaf in large-scale virtualized environments, and also act as an ideal core switch in enterprise campus networks.

Enterprise SONiC

Switch Preloaded

2.8 Bpps

Packet Forwarding Rate

504 K/252 K

IPv4/IPv6 Routes

KEY POINTS

Key Facts

400ns

Ultra Low Latency

↓20.4%

Inference Latency

↑27.5%

Token Generation Rate

Specifications

Ports48x 25G SFP28
8x 100G QSFP28		Switch ChipMarvell Falcon
Switching Capacity2.0 TbpsMAC Address Entries32K
Forwarding Rate2.8 BppsIPv4 Prefix Routes504K
SDRAMDDR4 16 GBIPv6 Prefix Routes252K
SSD Memory128 GBPacket Buffer24 MB
Hot-pluggable AC Power Supplies2 (1+1 Redundancy)Hot-pluggable Fans4 (3+1 Redundancy)
Dimensions (HxWxD)44x 440x 515mmMax. Power Consumption<480W
Weight10.5KGRack Units1 RU
Operating Temperature0 - 45℃Thermal AirflowFront-to-Rear

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

Network Virtualization

VXLAN Centralized Gateway
VXLAN Distributed Gateway
BGP EVPN
Multicast VXLAN

Security Features

Service ACLs
Control Plane Policing (COPP)
ND Snooping
DHCPv4/v6 Snooping

High Availability

ECMP
MC-LAG
EVPN Multihoming

Management & Monitoring

ZTP
sFlow
OpenWiFi Controller
PTP
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Quality Certifications

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

25/100G High-Speed Ports Enable Flexible Network Scaling

Boasting 48×25GbE and 8×100GbE ports, the device supports interface splitting via breakout cables, which helps enhance the efficiency of network resource usage and accommodate diverse application scenarios.

2.0 Tbps

Switching Capacity

2.8 Bpps

Forwarding Rate

504 K/252 K

IPv4/IPv6 Routes

1+1 Hot Pluggable PSU Supplies and 3+1 Hot Pluggable Fan Modules

The two power supplies can be swapped out without powering down the system, while the variable-speed fans—featuring front-to-back airflow—automatically modify their speed to lower power consumption.

Features

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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Power Your Network with EVPN Multihoming

Our switches deliver standards-based EVPN Multihoming, enabling all-active server redundancy without peer links. Experience enhanced reliability, optimized load balancing, and simplified management across multi-vendor environments.
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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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Resourceful O&M Capability
The switch integrates sFlow and Telemetry for continuous, high-frequency KPI export, and uses ZTP to cut deployment time and human intervention. Its open management interface supports RESTful APIs, NetConf/YANG, and gNMI, enabling programmable remote configuration/monitoring and seamless integration with automation platforms and IaC toolchains.
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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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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-Port 25GbE Switches Support PTP (Optional)

The CX308P-48Y-M-H core/spine switches fully support IEEE 1588 PTPv2 and SMPTE 2059-2 standards 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 C with a maximum time error of ≤10 ns.  →For More← 
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The CX308P-48Y-M-H aggregation switches fully support IEEE1588 PTPv2 and SMPTE 2059-2 standards 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 C with a maximum time error of ≤10 ns.  →For More← 

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

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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-24Y-M-H 24 Port 25G L3 Core Leaf Switch 5

Warranty

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

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SFP28 Ports
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24x 25G SFP28
48x 25G SFP28
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Management Layer
L3+
L3+
L3+
L3+
Power Supply
1+1 Hot-pluggable
1+1 Hot-pluggable
1+1 Hot-pluggable
1+1 Hot-pluggable
Fan
3 Built-in
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Optional DPU Support
No
No
Yes(optional)
No
OSPF, BGP, VXLAN, BGP-EVPN, MLAG, IPV6, PTP, QoS, MPLS
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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