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What is SONiC (Soſtware for Open Networking in the Cloud)

SONiC is an open source network operating system based on Linux that runs on merchant silicon-based

platforms. It breaks monolithic switch soſtware into multiple containerized components; network opera-
tors can plug in new components, third-party, proprietary, or open sourced soſtware, with minimum effort,
and tailor SONiC to their specific scenarios. Thus resulting in a much higher system availability where

users can easily manage a variety of services.

PORTABILITY The Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI) allows SONiC to be supported by
multiple ASIC vendors.

CONTAINERIZATION Container architecture allows the upgrading of individual containers,

such as BGP, with no data plane downtime.

SCALABILITY Integration with third-party offerings helps to automate and validate the

overall data center network.

VISIBILITY Open source oriented network operating system and a visible source code

without hidden security holes.

Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Edgecore

Edgecore SONiC is an open, production ready, commercially deployable distribution of SONiC, which runs

on Edgecore switch platforms. This is a hardened and supported distribution derived directly from the
Community SONiC base. Edgecore SONiC includes feature enhancements, modifications, and accelera-

tions; operators can benefit from openness, while doing so with a proven, validated, and supported
soſtware offering.

In addition, Edgecore SONiC is validated with a variety of optics and cables delivered by Edgecore, as
well as industry sources. This ensures that the overall system – switch hardware, firmware, NOS, and

connectivity, from drivers to applications, are proven to work together, removing concerns about plat-
form-level interoperability.

Edgecore supports SONiC across a full spectrum of bandwidth devices, including choice of different
silicon design – from 1G data center management switching up through 10G and 25G top-of-rack or leaf
switches, and then 100G and 400G for spine or super-spine layers.

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