Description
The Edgecore DCS500 is a Top-of-Rack (TOR) or spine switch for high-performance data centers. The switch provides line-rate L2 and L3 switching across the 64 x QSFP28 ports, each supporting 1 x 100 GbE or 1x 40 GbE, or via breakout cables 4 x 25 GbE or 4 x 10 GbE. The DCS500 can be deployed as a TOR switch supporting 10/25 GbE to servers with 40/100 GbE uplinks, or as a spine switch supporting 40/100 GbE spine interconnects.
This open network switch is loaded with the Open Network Install Environment (ONIE), which supports the installation of compatible Network Operating System soſtware, including the open source options Open Network Linux and SONiC, plus commercial NOS offerings.
Compatible Network Operating Systems
- Arrcus ArcOS
- IP Infusion OcNOS
- Netscout Packet Flow Switch
- Pica8 Inc. PicOS
- Enterprise SONiC distribution by Broadcom
- Enterprise SONiC distribution by Edgecore
- Community SONiC