The October release of SONiC Lite – PLVision’s enterprise distribution of SONiC – introduces advancements in routing protocols, network security, and cloud management capabilities designed for modern data center, edge, and campus environments.
This feature-packed release brings enterprise-grade routing capabilities with support for BGP, IS-IS, and OSPFv2 protocols, enabling sophisticated network topologies and enhanced traffic management. Combined with IEEE 802.3at LLDP PoE support, SONiC Lite 1.10.0 delivers the power and intelligence enterprises need for their access and management switches.
Built on the SONiC 202405 version, the release enhances network security with MACSec support for Celestica platforms, protecting data integrity across your infrastructure. The DHCP server and client capabilities (PoC) streamline network provisioning, while IGMP snooping optimizes multicast traffic management for bandwidth-intensive applications.
SONiC Lite extends cloud management capabilities through OLS v4.1 client support, delivering the core OLS features that unify management across campus and multi-dwelling unit deployments. Enhanced with PKI 2.0, the OLS-enabled version provides robust security and authentication for cloud-managed environments.
In terms of hardware compatibility, this release expands the Hardware Compatibility List with support for multiple switch families. The Edgecore ECS5550 series joins the growing ecosystem of supported platforms. Additionally, support is now available for Celestica ES1000 and ES1500 families, providing businesses with even greater flexibility in hardware selection. Stay tuned for further expansions of SONiC Lite’s HCL, which can be viewed here.
Performance improvements in this release include optimized boot times, ensuring faster deployment and recovery.
With its expanded routing capabilities, security features, and broadened hardware support, SONiC Lite continues to deliver a lightweight, cost-effective network operating system that doesn’t compromise on enterprise functionality. By choosing SONiC Lite, organizations gain access to advanced networking features while maintaining the flexibility and cost advantages of open, disaggregated solutions.
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About SONiC Lite
SONiC Lite is an enterprise distribution of SONiC by PLVision for cost-effective management and access platforms in data center, edge, and campus deployments. SONiC Lite enables the construction of networks using less demanding and more affordable networking equipment while remaining hardware vendor-neutral and contains all the key features of SONiC needed for your use case (L2 switching, L3 routing, security, etc.).
About PLVision
As a European leader in open, disaggregated technologies, PLVision delivers custom vendor-agnostic software networking solutions, giving you full control, lower costs, and future ready scalability. We offer complete solutions, from A to Z. No matter who you are – a startup or an enterprise – we will become your magic wand.
