PLVision’s January 2026 release of SONiC Lite – the enterprise distribution of SONiC – brings new capabilities in network resilience, VLAN architecture, and real-time infrastructure monitoring tailored for enterprise, campus, and edge network deployments.

This release’s flagship feature is MC-LAG (Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation), delivering high-availability link aggregation that spans multiple switches for business-critical operations. The addition of nested VLAN functionality unlocks advanced network partitioning strategies and service provider use cases, perfectly suited for multi-tenant infrastructures and complex enterprise architectures.

Leveraging the stable SONiC 202405 foundation, version 1.11.0 brings greater operational agility through DHCPv4 client functionality for VLANs, simplifying automated network configuration in segmented environments. The new QoS traffic classification features guarantee that mission-critical applications get the bandwidth priority they require, while system-wide CPU optimization boosts overall performance and responsiveness.

Hardware ecosystem expansion continues with the addition of the Celestica ES1500-48 platform to the compatibility roster. Preliminary support is now available for Edgecore ECS4655-P/T models and multiple Celestica variants, including ES1000-24P, ES1000-48P, ES1000-48C, ES1000-48CP, ES1500-24, ES1500-8P, ES1500-24CP, and ES1500-48CP platforms, providing businesses with extensive flexibility in hardware selection. The complete SONiC Lite HCL can be viewed here.

This release also delivers refined CLI multi-port functionality for efficient bulk configurations, lower CPU resource consumption, and numerous stability enhancements to ensure reliable production operations.

SONiC Lite 1.11.0 reinforces its position as a powerful yet lightweight network operating system, combining enterprise-class redundancy, VLAN management, and broad hardware compatibility without the premium price tag. Organizations embracing SONiC Lite benefit from networking capabilities while preserving the economic advantages and flexibility that open, disaggregated architectures provide.

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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.).