SONiC Lite Benefits Enterprises
Explore our lightweight SONiC distribution for DC, Campus, & Edge Deployments for ensuring a unified network environment, along with greater performance, control, agility, and business advantages:
Vendor Neutrality
Leverage the white box model
approach and avoid vendor lock-in
Regular NOS Updates
Benefit from regular updates
and security patches
Feature Velocity
Stay ahead of the curve
with ongoing feature development
Customization
Get access to custom
NOS features tailored to your
specific use case
Unified Network Environment
SONiC Lite for Campus & Edge
Deployments, and Community SONiC
on DC, Distribution and Core Layers
Cost-Efficiency
Optimize OPEX
with less-demanding equipment
and a unified network environment
SONiC Lite
Is the Missing Piece
For Your SONiC-Based
Open Networking Transformation
Key Functionalities of SONiC Lite
SONiC Lite Features
The access switch pre-defines this feature list:
Management and security
- TACACS+
- RADIUS
- 802.1x
L2
- LLDP
- xSTP
- DHCP relay
- VLAN
- LACP
L3
- IPv4/IPv6
- Static routing
- BGP *
- OSPF*
- ISIS*
Other
- QoS
- Storm Control
- PoE++
- IEEE 802.3at *
- ACL (L2-L4)
*planned for Q2 2024
Supported ASICs
Marvell AC5x family
SONiC Lite Supported Hardware
SONiC Lite currently supports a select range of switch models. This list is actively expanding and is being updated regularly.
| Vendor | SKU | Port Config |
|---|---|---|
 |
ES-2227-54TS PoE and no PoE | 32x1G+16x2, 5G+6x25G |
|
ES-2221-54TS PoE and no PoE | 32x1G+16x2, 5G+6x25G |
 |
ECS4650-54P PoE | 48x1G+6x25G |
|
ECS4650-54T | 48x1G+6x25G |
| Wistron |
|---|
| ES-2227-54TS PoE and non PoE SKU |
| ES-2221-54TS PoE and non PoE SKU |
| Edgecore |
|---|
| ECS4650-54P PoE |
| ECS4650-54T |
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