SONiC Lite Benefits OEM and ODM Vendors
Explore our lightweight SONiC distribution to gain key business advantages:
Expanded Hardware
Feature Set
For customers' specific use cases
in campus and edge deployments
Lower BOM Costs
Per Switch
Allowing you to offer more competitive options
to your customers
Discover how enterprises benefit from SONiC Lite
Seeking out SONiC Distribution
for cost-effective management
and access switches?
SONiC Lite NOS is a streamlined version of Community SONiC for management and access switches. Featuring advanced capabilities such as Power over Ethernet (PoE), Spanning Tree Protocols (xSTP), 802.1x authentication, and static routing, SONiC Lite addresses a broad range of customer needs.
Explore SONiC Lite’s detailed features and specific use cases.
Explore SONiC Lite’s detailed features and specific use cases.
Key Functionalities of SONiC Lite
We have streamlined Community SONiC for edge deployments by optimizing the functionalities primarily used in data centers. This SONiC version is enhanced with features essential for reliable and secure performance on access and management switches.
SONiC Lite Feature Set
SONiC Lite comes with a pre-configured set of features specifically designed for access switches:
Management and Security
- TACACS+
- RADIUS
- 802.1x
- OLS Client
- Unified CLI (Cisco-like)
- MACsec**
- Management VRF
L2
- LLDP
- xSTP
- VLAN
- Static LAG
- LACP
- DHCP IPv4/v6 Client
- DHCP IPv4/v6 Relay
- DHCP IPv4/v6 Server
L3
- IPv4/IPv6
- Static routing
- ECMP
- BGP *
- OSPF*
- ISIS*
Others
- QoS
- Storm Control
- PoE++
- ACL
- SONiC 202405 as baseline
Configuration Management
- Backup / Restore
- Full System Reset / Reboot
- Factory Reset Configuration
* Planned for Q2 2025
** Planned for Q3 2025
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SONiC Lite Hardware Compatibility
SONiC Lite offers compatibility with a current list of switch models, with more options being added regularly.
| Vendor | SKU | ASIC | Port Config |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
ES-2227-54TS PoE and no PoE | Marvell AC5X family | 32x1G+16x2, 5G+6x25G |
|
ES-2221-54TS PoE and no PoE | Marvell AC5X family | 32x1G+16x2, 5G+6x25G |
 |
ECS4650-54P PoE | Marvell AC5X family | 48x1G+6x25G |
|
ECS4650-54T | Marvell AC5X family | 48x1G+6x25G |
 |
M2-W6510-48GT4V | Broadcom | 48x1G+4x25G |
| Wistron |
|---|
| ES-2227-54TS PoE and non PoE SKU |
| ES-2221-54TS PoE and non PoE SKU |
| Edgecore |
|---|
| ECS4650-54P PoE |
| ECS4650-54T |
| Micas |
|---|
| M2-W6510-48GT4V |
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