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
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for cost-effective management
and access switches?
Key Functionalities of SONiC Lite
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
- klish CLI*
L2
- LLDP
- xSTP
- VLAN
- LACP
- DHCP Server
- DHCP relay*
L3
- IPv4/IPv6
- Static routing
- BGP *
- OSPF*
- ISIS*
Other
- QoS
- Storm Control
- PoE++
- ACL (L2-L4)
- SONiC 202405 as baseline
*planned for Q3-Q4 2024
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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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