Draft:Asterfusion

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Asterfusion is an innovative networking technology company driving the future of open networking. Founded in 2017, the company develop cutting-edge solutions built on the powerful SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud) operating system.

From AI data centers to traditional enterprise networks, from cloud-scale infrastructure to campus and edge deployments — Asterfusion delivers enterprise-grade NOS, along with high-performance whitebox hardware, and fully open networking platforms engineered for scale, agility, and performance.

Overview

Asterfusion develops AsterNOS, a SONiC-based network operating system designed for enterprise and data center environments. The company focuses on open networking solutions that support artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, campus networks, and cloud infrastructure. Asterfusion designs and manufactures its own networking hardware, including switches, routers, and gateways.

Products and Services

The company's product portfolio includes:

Network Operating Systems:

AsterNOS: An enterprise-grade SONiC distribution for data center and campus networking.

Support for multiple silicon platforms including Marvell, Broadcom, and Intel.

Hardware Solutions:

• AIDC and cloud switches with port speeds ranging from 10G to 800G and switching capacities from 1.08T to 51.2T.

Specifications	CX864E-N	CX732Q-N	CX664D-N	CX564P-N	CX532P-N	CX308P-48Y-N-V2
BASIC SPECIFICATIONS
Port Configuration	64×800G OSFP	32×400G QSFP-DD	64×200G QSFP56	64×100G QSFP28	32×100G QSFP28	48×25G SFP28 8×100G QSFP28
Management Ports	2×10G SFP+	2×10G SFP+	2×10G SFP+	2×10G SFP+	2×10G SFP+	2×10G SFP+
Switching Capacity	51.2 Tbps	12.8 Tbps	12.8 Tbps	6.4 Tbps	3.2 Tbps	2.0 Tbps
Packet Forwarding Rate	28700Mpps	7600 Mpps	7600 Mpps	7600 Mpps	6300 Mpps	2600 Mpps
PERFORMANCE
Latency (Cut-through)	~560ns	~500ns	~500ns	~500ns	~500ns	~1400ns
Packet Buffer	200+ MB	70 MB	70 MB	70 MB	70 MB	24 MB
ASIC Chipset	Marvell Teralynx 10	Marvell Teralynx 7	Marvell Teralynx 7	Marvell Teralynx 7	Marvell Teralynx 7	Marvell Falcon
NETWORK FEATURES
RoCEv2	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
PFC/ECN	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
BGP EVPN	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
EVPN Multihoming	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
MC-LAG	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
In-band Telemetry	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
PHYSICAL
Form Factor	2RU	1RU	2RU	2RU	1RU	1RU
Power Supply	1+1 Redundant PSU	1+1 Redundant PSU	1+1 Redundant PSU	1+1 Redundant PSU	1+1 Redundant PSU	1+1 Redundant PSU
Cooling	3+1 Redundant Fans	5+1 Redundant Fans	3+1 Redundant Fans	3+1 Redundant Fans	4+1 Redundant Fans	3+1 Redundant Fans
Max Power	2200W	970W	792W	820W	710W	480W
TARGET APPLICATIONS
Primary Use Case	AI Spine	AI Leaf	Storage Network	Frontend Network	ToR/Leaf	Campus/Edge

• Campus network switches with Power over Ethernet (PoE+) options and interfaces from 1G to 400G.

Item	CX102S-8GT-M-H	CX102S-8GT-M-SWP	CX102S-8MT-M-H	CX102S-8MT-M-SWP	CX102S-16GT-M-H	CX102S-16GT-M-SWP	CX102S-16GT-D1-M-H	CX102S-16GT-D2-M-H	CX102S-16GT-M-D1-SWP	CX102S-16GT-M-D2-SWP
Fiexd Port
10G SFP+: 10G/1G	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
2.5G RJ45: 2.5G/1G/100M			8	8
1G RJ45: 1G/100M/10M	8	8			16	16	16	16	16	16
PoE Power Capacity
PoE/PoE+		8		8		8			8	8
PoE++		8		8		8			8	8
PoE budget		150W		150W		150W			150W	150W
Product Specifications
Power supply type	Fixed power x 1	Fixed power x 1	Fixed power x 1	Fixed power x 1	Fixed power x 1	Fixed power x 1	Fixed power x 1	Fixed power x 1	Fixed power x 1	Fixed power x 1
Fan	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Chassis height（1U/2U）	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U

Item	CX204Y-24GT-M-S	CX204Y-24GT-M-SWP2	CX204Y-24GT-M-SWP4	CX204Y-48GT-M-S	CX204Y-48GT-M	CX204Y-48GT-M-SWP4	CX206Y-48GT-M-H	CX206Y-48GT-M-HWP8
Fiexd Port
25G SFP28: 25G/10G/1G	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6
1G RJ45: 1G/100M/10M	24	24	24	48	48	48	48	48
PoE Power Capacity
PoE/PoE+		24	24			48		48
PoE++		8	8			8		8
PoE budget		370W	740W			740W		740W
Product Specifications
Power supply type	Fixed power x 1	Fixed power x 1	Fixed power x 1	Fixed power x 1	Fixed power x 1	Fixed power x 1	1+1 power backup	1+1 power backup
Fan	3	3	3	3	3	3	2+1	2+1
Chassis height（1U/2U）	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U

Item	CX204Y-48S-M	CX206P-24S-M-H	CX206P-48S-M-H	CX202P-24Y-M-H	CX308P-48Y-M-H	CX532P-M-H
Fiexd Port
100G QSFP28: 100G/40G		6	6	2	8	32
25G SFP28: 25G/10G/1G	4			24	48
10G SFP+: 10G/1G	48	24	48			2
Product Specifications
Power supply type	Fixed power x 1	1+1 power backup	1+1 power backup	1+1 power backup	1+1 power backup	1+1 power backup
Fan	3	2+1	2+1	2+1	3+1	4+1
Chassis height（1U/2U）	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U

• Open routers and gateways based on SONiC and Vector Packet Processing (VPP) on Marvell Octeon platforms.
• Programmable bare metal switches with P4-based software solutions.
• SmartNICs and appliances powered by Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) and VPP.
• OpenWiFi-compliant wireless access points.
  

Technology Focus

Asterfusion emphasizes open networking principles and disaggregated network architectures. The company's solutions are designed to provide hardware and software independence, allowing customers to choose components from different vendors while maintaining interoperability. Their products target applications in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing (HPC), data centers, and enterprise campus networks.

Business Model

The company operates with in-house research and development capabilities, claiming over 120 R&D professionals. Asterfusion maintains its own manufacturing facilities to control hardware design, quality, and supply chain management while integrating software and hardware components.