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AS6701-32X-C
40GbE Data Center Switch
Powered By Cumulus® Linux®
Product Overview
The Edge-Core AS6701-32X-C is a high-performance standard Data Center switch for top-of-rack (TOR) or spine
applications. In a compact 1RU form factor, this switch provides line-rate L2 and L3 switching across up to 32
QSFP+ ports, supporting up to 32 x 40GbE connections or 104 x 10GbE connections. The AS6701-32X-C can be
deployed as a TOR switch supporting 10GbE or 40GbE server connections, or as a spine switch, supporting
10GbE or 40GbE spine interconnects. The switch provides 20 fixed QSFP+ ports and two modular slots, each
capable of supporting 6 x QSFP+ ports or a future NPU module for deep packet inspection, traffic analysis or other
applications. The AS6701-32X-C comes with Cumulus Linux — the leading network OS for data center switching
systems.
Cumulus Linux
Cumulus Linux is a Linux operating system that runs on top of industry-standard networking hardware. It is a
software-only solution that accelerates robust networking functions at wire rate on a variety of platforms and is the
ultimate choice when it comes to flexibility and innovation, enabling the best-of-breed hardware ecosystem and
best-of-breed application ecosystem.
Cumulus Linux is Linux. It is not just based on Linux, it is Linux and offers the entirety of the Linux experience on
networking hardware. Existing open source and commercial Linux applications run natively on industry-standard
switches. New applications can be developed and integrated rapidly, enabling innovation cycles on par with
software and application cycles.
Modern Data Center Networking with Cumulus Linux
Cumulus Linux is first and foremost a networking-focused Linux distribution. It enables modern data center
architectures while providing a transition path for traditional data center architectures.
■ High-capacity IP fabrics enable scale, simplicity and rapid evolution
■ Automation: zero touch install and zero touch provisioning simplify operations
■ Modern data center orchestration, monitoring and troubleshooting provide operational efficiencies
■ Prescriptive Topology Manager simplifies operations from physical/logical topology consistency to simplified
configuration based on a user-specified network graph
■ Overlay networks enable flexibility and rapid provisioning of multi-tenant network
Broad Application Ecosystem
Cumulus Linux is the foundation for a rich application ecosystem. Being Linux, it is a platform that can leverage
existing Linux applications, and it is the foundation for development and rapid integration of third party applications.
Modern data center network orchestration tools such as Ansible, CFEngine, Chef and Puppet work on Cumulus
Linux. Modern data center monitoring tools such as collectd and Ganglia work on Cumulus Linux. Leverage scores
of applications across compute and network from the more than 40,000 Debian applications available. Customize
the platform and build applications for specific business needs to innovate faster!
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