DARWIN-S429CZ180018M

16x10Gb SFP+, 2x100Gb QSFP28/40Gb QSFP+ L3 Leaf&Core Switch, Enterprise SONiC Ready, VXLAN, BGP-EVPN

The DARWIN-S429CZ180018M is a 16×10Gb SFP+ campus switch with 2×100Gb QSFP28/40Gb uplinks, purpose-built for campus, enterprise, and cloud service provider networks. Powered by the Marvell Aldrin 2 chipset and engineered in a compact 1RU design, it combines high performance, efficiency, and port density in one sleek package.

Running on AsterNOS, the commercial SONiC-based NOS, this Layer 3 switch unlocks a rich portfolio of features—from standard routing protocols like OSPF and BGP to advanced capabilities such as VXLAN, BGP-EVPN, MLAG, and IPv6. With optional PTP and MPLS support, it’s optimized for high-performance, low-latency, and time-sensitive workloads.

In network designs, the DARWIN-S429CZ180018M is typically deployed at the distribution/aggregation layer, but in small to mid-sized networks, it can also double as a cost-effective core switch, offering flexibility without compromise.

Layer 3 Features

• IPv4/v6 Dual Stack
• Policy Based Routing
• Resilient ECMP
• ARP-to-Host
• VRF
• Bi-Directional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
• IGMP v2/v3
• Route Map
• VRRP
• GRE
• Routing Protocols: OSPF v2/v3, BGP, MP-BGP

Virtualization Features

• VXLAN Centralized/Distributed Gateway
• EVPN Type 2/3/5

    Quality of Service (QoS)

• 8 Queues per Port
• 802.1p Based Classification
• DSCP Based Classification
• Strict priority queueing
• DWRR Scheduling
• Policing/Shaping
• Rate Limiting

Management and Monitoring

• Asteria Campus Controller
• Industry Standard CLI
• Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
• SNMP v1/v2/v3
• sFlow
• Port Mirroring
• Syslog
• Log Management
• PTP IEEE 1588v2 (TC and BC)
• Containerized Custom Tools
• BGP/BFD Operational Status