white-box switches

Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure

Jan 12, 2023 · Cloud Computing

Alibaba's Self‑Developed White‑Box Switches: Scaling, Automation, and Ecosystem Evolution

Alibaba's self‑developed white‑box switches, built since 2018, enable hyperscale data‑center access, operation, and evolution through scale‑out CLOS architecture, SDN openness, SONiC OS, full‑link automation, BMC management, and ecosystem standards like S³IP and QSFP112, driving cost‑effective, automated cloud networking.

Alibaba CloudNetwork Automationscale-out architecture

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Alibaba's Self‑Developed White‑Box Switches: Scaling, Automation, and Ecosystem Evolution

Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure

Mar 16, 2022 · Fundamentals

Release of the First Open Control Module (OCM) Hardware Specification for White‑Box Switches

The newly published Open Control Module (OCM) hardware specification standardizes white‑box switch control modules, addressing existing compatibility and performance issues while supporting next‑generation switch chips, diverse CPUs, and fostering ecosystem adoption through the S³IP collaborative project.

Network InfrastructureOCMS³IP

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Release of the First Open Control Module (OCM) Hardware Specification for White‑Box Switches