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Compatibility with Open Switches

RtBrick's software has been validated against the following open hardware platforms. We continue to add support for new platforms all the time, so do check back.

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Vendor
ModelS9500-22XSTCSR440S9510-28DCAGR400S9600-32XAGR420S9600-72XCS9600-102XCS9610-46DX
Switching Capacity300 Gbps800 Gbps800 Gbps2.4 Tbps2.4 Tbps2.4 Tbps2.4 Tbps2.4 Tbps7.2 Tbps
Rack Space1 RU1 RU1 RU2 RU2 RU2 RU2 RU2 RU2 RU
INTERFACES
1G4
10G8
10/25G8242446464964
40/100G2222232108640
400G2246
Switch ASICQAX
BCM88470
Q2A
BCM88483
Q2A
BCM88483
Q2A
BCM88823
Q2C
BCM88820
Q2C
BCM88820
Q2C
BCM88820
Q2C
BCM88820
Q2C+
BCM88840
Co-ProcessorBCM16KBCM16KBCM16KBCM16K
RoleL2 Wholesale LeafMultiservice Edge Router, CGNATMultiservice Edge Router, CGNATPE Router or SpinePE Router or SpineMultiservice Edge Router, Leaf, CGNATMultiservice Edge Router, Leaf, CGNATMultiservice Edge Router, Leaf, CGNATMultiservice Edge Router, Leaf, CGNAT
BNG Subscriber Limits
1 queue per sub14 00014 00048 00048 00048 000TBC
4 queues per sub3 5003 50028 00028 00028 00032 000
Max CGNAT Flows150 000150 0003 800 0003 800 0003 800 000TBC
Container OSDebian 12Debian 12Debian 12Debian 12Debian 12Debian 12Debian 12Debian 12Debian 12
Max Tables IPv4 Routes64k+1.3M+1.3M+1.3M+1.5M+4M4M4M4M
Max Tables IPv6 RoutesTBD300K300K300K300K300K300K300K300K
CPUIntel Broadwell (4-Core)Intel Broadwell (8-Core)Intel Denverton (8-Core)Intel Broadwell (8-Core)Intel Skylake (8-Core)Intel Broadwell (8-Core)Intel Skylake (8-Core)Intel Skylake (8-Core)Intel Skylake-D (8-Core)
Memory1 x 8 GB2 x 8 GB1 x 16 GB2 x 16 GB2 x 16 GB2 x 16 GB2 x 16 GB32 GB64 GB
Storage (SSD)32 GB128 GB128 GB128 GB128 GB128 GB128 GB128 GB128 GB
Temperature Hardened

You can find more detailed information about what RtBrick features are supported on each hardware platform, by software release, in our Platform Guide.

And you can find our compatible pluggable optics in our Transceiver Support Matrix