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CX204P-16Y-M-E, 16x 25G SFP28, 4x 100G QSFP28, Spine Switch
The CX204P-16Y-M-E is a 16-port 25Gb SFP28 layer 3 aggregation switch, engineered to meet the growing demands for higher bandwidth at the aggregation layers. Powered by the Marvell Prestera Aldrin 2 chip, it provides significant uplink capacity with 4x100Gb QSFP28 ports, making it an ideal choice for enterprise distribution, high-density server connectivity requiring 25GbE, and flexible data center aggregation points.
This switch comes preloaded with AsterNOS, Asterfusion's enterprise-grade SONiC Network Operating System. Leveraging the power of open networking, AsterNOS provides comprehensive Layer 3 IPv4/IPv6 routing capabilities, including advanced protocols like BGP, OSPFv2/v3, and VRF for efficient traffic segmentation and management. Crucially, it fully supports VXLAN and EVPN (Type 2/3/5), enabling seamless integration into virtualized and multi-tenant environments and simplifying the expansion of your network fabric.
Designed for reliability, the CX204P-16Y-M-E incorporates key high-availability features such as MLAG (Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation) and BFD (Bi-Directional Forwarding Detection), ensuring continuous network uptime and rapid failover. Security is paramount, with robust built-in features including 802.1x authentication, Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI), IP Source Guard (IPSG), and Control Plane Policing (CoPP) to protect your infrastructure. Simplified deployment and management are achieved through Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) and industry-standard CLI, while support for PTP IEEE 1588v2 ensures precise time synchronization for critical applications.
Optimized Software for Advanced Workloads-AsterNOS
AsterNOS is the pre-installed network operating system on Asteraix’s CX-M Series campus switches. Built on SONiC and enhanced beyond the open-source version, AsterNOS offers advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3 features, as well as sophisticated routing capabilities. Support VXLAN EVPN virtualization, it supports scalable campus networks. AsterNOS is smart, secure, and easy to manage, providing a reliable operating platform for always-on enterprise networks.
Layer 2 Features
Layer 3 Features
Virtualization Features
Mgmt & Monitoring
Quality of Service
Security Features
Marvell® Prestera® 98DX73xx
(98DX7332 and family)
The 98DX73xx is a family of carrier-optimized, low-power multilayer Ethernet switches scaling from 200 Gbps to 1.6 Tbps, with port speeds from 1G to 400G. Purpose-built for 5G radio access and carrier edge networks, the devices integrate MACsec, high-precision timing, TSN, eCPRI-awareness, and an embedded Arm® CPU cluster — enabling fronthaul aggregation, cell site gateways, MEC, and edge DCI in a single compact platform.
Architecture & performance
- Multi-rate 1/2.5/5/10/25/40/50/100/200/400G Ethernet ports support across the family
- Integrated Arm®-based multi-core CPU cluster for embedded application and service offload
- Programmable ingress/egress pipelines with dedicated packet buffer and traffic manager
- Supports 400G-ZR pluggable coherent optical modules for edge DCI connectivity
Timing & synchronization
- PTP IEEE 1588v1/v2, ITU-T G.8273.2 Class C compliant for nanosecond-scale time accuracy
- SyncE per ITU-T G.8261/G.8264 frequency recommendations
- IEEE 802.1CM-2018 Profile B TSN and 802.1Qbu frame preemption for deterministic packet delay control
- Security — SecureIQ & MACsec
Security — SecureIQ & MACsec
- Line-rate IEEE 802.1AE MACsec GCM-AES-128/256 and GCM-AES-XPN-128/256 on all network-facing ports
- SecureIQ: secure boot, secured storage, programmable security sensors, and micro-segmentation to security groups
- SCT / NST control and management plane protection; DDoS mitigation and encrypted traffic analytics
Telemetry, intelligence & programmability
- TrackIQ: line-rate flow-aware telemetry, per-packet latency measurement, elephant/mice flow detection, anomaly detection
- NetIQ: programmable processing engines with eCPRI and GTP awareness for in-network compute and auto-healing
- Overlay support: VXLAN, VXLAN-GPE, Geneve, IP-GRE, EVPN, SRv6, MPLS-SR
- Hardware OAM: IEEE 802.1ag, ITU-T Y.1731, MPLS OAM, ITU-T G.8113.1
Ordering information
| Part Number | Port Configuration | Bandwidth |
|---|---|---|
| 98DX7308 | 8 × 25G | 200 Gbps |
| 98DX7312 | 8 × 25G + 1 × 100G-R4 | 300 Gbps |
| 98DX7320 | 20 × 25G | 500 Gbps |
| 98DX7324 | 24 × 25G / 6 × 100G-R4 | 600 Gbps |
| 98DX7332 | 32 × 25G / 8 × 100G-R4 | 800 Gbps |
| 98DX7321 | 20 × 50G | 1 Tbps |
| 98DX7325 | 24 × 50G / 6 × 200G / 3 × 400G | 1.2 Tbps |
| 98DX7335 | 32 × 50G / 8 × 200G / 4 × 400G | 1.6 Tbps |
