Edge-Core and Cumulus Networks Partner
Edge-Core Networks and Cumulus Networks today announced the availability of Edge-Core data center switches with integrated Cumulus Linux operating system. Through a partnership agreement with Cumulus Networks, Edge-Core will deliver and service through its integration partners across North and South America, APAC, EMEA, Russia and CIS a full portfolio of 1GbE, 10GbE, and 40GbE data center switches with Cumulus Linux built-in for top-of-rack (TOR) and spine deployment.
“For over a year, Edge-Core and Cumulus Networks have partnered to deliver network solutions to public and private cloud data center operators, who deploy Edge-Core’s best-in-class bare-metal switches and Cumulus Networks’ revolutionary Linux network operating system,” said George Tchaparian, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Business Development of Accton Technology Corporation, the parent company of Edge-Core and developer of its data center switches. “Edge-Core is now pleased to extend this partnership by offering turnkey switches with Cumulus Linux bundled on our TOR and spine switches which will provide a single point of contact for product delivery and support, and make the solution more widely available in emerging markets.”
“Over the last year, we’ve seen a significant industry shift towards an open networking model,” said Reza Malekzadeh, Vice President of Business, Cumulus Networks. “Edge-Core’s standard high quality bare-metal switch product line has been one of the key enablers for this new reality in networking. Today, we’re very excited to partner even more closely with Edge-Core to deliver a best-of-breed turnkey solution that will accelerate the deployment of modern data center infrastructure and make it even more accessible to a wide range of customers – from traditional enterprises to web-scale service providers.”
Product Availability
The following Edge-Core data center switches with integrated Cumulus Linux are available now from Edge-Core channel partners worldwide. All products are designed with the high performance and high availability features required for deployment in the data center as top-of-rack or spine switches, with redundant fans, redundant AC or 48VDC power options, 12VDC power options, and options for front-to-back or back-to-front airflow. Cumulus Linux provides open Layer 2, Layer 3, and modern network virtualization capabilities for scalable data center fabrics, while delivering operating cost efficiencies with Linux management, provisioning, automation and analytics tools.
Cumulus Linux is preloaded on the switches, with support for the switch hardware and software bundled into the Edge-Core turnkey product.
AS6701-32X-C 32-port QSFP switch, supporting 32x40GbE ports or up to 104x10GbE ports, for top-of-rack or spine deployment
AS5610-52X-C 48-port SFP+ 1/10GbE ports, with 4-port QSFP for 10GbE or 40GbE uplinks, PHY-less design, ideal for top-of-rack switching in server racks with 10GbE servers
AS5600-52X-C 48-port SFP+ 1/10GbE ports, with 4-port QSFP for 10GbE or 40GbE uplinks, ideal for top-of-rack switching in server racks with 10GbE servers
AS4600-54T-C 48-port RJ-45 1GbE ports, with 4-port SFP+ for 10GbE uplinks, for top-of-rack switching in server racks with 1GbE servers
