48 x 25Gb SFP28 Data Center Leaf/Spine Switch

SKU: CX308P-48Y-N-V2

$6,899.00 VAT excl.

CX308P-48Y-N-V2 — 1RU data center leaf switch with 48× 25G SFP28 + 8× 100G QSFP28, powered by the Marvell Prestera Falcon 2.0T ASIC and open SONiC-based AsterNOS.

  • 48× 25G SFP28 + 8× 100G QSFP28, 2.0 Tbps wire-speed L2/L3 in a compact 1RU
  • 100G uplinks break out to 4×25G / 4×10G for a smooth 25G-to-100G migration
  • Open SONiC (AsterNOS) — no per-feature licensing, no vendor lock-in
  • RoCEv2 + one-step Easy RoCE for lossless storage & AI/ML fabrics
  • IEEE 1588v2 PTP Class C (SMPTE 2059-2 / AES67) — AVoIP & broadcast ready
  • Hot-swappable 1+1 PSU / 3+1 fans, built-in Prometheus + Grafana telemetry
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    2.0 Tbps

    Switching Capacity

    288K

    IPv4 Routes

    144K

    IPv6 Routes

    4K

    Number of VLANs

    CX308P-48Y-N-V2

    is a high-density 1RU data center leaf switch that pairs 48× 25G SFP28 access ports with 8× 100G QSFP28 uplinks for 2.0 Tbps of non-blocking, wire-speed Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding. Built on the Marvell Prestera Falcon ASIC and running the open, SONiC-based AsterNOS, it is purpose-built as a top-of-rack (ToR) leaf node for modern spine-leaf fabrics where east-west bandwidth — not extreme latency — drives the design.
    With 128K MAC entries, 288K IPv4 and 144K IPv6 prefixes, and 4096 VLANs, the CX308P-48Y-N-V2 scales cleanly from a single rack to a multi-tenant fabric. Every 100G uplink breaks out to 4×25G or 4×10G, so it connects today's 10G/25G servers while giving you a clean, investment-protected migration path to 100G.

    Open NOS, full L2/L3 and a consistent operating experience

    The switch runs AsterNOS, Asterfusion's enterprise distribution of open-source SONiC, with a single software binary spanning the entire CX-N-V2 family — no per-feature license tiers, no vendor lock-in. On top of it sits a complete Layer 2/Layer 3 feature set: VXLAN, EVPN Type 1–5, distributed/anycast gateway, VRF and MC-LAG for multi-tenant overlays, plus full BGP, OSPF v2/v3, IS-IS, ECMP and policy-based routing for the underlay. Operators get a consistent management experience across every box — industry-standard CLI, REST API, NETCONF, Zero-Touch Provisioning and Syslog — so the same automation and tooling carry from one switch to the whole fabric.

    High-precision time synchronization

    Timing is a first-class capability on the CX308P-48Y-N-V2. The switch provides IEEE 1588v2 PTP with Class C accuracy and supports the full range of industry timing profiles — G.8275.1, G.8275.2, SMPTE 2059-2 and AES67 — across flexible clock roles including GrandMaster (GM), Boundary Clock (BC) and Ordinary Clock (OC). Combined with SyncE for physical-layer frequency distribution, it delivers the deterministic, low-jitter timing that AVoIP, broadcast, financial and industrial time-sensitive networks depend on.

    Comprehensive multicast and RoCEv2 transport

    For one-to-many media and data distribution, the switch offers a complete multicast toolset — IGMP v1/v2/v3, IGMP Snooping, IGMP Querier, PIM-SM and multicast routing — to keep AVoIP and broadcast traffic efficient and loss-free across large fabrics. For storage and AI/ML workloads, it adds RoCEv2 with PFC, PFC Watchdog, ECN, DCBX, Fast CNP and one-step Easy RoCE configuration, so a lossless RDMA fabric can be brought up in a single command.

    Built-in observability

    The CX308P-48Y-N-V2 is designed to be transparent in production. A native AsterNOS Prometheus exporter streams real-time switch metrics to your monitoring stack and renders them on ready-made Grafana dashboards, while sFlow, SPAN/ERSPAN and SNMP v1/v2/v3 provide flow sampling, traffic mirroring and standards-based management. Together they give operators per-port, real-time visibility for fast troubleshooting and capacity planning.

    Carrier-grade reliability

    Built for always-on data centers, the switch uses hot-swappable 1+1 redundant power supplies and 3+1 (N+1) redundant, hot-swappable fans to eliminate single points of failure. Flexible AC, DC and HVDC input options and selectable front-to-rear or rear-to-front airflow let it fit cleanly into hot/cold-aisle containment and mixed power environments — making the CX308P-48Y-N-V2 a dependable open-networking foundation for cloud data centers, HPC, distributed storage and AVoIP deployments.

    Data Plane Ports (100G)8x100GbE QSFP28Data Plane Ports (25G)48x25GbE SFP28
    Switch ASICMarvell Prestera FalconSwitching Capacity2.0Tbps
    Forwarding Rate2600MppsPacket Buffer24MB
    Control CPUIntel Xeon-DControl Plane Memory16GB DDR4, extensible to 96GB
    ARP Entries92KMac Addr. Entries128K
    IPv4 Prefix Routes288KIPv6 Prefix Routes144K
    Power Module1+1 Hot-swappableFAN Modules3+1 Hot-swappable
    Input Range100-240V AC / 36-72V DC / 180-300V DCMax Power Consumption480Watt
    Rack Space1UManagement Ports1xUSB2.0, 1xConsole RJ45, 1xMGMT RJ45
    AirflowFront to Rear | Rear to FrontDimension (HxWxD)44x440x515mm
    Op.Temperature0 - 40℃ (Front to Rear) | 0- 35℃ (Rear to Rear)Op. Humidity5% - 90% (non-condensing)

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    Interface

    SFP28

    Role

    TOR

    Silicon

    Falcon

    Speed

    25G

    2.0 Tbps

    Switching Capacity

    2600 Mpps

    Packet Forwarding Rate

    288K / 144K

    IPv4/IPv6 Routes

    8 x 100GbE

    Uplink Ports

    SONiC

    Enterprise SONiC OS
    Advanced Hardware Features

    Engineered for scalability, efficiency, and always-on reliability.

    Redundant Power Supplies and Smart Fans

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    Boasting 48×25GbE SFP28 and 8×100GbE QSFP28 ports, the device supports interface splitting via breakout cables, which helps enhance the efficiency of network resource usage and accommodate diverse application scenarios.

    The dual 1+1 hot-pluggable power supplies ensure continuous operation by allowing replacement without system shutdown. Equipped with 3+1 hot-pluggable fan modules, the system delivers reliable cooling performance to maintain stability and efficiency under demanding workloads.

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    Full RoCEv2 Support for Ultra-Low Latency & Lossless Networking

    25G switches deliver full RoCEv2 support with ultra-low latency and near-zero CPU overhead. Combined with PFC and ECN for advanced congestion control, it enables a true lossless network.

    HIGHLIGHT

    Network Monitoring & Visualization

    AsterNOS supports Node Exporter to send CPU, traffic, packet loss, latency, and RoCE congestion metrics to Prometheus. Paired with Grafana, it enables real-time, visual insight into network performance.

    HIGHLIGHT

    O&M in Minutes, Not Days

    Automate with Easy RoCE, ZTP, Python and Ansible,  SPAN / ERSPAN Monitoring & more—cutting config time, errors, and costs.

    ASIC

    A chip custom-built for one task; in a switch the forwarding ASIC moves packets in hardware at line rate.

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    SONiC

    SONiC decouples the network operating system from switch hardware. Built on Linux with a containerized architecture, it programs switching ASICs through SAI (the Switch Abstraction Interface), so the…

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    RoCEv2

    RDMA over routable UDP/IP Ethernet (UDP 4791) for low-latency, low-CPU transfers in AI/HPC fabrics; depends on near-lossless Ethernet (PFC/ECN).

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