Open Intelligent Edge Platform/Appliance Powered by Marvell OCTEON 10 CN103
Price range: $2,479.00 through $4,529.00
- 8 x 2.5GHz ARM64 Neoverse N2 cores based on Marvell OCTEON 10 CN103
- 2 x 100GE QSFP28, 2 x 10GE SFP+, optional 2 x 2.5GE RJ45
- 16GB pluggable DDR5 SO-DIMM, expandable up to 48GB
- True inline crypto engine with 80Gbps encryption/decryption capacity
- 100Gbps intelligent data processing for routing, firewall, IPSec, and SSL/TLS
- Optional M.2 NVMe SSD up to 4TB
- Optional PTP/SyncE module with 20ns accuracy and BC support
- <100W power consumption with full configuration and workload
Experience next-gen enterprise networking with the Asteraix ET3608-2P2S, an open intelligent platform/gateway featuring the Marvell OCTEON 10 CN103XX processor. Designed for carrier-grade, edge, and data center networks. The ET3608 is a 1U compact, open-intelligent gateway designed specifically for large-scale enterprise, carrier, and data center environments. It supports up to one Marvell OCTEON 10 CN103XX DPU, each integrating an 8-core ARM Neoverse N2 processor, programmable Ethernet ports with a bidirectional throughput of 100 Gbps, and an embedded encryption/decryption engine with a processing capacity of 80 Gbps.
A standard Linux server — with 100 Gbps hardware acceleration built in
Run any ARM64 Linux software on the ET3608, with the Marvell CN103 DPU’s DPDK, SSL/TLS, and VPP acceleration always available as native hardware. No x86, no separate NIC card, no FPGA license. Optimized DPDK tied to CN103 hardware. 100 Gbps packet processing without saturating the CPU cores. Hardware encryption/decryption engine at 80 Gbps. TLS termination without a software bottleneck. VPP plugin API, eBPF/XDP in kernel. Write your own forwarding logic directly against the hardware. Docker, Kubernetes, KVM — all run natively alongside the accelerated data plane on the same box.
Specification
Rack & Physical
Dimension (HxWxD) 44×440×470mm
Rack Space 1U
Network interface
Fixed Interfaces (2) 100GE QSFP28
(2) 10GE SFP+
(2) 2.5GE RJ45
5G/LTE (Option) (2) SIM cards, M.2 B key
DPU
DPU Model (1) Marvell CN103
(8) Core ARM64 2.5GHz
Cache Capacity L2 8MB L3 16MB
Memory 16GB DDR5, Maximum 48GB
Flash (1) 64GB TF
SSD (Option) (1) M.2 NVME
Network Performance
L2/L3 Switching capacity 200Gbps
Routing Capacity 100Gbps
Firewall Capacity 80Gbps
Encryption and Decryption Capacity 80Gbps
PTP/SyncE Accuracy 20ns
PTP/SyncE Holdover Time > 8hours
Management Interface
Console (1) Console RJ45
MGMT (1) MGMT RJ45
USB (1) USB3.0
Power & Cooling
Power Module (1+1) Hot Pluggable PSU Modules
FAN Modules (3+1) Hot Pluggable Fan Modules
Max. Power Consumption
100W (FULL configuration and workload)
Operating Environment
Operating Temperature 0~45℃ (32 to 113℉)
Operating Humidity 5%~90%(non-condensing)
Rich Software Ecosystems
| Memory | 16GB, 32GB, 48GB |
|---|---|
| NVME SSD Module | 0T |
| 5G/LTE Module | None, 5G/LTE (Global) |
| AI Module | None, Included |
| Software | Default — Debian 12 ($0) |
ET3600 Open Smart Edge Platform/Appliance
Next – Gen Networking
Smart Edge Platform/Appliance
Simplified Lifecycle Management at Scale
Simplify large-scale edge deployments with USB-based OS installation and field upgrades, secured end-to-end by Arm Trusted Firmware and UEFI — with full support for Ubuntu, Debian, SONiC, CentOS, and a broad range of Linux distributions.
Carrier-Grade Throughput for Enterprise Edge
From border routing and BNG/BRAS to AI inference at the edge, the ET3600 delivers up to 2×100Gbps forwarding and 2×80Gbps encrypted VPN throughput via DPDK/VPP acceleration — purpose-built for enterprise and carrier-grade deployments.
Frequently Asked Questions
OCTEON CN103
AI Accelerator
PTP/SyncE
SONiC-VPP
Advanced Routing Capabilities
Equipped with powerful routing capabilities, including static routing, VRF, OSPFv2/v3, BGP, and MP-BGP, this model ensures flexible network segmentation and dynamic route management for demanding enterprise and campus environments.
Software Options
Preloaded SONiC + VPP Router OS
The ET3608 is available with AsterNOS-VPP pre-installed, delivering a production-ready routing solution out of the box. This powerful combination of SONiC’s modular control plane and VPP’s hardware-accelerated data plane unlocks the full 100Gbps routing capacity of the CN103 processors. Benefit from advanced features including BGP/OSPF routing, VXLAN tunneling, hardware-accelerated VPN, and comprehensive traffic management—all optimized specifically for the ET3608’s architecture.
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