Ethernet switching solutions for the accelerated data center
NVIDIA is the leading provider of open end-to-end networking for all software and hardware layers. NVIDIA combines the benefits of NVIDIA Spectrum™ switches, based on industry-leading application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technology, with a wide range of modern network operating systems, including NVIDIA Cumulus Linux, SONiC, and Linux Switch.
Flexibility and control
With the NVIDIA Ethernet switching solution, you can purchase hardware from a variety of vendors, including HPE, Lenovo, Penguin, or directly. The NVIDIA Spectrum Ethernet Switch product family is a broad portfolio of top-of-rack and aggregation switches. You can deploy the switches in Layer 2 and Layer 3 cloud designs, in overlay-based virtualized networks, or as part of high-performance, mission-critical Ethernet storage fabrics. With each deployment, you get:
- Industry-leading performance and predictability
- Extensive visibility
- Powerful remote direct storage access over converged Ethernet (RoCE)
- Advanced virtualization
Open end-to-end networking
Open networking is about providing choice and flexibility while removing constraints, and that means being open at all levels of the stack. NVIDIA is a leader in end-to-end open networking at all levels of software and hardware.
- Almost all NVIDIA network functions, from adapters to switches to Data Processing Units (DPUs), can be addressed and managed via open interfaces. NVIDIA is a key contributor to projects such as SONiC, the Data Plane Developers Kit (DPDK) and Free Range Routing (FRR).
- Spectrum's programmable ASIC provides the flexibility needed to handle evolving networking technologies, including new protocols that may be developed in the future.
- Spectrum's Open SDK API enables the Ethernet community to more quickly develop open-source networking applications and protocols, and can serve as the basis for a standard Ethernet switch interface because NVIDIA does not restrict the use or programming of the ASIC.
- The upstream Linux kernel includes a full implementation for interacting with the switch system.
Products
NVIDIA Spectrum
The NVIDIA Spectrum Ethernet Switch product family includes a broad portfolio of top-of-rack and aggregation switches. They can be deployed in Layer 2 and Layer 3 cloud designs, in overlay-based virtualized networks, or as part of high-performance, mission-critical Ethernet storage fabrics.
NVIDIA Cumulus Linux
NVIDIA Cumulus Linux, the world's most robust open networking operating system, includes a comprehensive list of advanced, state-of-the-art networking features and is designed for scalability.
SONiC
NVIDIA offers SONiC, a community-developed, open-source, Linux-based network operating system that runs on switches from multiple vendors and powers some of the largest data centers in the world.
NVIDIA Onyx
If you're looking for a more traditional operating system coupled with a switch, NVIDIA Onyx offers a new level of flexibility and scalability for next-generation data centers.
NVIDIA Linux SWITCH
Linux Switch allows users to natively use any standard Linux distribution as the switch operating system on any of the Open Ethernet NVIDIA Spectrum Switch platforms.
NVIDIA NetQ
NetQ is a modern operations tool that provides holistic real-time visibility, troubleshooting and lifecycle management for your modern data center.
NVIDIA Air
NVIDIA Air enables modeling of data center environments with full software functionality, creating a digital twin. Transform and optimize network operations through simulation, validation, and automation of changes and updates.