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 Switch](https://www.sysgen.de/media/image/73/0d/b8/nvidia-ethernet-switching-mellanox-spectrum-3c33-d[1].jpg)
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.
![Server Racks](https://www.sysgen.de/media/image/62/d2/97/nvidia-ethernet-switching-cumulus-linux-3c33-d@2x[1].jpg)
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 Logo](https://www.sysgen.de/media/image/f4/ff/63/nvidia-ethernet-switching-sonic-3c33-d@2x[1].jpg)
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](https://www.sysgen.de/media/image/ef/c5/04/nvidia-ethernet-switching-mellanox-onyx-3c33-d@2x[1].jpg)
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](https://www.sysgen.de/media/image/a5/59/05/nvidia-linux-switch.webp)
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](https://www.sysgen.de/media/image/b2/7c/36/nvidia-ethernet-switching-netq-3c33-d[1].jpg)
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](https://www.sysgen.de/media/image/30/a5/f2/nvidia-air-blade2-3c33-D[1].jpg)
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.