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NOS Comparison
- 1. Comparison of NOS Comparativestudy between Cumulus, Pica 8 and Openswitch Network Operating Systems As on : 1/12/2015
- 2. NOS features • Management •Layer 2 features • Layer 3 features • Security • Other features
- 3. Version of OSused • Cumulus OS – 2.5.3a • Pica 8 OS – 2.6 • Openswitch OS – 1.0
- 4. Management • Standard CLI •Telnet • Linux Shell • Zero Touch Provisioning • NetConf
- 5. Management options • CumulusOS - Standard CLI, Telnet, Linux Shell, Zero Touch Provisioning • Pica 8 OS - Standard CLI, Telnet, Linux Shell, Zero Touch Provisioning • Openswitch OS - Standard CLI, Telnet, Linux Shell, Zero Touch Provisioning • Cumulus, Pica 8 and Openswitch do not support NetConf
- 6. Layer 2 features •Bridges • Trill • VLAN • STP/MSTP • RSTP/PVST • MLAG • Link Aggregation • VRRP
- 7. Layer 2 features Feature OS BridgesTrill VLAN STP/MSTP RSTP/PVST MLAG Link Aggregation VRRP Cumulus Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Pica 8 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Openswitch Yes No Yes No No No Yes No
- 8. Layer 3 features •Static Routing • RIP • OSPF • BGP • MLAG • IS-IS • ECMP
- 9. Layer 3 features CumulusOS • Static Routing • OSPF • BGP • MLAG • ECMP Pica 8 OS • Static Routing • RIP • OSPF • BGP • MLAG • ECMP Openflow OS • Static Routing • BGP • ECMP
- 10. Security • Cumulus OS– SSH, ACL • Pica 8 OS – SSH, ACL • Openswitch OS - SSH
- 11. Other features • MPLS •Openflow • NTP • Multicasting • IPv6 • LLDP • VXLAN
- 12. Other features Cumulus OS •NTP • Multicasting • LLDP • VXLAN Pica 8 OS • MPLS • Openflow • NTP • Multicasting • IPv6 • LLDP • VXLAN Openswitch • LLDP
- 13. Why Openswitch? • ModernLinux based OS with L2/L3 features • Open source – freedom for users & developers to build networks • Soon, Openflow will be a feature of Openswitch • Supported by HPE, Broadcom, Acccton, Intel
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