Sonic OS

SONiC is an open source network operating system based on Linux that powers Microsoft Global Cloud. Larch Networks build SONIC-Based switched products, integrating them with SONIC and leveraging modern DPU technologies.

SONiC offers a full-suite of network functionality, like BGP and RDMA, that has been production-hardened in the data centers of some of the largest cloud-service providers. It offers teams the flexibility to create the network solutions they need while leveraging the collective strength of a large ecosystem and community. Microsoft widely adopts and promote SONiC as a standard turn-key solution for any future data centers.

Technical Highlights

• SAI (Switch Abstraction Interface) API implementation for a specific switch silicon on top of SDK, enabling SONiC software stack operation on Customer’s hardware product. 
• Support of SONiC sequential releases and continual alignment of functional compatibility of Customer’s hardware product with SONiC mainline.
• Implementation of new features, maintenance of existing components, release regression testing and bug fixing.
• Integration of SONiC with third party open source network management stacks as well as configuration and enablement of specific features using SONiC CLI (Command Line Interface).
• ONIE (Open Network Install Environment) adaptation to a specific network device silicon.

Larch Networks had developed, provides and supports binary hardware abstraction components that allow SONiC system to run on the Marvell ASIC based line of Network Devices.