Networking/SpecsAndDesigns

Note that the specs below are at different stages of submission/approval

Hardware Specs

Accepted Hardware

These specs/design packages are for OCP Accepted Hardware.

Agema AG6248C-POE - 48 port 1G, 2x10G - access switch

• Latest version/spec: Specification v0.2 - accepted Jan 2018
• Slides used for presentation: slides
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Contact: Robert Zhu

Alpha Networks - SNX-60x0-486F - 48-port 10G SFP+ & 6-port 40G QSFP+ - Leaf Switch

• Specification, design package - Accepted July 2015
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Contact: Robert Chu

Alpha Networks - SNQ-60x0-320F - 32x40Gb QSFP+ Leaf/Spine Switch

• Specification, design package - Accepted July 2015
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Contact: Robert Chu

Alpha Networks - 48x10GT, 2x40G QSFP+, 4x100G QSFP28 - Leaf Switch

• Specification, design package - Accepted June 2016
• Test Plan: latest
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Contact: Robert Chu

Alpha Networks - SNH-60A0-320F - 32x100G QSFP28 - Leaf/Spine Switch

• Specification, Design Files - Accepted June 2016
• Test Plan: latest
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Contact: Robert Chu

Broadcom/Interface Masters Open Leaf and Spine Switch specification

• Specficiation, design package - Accepted February 2016
• License: OWFa 1.0
• Contact: Eli Karpilovski (Broadcom), Ben Askarinam (Interface Masters)

Cavium Wedge 100C - 32x100G (based on Facebook Wedge 100)

• Latest version/spec: Specification, Jan 13, 2017
• Overview presentation - TBD (from OCP networking call - Feb 13, 2017): [xxx pdf]
• Design Package: zip, Jan 2017
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared - Jan 13, 2017; Community reviewed - Feb 13, 2017; Accepted September 2017
• Contact: Albert Fishman

Edgecore Networks AS4610 - 30 or 54 port 1G with/without POE - access switch

• Latest version/spec: v0.1
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spect status: Shared/community reviewed - March 9, 2016, IC reviewed - Oct 20, 2016, Accepted August 2017
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks AS5712-54X - 48-port 10G SFP+ & 6-port 40G QSFP+ - Leaf Switch

• Specification, design package - Accepted Oct 2014
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks AS5900-54 port 10GB SFP+ + 6 port QSFP28 - based on Broadcom Qumran

• Latest version/spec: v0.1
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spect status: Shared/community reviewed - March 9, 2016, IC reviewed - Oct 20, 2016, Accepted August 2017
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks AS6712-32X - 32-port 40G QSFP+ - Leaf/Spine Switch

• Specification, design package - Accepted Jan 2016
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks AS7712-32X - 32-port 100G QSFP28 - Leaf/Spine Switch

• Specification, design package - Accepted Jan 2016
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks AS7800-64X - 2RU 64x100G (QSFP28) - based on Broadcom Tomahawk II

• Latest version/spec: v1.0 v1.1
• Design Package: v1 v2
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared - March 7, 2017
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks ORSA-1RU - Open Rack Switch Adapter

• Specification, design package - Accepted Mar 2015
• License: OCPHL - Reciprocal
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks ECW5410 - 802.11ac Wave 2 4x4 indoor wireless access point

• Latest version/spec: v1.0
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared - March 7, 2017, Accepted March, 26 2018
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks ECW7212-L - 2x2 indoor wireless access point

• Latest version/spec: v0.1
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared/community reviewed - March 9, 2016, IC reviewed - Oct 20, 2016, Accepted Aug 22, 2018
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks ECW7220-L - 3x3 indoor wireless access point

• Latest version/spec: v0.1
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared/community reviewed - March 9, 2016, IC reviewed - Oct 20, 2016, Accepted Aug 22, 2018
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks ECWO7220-L - 3x3 outdoor wireless access point

• Latest version/spec: v0.1
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared/community reviewed - March 9, 2016, IC reviewed - Oct 20, 2016, Accepted Aug 22, 2018
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks ECW5211 - 2x2 indoor wireless access point

• Latest version/spec: v1.0
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared - March 7, 2017, Accepted Aug 22, 2018
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks - AS9700-32X - 32x400G - based on Broadcom Tomahawk III

• Latest version/spec: spec v2 presentation
• Design documentation folder: here
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared - March 19, 2018, Accepted October, 29, 2018
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks - AS7726-32X - 32x100G + 2x10G - based on Broadcom Trident 3

• Latest version/spec: spec presentation
• Design documentation folder: here
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared - September 10, 2018, Accepted October, 29, 2018
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks - AS7326-56X - 48x25G + 8x100G + 2x10G - based on Broadcom Trident 3

• Latest version/spec: spec presentation
• Design documentation folder: here
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared - September 10, 2018, Accepted October 29, 2018
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Facebook Wedge - 16x40GB QSFP+ - Leaf/Spine Switch

• Specification, design package - Accepted Nov 2015
• License: OCPHL - Reciprocal
• Contact: Hans-Juergen Schmidtke/Omar Baldonado (Facebook), Jeff Catlin (Accton), Edge-core

Facebook Wedge 100 - 32x100G

• Specification, design package - Accepted Sept 2016
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Contact: Ramesh Padmanabhan

Facebook Backpack - 128x100G

• Latest version/spec: [1], November 7, 2016
• Overview presentation (from OCP networking call - Nov 14, 2016): pdf
• Design Package: v0.1, November 7, 2016
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared - November 7, 2016; Community reviewed - Nov 14, 2016
• Contact: Zhiping Yao

Facebook - CWDM4-OCP

• Latest version/spec: Specification, January 9, 2017
• Overview presentation (from OCP networking call - Jan 9, 2017): pdf
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared - Jan 9, 2017
• Contact: Katharine Schmidtke, Sree Sankar

Facebook Wedge 100S 32x100G

• Latest version/spec: v.1, Feb 13, 2017
• Overview presentation (from OCP networking call - Feb 13, 2017): pdf
• Design Package: v.2, Feb 23, 2017
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared - Feb 13, 2017, IC reviewed - Feb 23, 2017
• Contact: Xu Wang, Sree Sankar

Facebook Minipack

• Latest version/spec: v1.0
• OCP Global Summit 2019 workshop presentation
• Design package: v-2019-05-23
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Overview at OCP Global Summit 2019, Shared - May 23, 2019
• Contact: Sami Khan

Inventec DCS6072QS - 48x10GB SFP+ & 6x40GB QSFP+ - Leaf Switch

• Specification, design package - Accepted Jan 2016
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Contact: Ruturaj Pathak [2]

Inventec DCS7032Q28 - 32x100GB QSFP28 - Leaf/Spine Switch

• Specification, design package - Accepted Jan 2016
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Contact: Ruturaj Pathak [3]

Mellanox MSX1410OCP - SwitchX-2 48x10GB SFP+ & 12x40GB QSFP+ - Leaf Switch

• Specification, design package - Accepted Oct 2015
• License: OCPHL - Reciprocal
• Contact: Michael Rivers, Amir Sheffer

Mellanox MSX1710OCP - SwitchX-2 36x40GB QSFP+ - Leaf/Spine Switch

• Specification, design package - Accepted Oct 2015
• License: OCPHL - Reciprocal
• Contact: Michael Rivers, Amir Sheffer

Nephos NPS4806 - 48x10G + 6x40G - Nephos MT3258

• Latest version/spec: v1.2 - FINAL
• Older version/spec: v1.1, v1.0
• Slides used for presentation: slides
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared - March 15, 2016, IC reviewed - June 16, 2016, Accepted July 2017
• Contact: Allen Hu

SKT T-CAP - CNA-SSX2RC

• Latest version/spec: Specification Electrical Design Mechanical Design
• License: OCPHL - Reciprocal
• Spec status: Shared - August 24, 2016, IC reviewed - Oct 20, 2016, Accepted July 2018
• Contact: Sohn Min Ho

Inspired Hardware

These specs/design packages are for OCP Inspired Hardware. Products that carry the OCP Inspired™ recognition comply 100% with an OCP accepted specification and are available from a Gold, Silver or Platinum member of OCP. OCP-Inspired™ products have been demonstrated and meet 3 or more of the OCP tenets - efficiency, openness, impact, & scale. They can only be sold with warranty and support.

Agema AGC5648S - 48 port 25G, 6x100G - switch using Jericho+

• Latest version/spec: Specification v0.1
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status:
• Contact: Robert Zhu

Agema AG5648v1 - 48 port 25G, 6x100G - switch using Tomahawk+

• Latest version/spec: Specification v0.0
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status:
• Contact: Robert Zhu

Agema AG7648C - 48 port 10G BT, 6x40G - switch using Trident II

• Latest version/spec: Specification v0.1
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status:
• Contact: Robert Zhu

Agema AG9032V1 - 32x100G - switch using Tomahawk

• Latest version/spec: Specification v0.0
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status:
• Contact: Robert Zhu

Agema AGC7648A - 48 port 10G, 6x100G - switch using Qumram-MX

• Latest version/spec: Specification v0.1
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status:
• Contact: Robert Zhu

Shared hardware specifications still under review

PLEASE NOTE THESE HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ARE STILL UNDER REVIEW BUT NOT YET ACCEPTED BY THE IC

Alpha SNC-60x0-486F (Mont Blanc) - 48x25G switch with 6x100G uplinks using Tomahawk+ (BCM56963)

• Latest version/spec: Specification v0.1
• Slides used for presentation: slides
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared/community reviewed- Feb 13, 2017
• Contact: Robert Chu

Alpha STX-60x0-486F (Lake Superior) - 10G switch with 6x100G uplinks using QMX (BCM88375)

• Latest version/spec: Specification v0.1
• Slides used for presentation: slides
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared/community reviewed- Feb 13, 2017
• Contact: Robert Chu

Alpha SNC-60x0-488F 48x25G switch with 8x100G uplinks using Trident3

• Latest version/spec: Specification v0.1
• Slides used for presentation: slides
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared/community reviewed- Jan 8, 2018
• Contact: Robert Chu

Alpha SNX-61A0-486F (Ironman Fiber) - 10G switch (fiber downlink) with 6x40G or 4x100G uplinks using Maverick (BCM56768)

• Latest version/spec: Specification v0.1
• Slides used for presentation: slides
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared/community reviewed- Feb 13, 2017
• Contact: Robert Chu

Alpha SNX-61A0-486T (Ironman Copper) - 10G switch (copper downlink) with 6x40G or 4x100G uplinks using Maverick (BCM56768)

• Latest version/spec: Specification v0.1
• Slides used for presentation: slides
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared/community reviewed- Feb 13, 2017
• Contact: Robert Chu

Arista 7368X4 (inspired by Facebook Minipack)

• Latest version/spec: Contributed materials, Nov 8, 2019
• Overview presentation: in link above (from OCP networking call - Nov 11, 2019)
• Contact: Narayanan Suryanarayanan

Barefoot Wedge 100B - 32x100G (1U) and 65x100G (2U) - (based on Facebook Wedge 100)

• Latest version/spec: Specification, Feb 10, 2017
• Overview presentation: pdf (from OCP networking call - Feb 13, 2017)
• Design Package: TBD
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared - Feb 13, 2017; Community reviewed - Feb 13, 2017
• Contact: Prem Jonnalagadda

Cambridge Industries - 48x25G + 8x100G - based on Nephos Taurus silicon

• Latest version/spec: slides spec v0.9
• Previous slides/spec: slides spec v0.8
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: - Shared Feb 11, 2019, Updated April 25, 2019
• Contact: Harrison Zou

Edgecore Networks - 32x100G - based on Cavium silicon

• Latest version/spec: v.02
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared/community reviewed - Oct 9, 2015, IC reviewed - Oct 20, 2016
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks OMP 256 and 512 port 100G Chassis - based on Broadcom Tomahawk

• Latest version/spec: v0.1
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spect status: Shared/community reviewed - March 9, 2016, IC reviewed - Oct 20, 2016
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Edgecore Networks AS7300-54X - 48x25G (SFP28), 6x100G (QSFP28) - based on Broadcom Tomahawk

• Latest version/spec: v1.0
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spect status: Shared - March 7, 2017
• Contact: Jeff Catlin

Facebook - 200G FR4 OCP Optical Transceiver Specification

• Latest version/spec: v0.3
• Slides used for presentation to OCP Networking Group - 2020-01-13: pdf
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared - 2020-01-13
• Contact: James Stewart, Qing Wang, Facebook (email in preso)

Facebook Fabric Aggregator - based on Wedge 100S

• Latest version/spec: v1.0
• License: OCPHL - Permissive
• Spec status: Shared - March 21, 2018
• Contact: Sami Khan

Facebook 6-pack - 128x40G (not active)

• Latest version/spec: v.07
• Design Package: v-2016-03-09
• License: OCPHL - Reciprocal
• Spec status: Shared - March 9, 2016
• Contact: Zhiping Yao

Software Specs

Accepted Software

Open Network Install Environment

• Cumulus Networks, ONIE Proposed charter, [4], July 2013
• Latest ONIE info is at http://onie.org
• Spec status: Final and accepted - 2014
• ONIE Information Section
• License: GPLv2
• Contact: Curt Brune

Open Network Linux

• Big Switch Networks, ONL software spec, [5], Nov 2014
• Latest ONL info is at http://opennetlinux.org/
• ONL Information Section
• Spec status: Final and accepted - Jan 2015
• License: EPLv1
• Contact: Rob Sherwood and Jeff Townsend

Switch Abstraction Interface

• Microsoft, Dell, Facebook, Broadcom, Intel, Mellanox [6]
• Spec status: Final and accepted - July 2015
• License: Apache v2
• Contact: Xin Liu
  • Earlier versions: 2014-10-06 , April 2015 v1

SONiC

• Microsoft, Dell, Mellanox, and Arista software spec [7], [8], August 2016
• Presentation: slides
• Discussed at OCP Summit 2016 and OCP Eng Workshop UNH 2016
• Spec status: Shared, IC reviewed - Oct 20, 2016
• License: Apache v2, GPLv2 for kernel pieces
• Contact: Xin Liu

Open Optical Monitoring

• Finisar, Open Optical Monitoring software spec, [9], June 2016
• Discussed at OCP Eng Workshop San Jose 2016
• Spec status: Final and accepted - September 2016
• License: MIT
• Contact: Steve Joiner

Shared software specifications still under review

PLEASE NOTE THESE HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ARE STILL UNDER REVIEW BUT NOT YET ACCEPTED BY THE IC

ACPI Platform Description

• Cumulus Networks, APD software spec, [10], April 2015
• Discussed at OCP Summit 2015
• Spec status: Shared
• License: Kernel pieces (GPLv2), Userland docs/build: MIT
• Contact: Dustin Byford

OpenNSL

• Broadcom, OpenNSL software spec, [11], November 2015
• Mentioned at OCP Eng Workshop Boston 2015 Discussed at [TBD]
• Spec status: Shared, To Be Discussed
• License: Apache v2
• Contact: Ashok Raman

FlexSwitch (not active)

• NOTE: This project is on hold and is not currently active in the OCP community.
• SnapRoute, FlexSwitch software spec, [12], June 2016
• Discussed at OCP Eng Workshop San Jose 2016
• License: Apache v2

Testing Activities

Pluggable Transceiver and Host Compliance and Interopability Test Plan

This is in conjunction with the UNH Interoperability Lab and their Open Networking Test Services

• Integrator's List
• Test Configs
• Integrator's List Policy Latest
• Interface Priority
• Rev 36 Latest
• Rev 30 Used in Interop Program 2016-05
• Rev 20 Used in Interop Program 2015-09
• 2015-06 Used in 2015-06 Dry Run
• 2015-02 Used in 2015-02 Dry Run
• 802.3bj-2014
• 802.3bm-2015
• 802.3by-2016
• 100G PSM-4 MSA v2.0
• 100-40G CR4 Autodetect
• 25/100G Link Settings
• Program Launched: 2015 September 21
• Contact: David Woolf, UNH-IOL

Various Projects

Common Module Interface

• Original presentation from UNH Eng Workshop
• Kickoff document from Nov 09
• Latest Spec: v0.6
• Meeting Minutes
  • Nov 18 6-layer Stack Python User Interface
  • Dec 02 6-layer Stack
  • Dec 09 ONL(P) Overview SFP Interrupt Diagram
  • Dec 16 Draft Spec 0.3
  • Jan 13 Draft Spec 0.4 Proposed Demo for Summit
  • Jan 27
  • Feb 03
  • Mar 30 Draft Spec 0.5
  • Apr 13
  • May 10
  • May 24

Enterprise Connectivity Solutions (ECS)

• [OCP Gigabit Access Switch for Enterprise]

Old Specs

Specs that are no longer active are located here.