OcNOS Solution Explorer: Check Features, Hardware, and Licenses in One Workflow

Designing a modern network takes more homework than it used to. A single deployment decision can hinge on feature support, hardware compatibility, ASIC capabilities, and software licensing, and those answers usually sit in separate datasheets, release notes, and hardware guides. For anyone evaluating open networking, that means a lot of cross-referencing before you can trust a design. The OcNOS Solution Explorer is built to remove that step.

In short: The OcNOS Solution Explorer connects two tools, the Feature Matrix and the Hardware Compatibility List, into one workflow. Select the features you need, see which platforms support them and at what license tier, then move straight to a hardware shortlist. Both tools are free to use, no login.

How it works

Select features in the Feature Matrix. A “See matching hardware” button shows how many platforms support all of them and opens the Hardware Compatibility List with those platforms ready to compare. From the HCL, “See features” takes you back with your platforms selected. Move between the two until your shortlist is feature-complete, license-correct, and hardware-validated, ready for a design review or an RFP.

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Why hardware compatibility matters in open networking

In traditional networking, the software and the hardware ship bundled, so compatibility is a given. In open networking you choose the network operating system and the hardware separately. That gives you flexibility and pricing leverage, and it also means a feature’s availability can depend on the platform, the ASIC family, the optics, and the software release. The Solution Explorer makes those dependencies explicit, so you can confirm a design holds together before you buy.

Which platforms fit AI fabric, broadband, and EVPN?

Use case	Key technologies	OcNOS edition	Platform type
AI fabric	RoCEv2, PFC, ECN, DCB	OcNOS-DC	Tomahawk-class switches
Broadband Aggregation	MPLS, Segment Routing, H-QoS	OcNOS-SP	Jericho / Qumran edge
EVPN data center	EVPN-VXLAN, MLAG, VXLAN routing	OcNOS-DC	Trident / Tomahawk

OcNOS Hardware Compatibility List, liveOpen full version →

Only validated, shipping features

The Feature Matrix lists only features that are officially supported on OcNOS: shipping, validated, and commercially supported. There are no roadmap placeholders and no lab-only entries. If a feature is listed against a platform, it runs in production today. That is what lets you design and quote against the matrix with confidence, instead of finding a gap late in a lab or a production cutover.

Where it helps

Scoping an RFP: build a requirement list and get the platforms and licenses that meet it.
Choosing hardware: start from a use case and narrow to validated platforms by vendor, ASIC, or port speed.
Planning licenses: see the exact OcNOS tier each feature needs before you quote.
De-risking a design: every feature listed is shipping and validated, not roadmap.

Frequently asked questions

What is the OcNOS Solution Explorer?

It is the OcNOS Feature Matrix and Hardware Compatibility List used together as one workflow: pick the features you need, see which validated platforms support them and at what license tier, then build a hardware shortlist. Both tools are free to use, with no login.

What is the difference between the Feature Matrix and the Hardware Compatibility List?

The Feature Matrix maps what OcNOS does to the license tier each feature needs. The Hardware Compatibility List maps which validated platforms run OcNOS. The handoff links the two, so a chosen feature set resolves to the compatible hardware and back.

Does the Feature Matrix show features that are not shipping yet?

No. Validated, shipping features only, so anything listed is qualified for production.

Which hardware vendors and ASICs are supported?

Validated platforms from Edgecore, UfiSpace, and Celestica, on Broadcom silicon: Jericho and Qumran for service provider routing and edge, and Trident and Tomahawk for the data center and AI fabric.

Can OcNOS run an AI fabric?

Yes, under OcNOS-DC, on Tomahawk-class platforms with RoCEv2, PFC, ECN, and DCB for lossless Ethernet.

What is the difference between OcNOS-SP and OcNOS-DC?

OcNOS-SP is service provider routing such as BNG, MPLS, and segment routing. OcNOS-DC is the data center and AI fabric, including EVPN-VXLAN, 800G coherent, and RoCEv2.

Solution Briefs

Explore the deployment architectures

Once you have your features and platforms, these briefs go deeper on real-world OcNOS designs: AI fabric, SR-MPLS, IPoDWDM, and data center interconnect.

Solution Brief