OcNOS 6.3.0 GA
OcNOS 6.3.0 became generally available on May 25, 2023. On OcNOS SP it adds BGP Flowspec, IS-IS micro-loop avoidance, split horizon for VPLS, TWAMP over MPLS L3VPN and EVPN L3VPN, and initial SRv6 support for EVPN E-Line multihoming and SRv6 OAM. Under the OcNOS life cycle, 6.3.0 reached End of Sale on May 25, 2026 and is supported until End of Life on May 25, 2029. Maintenance releases 6.3.1 to 6.3.5 followed between July 2023 and July 2024.
Major additions in this release
Routing (OcNOS SP)
BGP Flowspec (RFC 8955) and IS-IS micro-loop avoidance (RFC 6976).
Layer 2 VPN (OcNOS SP)
Split horizon for VPLS.
Performance measurement (OcNOS SP)
TWAMP over MPLS L3VPN and over EVPN MPLS L3VPN.
Security (OcNOS SP and DC)
ARP ACL.
Port breakout (OcNOS SP and DC)
100G port breakout into 4x10G, 4x25G and 2x50G on supported platforms.
Optical amplifiers (OcNOS SP)
EDFA configuration and monitoring (target output, target gain, operating modes) and Digital Diagnostic Monitoring (SFF-8636) on supported platforms.
SRv6, initial support (OcNOS SP)
EVPN E-Line multihoming over SRv6 (RFC 9252) and SRv6 OAM (RFC 9259) on supported platforms.
Qualified platforms in this release
See the full Hardware Compatibility List for all qualified platforms. View HCL →
Deep dives, blogs, and press
Engineering perspectives and announcements that complement this release.