Penguin Arctica 3200c

Penguin Arctica 3200C 100Gb Top-of-Rack / Spine Switch

Penguin Arctica switches are cost-effective Layer-2/Layer-3 capable top-of-rack
switches, with models suited for aggregation and access layer roles. The latest
Arctica 3200c model is based on ‘merchant silicon’ platform – The Broadcom
Tomahawk, capable of 100Gb, 50Gb, 40Gb, 25Gb and 10Gb link speeds.
Penguin Arctica 3200c can be deployed in a top-of-rack role to support any mix of
10, 25, 40, 50 and 100 GbE host and spine interconnections. An open selection of
copper and optical transceivers are available, allowing user to customize the switch’s
application. In an aggregation layer role, Arctica 3200c are capable of L2 and L3
routing protocols.
Penguin Computing offers the following software stacks: Cumulus Linux and
Canonical Ubuntu with Broadcom ICOS (Integrated Clouding Operating System).
Cumulus Linux is the industry’s first true Linux network operating system with
network-optimized kernel that supports Layer-2 and Layer-3 architectures. Canonical
Ubuntu with Broadcom ICOS is a CLI-oriented network OS with the full Layer-2 and
Layer-3 feature set of the Broadcom data plane. Arctica switches are available with
Cumulus Linux or Broadcom ICOS preloaded, backed by hardware and software
support options.