Difference of White Box Switch & Brite box switch
In this article, we will tell your the difference between white box switch or brite Box switch , so that you can make good choice .
An open network means that the network switch hardware and software are separated and disaggregated from each other. With the development of open networks, many enterprise users have realized its benefits of flexibility and cost-effectiveness . However, when engineers decide to build their own open network, they may be faced with the choice of white box switch or brite Box switch. Both types of open source switches can be used in the software-defined network environment of data center scenarios.
Here we will present the difference between white box switch or brite Box switch , so that you can make good choice .
What is White box switch
The white box switch ( also named white label switch )is a network switch without a well-known brand name which assembled from standardized commodity parts. The whitebox switch may pre-installed with open source software, but it’s more often sold as bare metal hardware. It allows users to purchase hardware from hardware vendors, and then select their preferred network operating system (NOS) from software vendors, like Culmulus or PicOS, SONIC, etc. White box switches are much cheaper than traditional switch which makes them an attractive alternative to brand switches.
What is Brite box switch
Brite box switch is a kind of whitebox switch but own its brand name. In fact, we can take brite box switch as the middle ground between a traditional switch and white box switch. Usually, brite box switches are pre-loaded with a operating system which means brite box switch enabling simple, plug-and-play deployments ,can directly use. At the meantime, professional technical service from the suppliers is more convenient since it’s a one-stop solution. As for the costs, it’s more expensive than white box switch but much cheaper than the traditional switch .
Which to choose ?
Their similarity between the two is that as an open source switch, it helps IT engineers avoid the traditional vendor lock-in way rather than customizing the devices to their own specific business and networking needs. Furthermore,the price has a huge advantage over traditional switches.
- Pre-load software or not
This is most typical difference between this two open source switches. Whitebox switch is a bare metal switch sometimes requires users to buy NOS from other software vendors,while Brite box switch already installed with NOS which can use directly and often provides better technical service and support from the vendors.
- Cost
The ranking of cost is traditional switch ＞brite box switch ＞ white box switch
The cost of white box switch is the most cheapest that is because users don’t need to pay for the NOS. They have the freedom to choose a NOS of what they want.
What we can do
Asterfusion data technologies is the leading provider of open networking infrastructure solutions. We provide a disaggregated and highly programmable open network fabric for next generation data centers, enterprise and service providers with full stack open architecture hardware and open-source software.
Asterfusion delivers one-stop open networking solution for 10G/25G/100G/400G whitebox switches based on Innovium Teralynx, Intel tofino and Marvel with SONIC based operating system for next generation data centers, campus and service providers.
Offering SONiC based enterprise NOS distribution -AsterNOS with feature rich enhancement.https://cloudswit.ch/product-category/os-nos/
Of course, the Software Defined Network (SDN) market nowadays is a fast growing, there are increasingly distributors,and systems integrator are seizing this opportunity to join in our open networking family,thus,we also provide OEM white box switches for our partners.
Conclusion
Choosing a whitebox switch or brite box switch, enterprise users should according to their own conditions to make the right decision. But remember Asterfusion can satisfied your needs both for brite box switch and white box switch.
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