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NoviWare

A network operating system for open, programmable match-action pipelines across high-performance forwarding platforms.

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Open control for programmable forwarding planes.

The NoviWare™ Network Operating System is NoviFlow’s high-performance implementation of SDN. Its open, programmable match-action pipelines are optimized for switching chipsets including the Mellanox NP-4 and NP-5 and Barefoot’s 6.5 Tbps Tofino chip.

NoviWare is architected as a reliable, scalable platform for OpenFlow, gRPC, and P4Runtime. It implements OpenFlow 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5 and provides an upgrade path to the next generation of PISA-based SDN applications and solutions.

It is designed for switches, WAN IP/MPLS routers, network appliances, and other high-bandwidth forwarding planes. NoviWare has been deployed around the world in NoviSwitch™ products, is licensed to OEM and ODM platform suppliers, runs on production Mellanox NP-5 and Barefoot Tofino equipment, and supports x86 network application development and testing.

Open standards reduce vendor lock-in and allow operators to select best-of-breed network components. Supported control environments include P4Runtime, ONOS, OpenDaylight, NEC PFC, Faucet, RYU, OpenKilda, NoviFlow CyberMapper, and customer-proprietary controllers.

Control above. Silicon below. NoviWare between them.

OpenFlow, OpenConfig, gRPC, and P4 provide open paths into a network operating system built for programmable forwarding planes.

P4
OpenFlow
OpenConfig
gRPC

NoviWare NOS for Programmable Forwarding Planes

See how NoviWare connects open SDN control with programmable packet-processing hardware.

Choose the forwarding profile that fits the work.

NoviWare supports programmable switch silicon for multi-terabit throughput and network processors for deep flow scale and traffic management.

Tofino-based forwarding

Built for high-throughput white-box systems using programmable Barefoot Tofino silicon.

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Authorized Tofino white-box switches

Vendor Model NoviFlow part number
Edgecore Networks Wedge 100BF-65X WB-5164-E
Edgecore Networks Wedge 100BF-32X WB-5132D-E
UfiSpace S9180-32X-F-W WB-5132D-F
Lanner Electronics Inc. HTCA-6600 WB-6600-L

NP-5-based forwarding

Designed for large flow tables, multiple port configurations, and advanced network-processor capabilities.

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  • Flow scaleUp to 7 million entries with external TCAM and DRAM
  • ThroughputUp to 400 Gbps
  • Port speeds1, 10, 40, and 100 Gbps configurations

Classify, meter, queue, and shape
traffic in one platform.

FlowShaper is an optional NoviWare add-on that brings traffic management and hierarchical quality of service to a compact 1U system. It uses network-processor capabilities found in chassis-based edge routers to deliver QoS-based services at a fraction of the cost of conventional solutions.

Classify

Use extensive OpenFlow match fields, including user-defined fields in packet payloads.

Meter and mark

Track up to one million meters with Drop and DSCP Remark policies compliant with RFC 2697 srTCM and RFC 2698 / MEF 5 trTCM.

Queue

Use 16 queues per class across as many as 46,000 classes and 736,000 queues.

Shape and schedule

Apply priority and rate limits through four hierarchy levels with 1 GB of deep buffer memory, WRED, WFQ, and strict-priority scheduling.

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Program the path from application intent to forwarding silicon.

NoviFlow applications translate readable configuration and API calls into rules for P4-compatible network silicon. Operators can define port groupings, manage streams through the pipeline, and introduce protocol support through the programmable parser at software-development speed.

Bring the controller that belongs in your network.

Open standards keep the control layer from becoming another vertically integrated silo. NoviWare works with established controllers, NoviFlow software, and customer-specific control systems.

P4Runtime ONOS OpenDaylight NEC PFC Faucet RYU OpenKilda CyberMapper Customer proprietary controllers are also supported.
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