Open source routing protocols, white boxes, and open source OSes

White boxes

• Accton/Edgecore
• Delta Networks
• Quanta Cloud Technology

Brite boxes

• Dell

OSes

• Amazon Dent OS
• AT&T dNOS (whitepaper)
• Big Switch Switch Light NOS (builds on Open Network Linux)
• Cumulus Linux
• Dell OS10 Base / OpenSwitch
• Facebook FBOSS
• Gigamon GigaVUE-OS
• IP Infusion OcNOS
• Indigo
• Juniper Junos
• Microsoft SONiC
• Open Network Linux
• Pica8 PicOS
• SnapRoute FlexSwitch
• Stratum

Routing protocols

• BIRD
• exaBGP
• FRR - Free Range Routing
• GoBGP
• OpenBGPD
• Quagga
• XORP

This presentation contains a nice overview of the various options.

In the early days there were a couple of other choices:

• GateD
• ZebOS

Useful references

• http://packetpushers.net/virtual-toolbox/list-network-operating-systems/
• https://www.networkworld.com/article/2919599/cisco-subnet/clearing-the-fog-around-open-switching-terminology.html

Resources for IEEE 802

The following is a collection of resources for IEEE 802 and related organizations.

• 802tsn.org - IEEE 802.1 TSN unofficial page.
• AVnu Alliance

Tutorial and other useful presentations

• 802.1AS
• Cloud scale data center design by Microsoft (contains cable length information)

IEEE 802.1 projects

The following is a list of IEEE 802 and IEEE 802.1 projects.  At some point I hope to add a few lines providing an executive summary of each project.  This list doesn't include projects that are revisions (-REV) and projects that are corrigenda (-Cor-x), except in cases where the revisions were actually adding significant new functionality.

IEEE 802 projects

• 802 - Overview and Architecture
• 802a - Playpen Ethertypes
• 802b - Registration of object identifiers (OIDs)
• 802c - Local MAC address usage
• 802d - Allocation of uniform resource name (URN) values
• 802E - Privacy considerations for 802 technologies

IEEE 802.1 projects

• 802.1B - LAN/MAN management
• 802.1D - MAC bridges
• 802.1E - System load protocol
• 802.1F - Common definitions and procedures for IEEE 802 management information
• 802.1G - Remote MAC bridging
• 802.1H - Bridging of Ethernet v2 to IEEE 802 LANs
• 802.1j - Managed objects for MAC bridges
• 802.1p - Expedited traffic classes and dynamic multicast filtering
• 802.1Q - MAC bridges and virtual bridged LANs (formerly virtual bridged LANs)
• See also IEEE 802.3ac
• 802.1s - Multiple spanning trees
• 802.1t - 802.1D maintenance
• 802.1u - 802.1Q maintenance
• 802.1v - VLAN classification by protocol and port
• 802.1w - Rapid reconfiguration (RSTP)
• 802.1X- Port-based network access control
• 802.1y - 802.1D maintenance
• 802.1z - 802.1Q maintenance
• 802.1aa - 802.1X maintenance
• 802.1AB - Link layer discovery protocol (LLDP)
• 802.1AC - MAC service definition
• 802.1ad - Provider bridging
• 802.1AE - MACsec
• 802.1af - MACsec key management
• 802.1ag - Connectivity fault management
• 802.1ah - Provider backbone bridging
• 802.1aj - Two-port MAC relay
• 802.1ak - Multiple registration protocol (MRP)
• 802.1ap - MIB definition for VLAN bridges
• 802.1aq - Shortest path bridging
• 802.1AR - Secure Device Identifier
• 802.1AS - Time Synchronization
• 802.1Qat - Stream reservation protocol (SRP)
• 802.1Qau - Congestion notification
• 802.1Qav - Credit-based shaper
• 802.1Qaw - Data driven connectivity fault management
• 802.1AX - Link aggregation
• 802.1AX-REV - Distributed resilient network interconnect (DRNI)
• 802.1Qay - Provider backbone bridging - traffic engineering
• 802.1Qaz - Enhanced transmission selection (ETS) and DCBX
• 802.1BA - AVB systems
• 802.1Qbb - Priority-based flow control (PFC)
• See also 802.3bd
• 802.1Qbc - Remote customer service interfaces (RCSI)
• 802.3bd - MAC control frame for PFC
• 802.1Qbe - Multiple I-SID registration protocol (MIRP)
• 802.1Qbf - PBB-TE segment protection
• 802.1Qbg - Edge virtual bridging (EVB)
• 802.1Qbh - Bridge port extenders (replaced by 802.1BR)
• 802.1AXbk - Link aggregation protocol addressing
• 802.1AEbn - 256-bit encryption
• 802.1Qbp - Equal cost multiple paths (ECMP)
• 802.1AXbq - Distributed resilient network interconnect (replaced by AX-REV)
• 802.1BR - Bridge port extenders
• 802.1ASbt - Time synchronization - Enhancement and performance improvements
• 802.1Qbu - Frame preemption
• See also 802.3br - Interspersed express traffic (IET)
• 802.1Qbv - Enhancements for scheduled traffic -- time-aware shaper
• 802.1AEbw - MACsec extended packet numbering
• 802.1Xbx- MACsec key agreement extensions
• 802.1ACby - Ethernet over MOST
• 802.1Qbz - Enhancements to bridging of 802.11
• 802.1Qca - Path control and reservation
• 802.1CB - Frame replication and elimination for reliability (FRER)
• 802.1Qcc - SRP enhancements and performance improvements
• 802.1Qcd - Application VLAN TLV
• 802.1ARce - Secure device identity - SHA-384 and P-384 elliptic curve
• 802.1CF - OmniRAN network reference model and functional description of access network
• 802.1AEcg - Ethernet data encryption devices
• 802.1Qch - Cyclic queueing and forwarding
• 802.1Qci - Per-stream filtering and policing
• 802.1Qcj - Automatic attachment to PBB services
• 802.1Xck - 802.1X YANG data model
• 802.1CM - TSN profile for fronthaul
• 802.1Qcn - VSI/VDP extensions for NVO3
• 802.1Qcp - 802.1Q YANG data model
• 802.1CQ - Multicast and local address assignment protocol
• 802.1Qcr - Asynchronous traffic shaping
• 802.1CS - Link-local registration protocol (LRP)
• 802.1AR-REV - SHA-384 and P-384 enhancements
• 802.1ACct - Support for 802.15.3
• 802.1ABcu - LLDP YANG
• 802.1CBcv - FRER YANG & MIB
• 802.1Qcw - TSN YANG for Qbu, Qcv, Qci
• 802.1Qcx - CFM YANG
• 802.1Qcy - EVB VDP extensions for NVO
• 802.1Qcz - Congestion isolation
• 802.1DA (60802) - Profile for industrial automation
• 802.1CBdb - Extended stream identification
• 802.1DC - QoS provisioning for non-bridge systems
• 802.1Qdd - Resource allocation protocol
• 802.1CMde - Enhancements for fronthaul interface
• 802.1DF - TSN profile for service provider networks
• 802.1DG - TSN profile for automotive networks
• 802.1ABdh - LLDPv2 - Support for Multiframe Protocol Data Units
• 802.1Qdj - TSN configuration enhancements
• 802.1AEdk - Privacy enhancements for use with MACsec
• 802f - Ethertype YANG
• 802.1ASdm - Hot standby
• 802.1ASdn - Time Synch YANG
• 802.1DP - TSN profile for aerospace
• 802.1Qdq - Tspec - Shaper parameter settings for bursty traffic requiring bounded latency
• 802.1ASdr - Time Synch inclusive terminology
• 802.1ASds - Time Synch support for half duplex MAC
• 802.1Qdt - PFC enhancements
• 802.1DU - Cut-through forwarding
• 802.1Qdv - Cyclic queueing and forwarding (CQF) enhancements
• 802.1Qdw - Source flow control
• 802.1Qdx - Credit shaper YANG
• 802.1Qdy - MSTP YANG