Open Linux NOS lineage, OVS/OpenFlow readiness, enterprise fabric features and D-Link value-adds that make this product production-ready across core, DC and industrial use-cases.
D-LinkNOS combines an enterprise L2/L3 stack with modern automation and telemetry primitives — agents and management tooling running natively on the switch.
Overview:
D-LinkNOS runs on a Debian userspace and exposes Linux kernel interfaces — making the switch a first-class citizen in CI/CD pipelines. Operators can run configuration management, telemetry collectors and custom scripts directly on the device. No additional servers or out-of-band orchestration boxes required for day-2 operations.
Why it matters:
Deployments that treat the network as code gain faster rollouts, reproducible configurations and integrated telemetry-driven operations. D-LinkNOS supports common automation frameworks so network changes can be managed using the same toolchains as compute and storage.
Business value: accelerated feature delivery, lower operational friction, consistent lifecycle and monitoring across infrastructure.
Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Salt
gNMI, OpenConfig, NETCONF, REST API
ZTP via ONIE, Signed Images, Rollback
Syslog, sFlow, Streaming Telemetry
| Switching Capacity | Up to 2.16 Tbps |
|---|---|
| Forwarding Rate | ~1.6 Bpps |
| Packet Buffer | ~32 MB shared (ASIC dependent) |
| MAC Table | ~160K entries |
| SVI Scale | 4,000 SVIs |
| DHCP Relay | Up to 10,000 relay entries (D-Link enhanced) |
| CPU / Memory | x86-class management CPU · up to 16 GB DRAM (SKU dependent) |
| Storage | eMMC + optional SSD for OS images |
| Ports | 48 × 1/10G (SFP+ or 10GBase-T) + 6 × QSFP28 (40/100G) — breakout capable |
| MTU | Jumbo frames up to 9,216 bytes |
| NAT | Built-in NAT for labs and testbeds |
| DC Fabric | EVPN-VXLAN, OVS/OpenFlow, OVSDB, MC-LAG, VRF, ECMP |
| Power Supply | Redundant AC / optional DC modules (SKU dependent) |
| Cooling | Hot-swap fan modules · front-to-back airflow |
| Management | Console (RJ45), OOB mgmt, USB, SSH, REST/gNMI, SNMP |
| Telemetry | OpenConfig streaming, sFlow, syslog, INT |
| Timing | PTP / NTP support (NOS build dependent) |
| Form Factor | 1U rack-mount, 19" chassis |
| Software | D-LinkNOS (Debian-based open Linux NOS) — ONIE compatible |