Accton's 51.2 Tbit/s platforms leverage Broadcom's Tomahawk 5 silicon and Intel's Ice Lake-D CPUs, targeting modern data centers and AI/ML workloads.
AS9817-64D (QSFP-DD) and AS9817-64O (OSFP800): Both are 2RU switches featuring 64 x 800 GbE ports, with flexible configurations for super-spine role within spine/leaf network topologies.
DCS8500-128D: A 4RU switch with 128 x 400G QSFP112 ports, this high-density platform is designed to improve bandwidth management and simplify spine/leaf topologies.
AS9936-128D: A 6RU Network Cloud Fabric switch featuring 128 x OSFP800 fabric interfaces. It is a key component for a VoQ-based fabric Distributed Disaggregated Chassis Network Cloud Cluster, designed for AI back-end networking.
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The AS9936-128D is specifically designed to support expansive AI/ML clusters, capable of scaling up to 32K-GPU 800G/400G cluster with a two-stage DDC network architecture. This is achieved in combination with the ASA929-18XKE, a 14.4 Tbit/s full-duplex 2RU Network Cloud Packet Forwarder that features 18 x OSFP800 network interfaces and 20 x OSFP800 fabric interfaces.
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In 2022, Accton partnered with TSMC, Delta Electronics, Gigabyte Technology, MIRLE, and 3M to develop newer data center immersion cooling offerings that reduce energy consumption. That year Accton began shipping 400G switches at scale. The transition from 100G to 400G switches was driven by the increasing demands of 5G, Wi-Fi 6, IoT, AI, and digital transformations in consumer electronics and enterprise sectors. This escalation in demand is particularly notable among major tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. Also in 2022, Accton developed Vodafone's disaggregated cell site gateway (DCSG) routers for their 5G network. These routers are critical to Vodafone's strategy to automate networks and diversify vendors, supporting the company's expansion of its 5G infrastructure as part of its open RAN initiatives.
Since 2021, Accton has been involved in developing and producing multiple generations of Intel's Habana Labs GOYA AI Inference Card, GAUDI AI Training Card, and GAUDI HLS-1 AI Training System. These products are designed to enhance AI computation speeds and efficiency in cloud environments.
Since 2020, Accton (through its Edgecore Networks subsidiary) has been shipping Terragraph-enabled hardware units to service providers and system integrators worldwide. Terragraph is a gigabit wireless technology developed by Meta (formerly Facebook), designed to deliver high-speed internet connectivity over the air, close to fiber-optic speeds, using the 60 GHz spectrum band.
In 2019, Accton designed and manufactured switches for Amazon, AT&T and NTT Com and Annapurna Labs.
In 2016, through the Open Compute Project (OCP), Accton had the opportunity to develop Meta's Wedge 100 that equip their hyperscale 100G data centers. Accton has played a crucial role in designing and manufacturing the Minipack switches that are integral to Meta's F16 data center network topology. These modular switches, tailored for 100G and 400G applications, are deployed in various capacities, including as fabric, spine, and aggregator, to efficiently manage data traffic across Meta's extensive network infrastructure.
Earlier initiatives include Accton's partnership in 2015 with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) in the OpenSwitch initiative, alongside Broadcom, Intel, and VMware. In 2014, Accton manufactured Linux-based switches for Cumulus and provided hardware solutions for Big Switch Networks. In 2002, the company was chosen as Microsoft's OEM partner to supply their Microsoft Broadband Networking product line. Since 1999, as an EMS provider, Accton has manufactured networking products for major OEMs such as Cisco, Intel, 3Com, Juniper, and Fujitsu.
