FS & PicOS® Innovations: Seamless Upgrading Data Center Network
Welcome to the fourth edition of our monthly newsletter. Here we share the latest and greatest highlights of FS & PicOS® network solutions. Whether you are a network technology professional or an enthusiast, here you will find valuable insights.
Recently, Black Myth: Wukong surpassed 10 million units sold across all platforms, with a peak concurrent player count of 3 million. However, the game's real-time online player count dropped below one million due to a sudden crash on the Steam platform. In this issue, we will explore the challenges faced during game data center network upgrades and how FS and PicOS® address these issues. As the gaming industry continues its rapid growth, FS solutions and PicOS® data center switches provide enterprises with efficient and secure network management, reducing latency and delivering a high-quality gaming experience for players.
Challenges in Upgrading Game Data Center Networks
With the rise of cloud gaming services, the dependence of gaming experiences on network performance is increasing. Players expect a lag-free, high-definition, and smooth gaming experience, which places higher demands on data center networks. To meet user needs, it is crucial to upgrade and optimize the performance of game data center networks. FS solutions provide streamlined network design, unified management, cutting-edge equipment, and full lifecycle support to achieve optimal results.
Solution for Upgrading Gaming Data Center Networks from 10G to 100G
This solution comprehensively showcases the architectural optimization of game data centers during the network upgrade to 100G speeds by constructing storage, business, and out-of-band networks. Leveraging the powerful features of PicOS® Data Center Switches and AmpCon™ Management Platform, the upgrade solution delivers near-zero latency in network performance, redundant and scalable design, comprehensive data protection, and full lifecycle management. It also includes key components such as the management platform, NPB, modular cables, network cards, and servers, offering end-to-end support from hardware to software and ensuring sustained stability for high-performance gaming experiences.
FS PicOS® Switches & Management Platform：Essential for DC Networks
FS PicOS® Data Centers Switches
The PicOS Data Center Switches are equipped with 10/25/100/400GbE ports and powered by Broadcom chips, delivering robust L3 switching capabilities and comprehensive SDN features. These switches can be deployed as either leaf or spine switches and integrate seamlessly with the AmpCon™ Management Platform, simplifying management and operational processes to enhance network efficiency and reliability. They facilitate smooth upgrades of data center networks from 10G to 100G and even 400G, providing a fast, stable, and high-performance network environment. This makes them ideal for data center network upgrades, meeting gaming demands and ensuring a seamless user experience.
AmpCon™ Management Platform
The AmpCon™ platform is a network manager that automates zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), deployment, and full lifecycle management for PicOS® software switches. Its user-friendly, web-based graphical user interfaces (GUIs) simplify common workflows, minimizing downtime and manual intervention. Even non-technical users can efficiently deploy hundreds or even thousands of switches using AmpCon™, enabling streamlined management and scalable orchestration of data center networks.
PicOS® 4.4.5 Beta Released: Advanced Security and Performance for L2 and L3 Networks
This month, FS has released the PicOS® 4.4.5 Beta, featuring extensive updates for Layer 2 and Layer 3 functionalities. This version introduces smooth restart support for OSPFv2/OSPFv3, enhances network security with IPv6 source protection, DHCP protection, and monitoring. It also improves network performance with new features such as lossless networking, PFC watchdog, and enhanced ECMP hashing (dynamic load balancing). Additionally, this release expands compatibility to include multiple switch models, including the N5850-48S6Q and N8550-64C.
We invite users to experience and test PicOS® 4.4.5 Beta and look forward to your feedback and suggestions to help us continuously improve. Your input is crucial to us.
Video Insights: Exploring PicOS® and AmpCon™ Technologies
AmpCon™ Delivers Automation Freedom with EVPN-VXLAN
As network complexity grows, EVPN-VXLAN simplifies operations while maintaining flexibility. This video demonstrates how AmpCon™ automates the deployment of EVPN-VXLAN on PicOS switches, helping you understand how to streamline operations and network architecture using PicOS's EVPN-VXLAN features.
PicOS Multi Chassis Link Aggregation MLAG
This video demonstrates MLAG configuration on PicOS. You will learn how PicOS's MLAG feature enables switches to work together as a single logical switch, providing high availability and scalability. MLAG delivers a redundant and resilient infrastructure, eliminating single points of failure. By establishing trunk links between switches, MLAG ensures redundancy while maintaining high throughput and bandwidth. PicOS MLAG offers an open and cost-effective solution for uninterrupted connectivity in data centers, enterprise campus networks, and other mission-critical deployments.
We warmly invite you to experience the powerful capabilities of PicOS-V, PicOS®, and AmpCon™ management platform.
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