AOS Feature Matrix
Fabric Connectivity
| AOS Feature |
EOS |
NX-OS |
Cumulus |
Junos |
SONiC |
|---|
| L3 Clos |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 5-stage Clos |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| IPv6 Fabric RFC-5549 (non-EVPN) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Roadmap |
Yes |
Device Management
| AOS Feature |
EOS |
NX-OS |
Cumulus |
Junos |
SONiC |
|---|
| On-box agent |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Not possible |
Yes |
| Off-box agent |
Yes |
Contact Support |
Contact Support |
Yes |
Roadmap |
| Telemetry extensibility |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Apstra ZTP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Device OS upgrade |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Roadmap |
Yes |
| Traffic draining (maintenance mode) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Access
| AOS Feature |
EOS |
NX-OS |
Cumulus |
Junos |
SONiC |
|---|
| Access layer of switches |
Roadmap |
Roadmap |
Roadmap |
Limited |
Roadmap |
| LAG |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| MLAG/vPC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Roadmap |
Yes |
| EVPN ESI (with LACP) |
Roadmap |
Roadmap |
Roadmap |
Yes |
Not possible |
| 802.1x |
Yes |
Roadmap |
Roadmap |
Yes |
Not possible |
| VLANs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Static VXLAN |
Yes |
Yes |
Not possible |
Roadmap |
Not possible |
| EVPN VXLAN (3-stage and 5-stage) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| BGP to AOS-managed server |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Roadmap |
Roadmap |
| IPv4 DHCP relay |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| IPv6 DHCP relay |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Roadmap |
Yes |
| EVPN DCI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| IPv6 for applications (with EVPN and IPv4 fabric) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Roadmap |
Yes |
| Group-based Policy (ACL on ToRs) |
Yes |
Yes |
Roadmap |
Roadmap |
Roadmap |
External Router Connectivity
| AOS Feature |
EOS |
NX-OS |
Cumulus |
Junos |
SONiC |
|---|
| BGP loopback peering (type:L2/L3) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Limited |
Limited |
| BGP interface peering (type:L2/L3) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Limited |
Limited |
| Address family: IPv4, IPv6 or Dual Stack |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Limited |
Yes |
| OSPF peering |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Roadmap |
Roadmap |
Routing Policies
| AOS Feature |
EOS |
NX-OS |
Cumulus |
Junos |
SONiC |
|---|
| Import all routes or default route or extra routes only |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Export loopback, link and VN IP. Export extra routes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Export aggregate prefixes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Export L3 server link subnets |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom import/export Policies |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Miscellaneous
| AOS Feature |
EOS |
NX-OS |
Cumulus |
Junos |
SONiC |
|---|
| Configlets |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Limited |
Yes |
| FFE: add racks/add links/change speed, etc. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mixed leaf/spine link speed |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
L2 Managed Server
| AOS Feature |
L2 Managed Server |
|---|
| Supported OS Versions |
Ubuntu 16.04.3, CentOS 7.5, Ubuntu 18.04 |
| Built-in Telemetry (no validation): LLDP, interface, hostname, memory, CPU |
Yes |
| Extensible Telemetry |
Yes |