Packet Brokers

XS-PB-32X400-G1

32x400G QSFP-DD packet broker capacity for real-time visibility across high-performance network backbones.

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32x400G network packet broker for backbone-scale traffic visibility, filtering, replication, and high-performance tool delivery.

  • Provides 32x400G QSFP-DD packet broker connectivity in a 1RU form factor
  • Supports aggregation, filtering, replication, load balancing, correlation, and tunnel processing
  • Supports SSL decryption, deduplication, masking, fragmentation reorganization, and out-of-order reorganization workflows
  • 1+1 hot-swappable power supplies and 5+1 hot-swappable fans
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Specification Overview

Technical specifications.

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Category Packet Brokers
Rack Units 1U
Ports 32x 400G QSFP-DD / 2x 25G SFP28 or 10G SFP+
Switching Capacity 12.8Tbps
Forwarding Rate 6.0Bpps
OS Version Packet broker software profile
Protocols GRE, VXLAN, ERSPAN, GTP, MPLS, SRv6
Management CLI, Web UI, SNMP, REST API, Syslog

Deployment Context

Where this platform fits.

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Product Positioning

XS-PB-32X400-G1 is the xSONiC 400G packet broker for backbone-scale visibility. It is positioned for environments where high-performance 400G links need real-time aggregation, filtering, correlation, and tool delivery.

Core Capabilities

  • Provides 32x400G QSFP-DD ports with 2x25G or 10G SFP+ utility ports.
  • Supports aggregation, filtering, replication, load balancing, and correlation.
  • Supports packet truncation, timestamping, message modification, and tunnel encapsulation or decapsulation.
  • Supports deeper business processing workflows including deduplication, masking, fragmentation reorganization, and out-of-order reorganization.
  • Supports tunnel-aware load balancing and filtering across overlay environments.

Typical Deployment Scenarios

Use XS-PB-32X400-G1 where 400G fabrics need line-rate visibility and careful traffic distribution into downstream security, observability, and analytics systems. It is the natural high-end packet broker option for backbone, metro, cloud, and large data center visibility layers.

Typical deployment scenarios

  • 400G data center and backbone traffic visibility
  • High-throughput security monitoring and analytics delivery
  • Real-time aggregation and filtering for large monitoring fabrics
  • Tunnel-aware processing for overlay and carrier-grade environments
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