Get Started with AsterNOS
AsterNOS is Asterfusion’s turnkey SONiC network operating system for cloud data centers, enterprise and campus networks, and AI compute fabrics. This site is the official technical library for configuration guides, CLI references, and deployment best practices across the AsterNOS product family.
If you are new here, start with AsterNOS Architecture to understand how the platform is structured, then jump into the product line that matches your deployment.
Product documentation
Section titled “Product documentation”| Product line | Typical deployment | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
| Data Center & AI Fabric | Leaf–spine, EVPN VxLAN, RoCEv2 AI backend | Open docs |
| Enterprise & Campus | Access, aggregation, authentication, QoS | Open docs |
| Routing & Gateway | Edge routing, NAT, IPsec, VPP services | Open docs |
| Packet Broker | TAP/SPAN aggregation and traffic export | Open docs |
| Asteria Controller | Campus / AIDC automation and lifecycle | Open docs |
Recommended reading path
Section titled “Recommended reading path”- AsterNOS Architecture — platform stack, SONiC foundation, and how the docs are organized.
- Pick your product line — use the tabs at the top of every page to switch between Data Center, Enterprise, Routing, Packet Broker, and Asteria Controller.
- Open the configuration guide — each product line begins with a preface and table of contents in the left sidebar.
- Use search — look up commands (
show bgp summary,vlan,evpn, etc.) across the full library.
Enterprise software versions
Section titled “Enterprise software versions”Enterprise & Campus documentation is published in two parallel tracks:
| Version | Positioning | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
| v6 | Keep up with up-to-date SONiC | /enterprise/v6/ |
| v5 | Optimized heavily for campus | /enterprise/v5/ |
Use the version picker on the Enterprise tab to switch between v5 and v6 while browsing.
Asteria Controller variants
Section titled “Asteria Controller variants”| Variant | Status | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
| Campus | Generally available | /controller/campus/ |
| AIDC | Beta | /controller/aidc/ |
How to navigate this site
Section titled “How to navigate this site”- Product tabs — full product names across the top; Enterprise and Controller expose version pickers.
- Left sidebar — chapters for the active product (and version, when applicable).
- Search — Pagefind full-text search across English and Chinese pages.
- Language — English at the site root; Simplified Chinese under
/zh/.
Next steps
Section titled “Next steps”- Read the architecture overview.
- Go to the documentation home and open the product card for your deployment.
- Visit Asterfusion or GitHub for product updates and community resources.