What Is Aviz Certified Community SONiC CCS 1.0 and Why Does It Matter for Open Networking?
June 22, 2026
ONES & SONiC
TL;DR
Aviz's Certified Community SONiC CCS 1.0 is a SONiC solution which has already been validated for its production readiness via the Community SONiC solution. This solution includes certified switch OS images, hardware support, extra capabilities, scalability considerations, and other elements.
Introduction
Community SONiC is an excellent foundation for open networking, but there is still a need to validate, qualify, and support a feature set to go into production. Aviz Certified Community SONiC CCS 1.0 fulfills this need, providing certified versions of SONiC images built and qualified on various platforms by Aviz. With CCS 1.0, network designers, operators, enterprises, telecom providers, and cloud engineers can understand which features work, which switches have been validated, and how CCS 1.0 can be used in networks.
How Does Aviz CCS 1.0 Make Community SONiC More Production-Ready?
Aviz CCS 1.0 makes it easier to deploy Community SONiC by providing certified images, hardware validation, feature improvements, and deployment information. Instead of each group validating Community SONiC separately on multiple platforms, Aviz CCS provides a well-defined release based on the 202411 Community SONiC. This release includes further Aviz improvements and bug fixes based on SONiC experience in enterprises and telecommunication organizations. All those features labeled as Aviz improvements are intended to be provided back to the SONiC community.
What Features Are Supported in Aviz CCS 1.0?
The CCS 1.0 software is packed with all the key Layer 2, Layer 3, Quality of Service, telemetry, and management functions needed to make a modern data center and enterprise fabric work properly. The software includes core networking functionality like VLAN, LAG/LACP, LLDP, BGP, BGP unnumbered, static routes, ECMP, BFD, EVPN, VXLAN, VRF, sFlow, ERSPAN, ZTP, ACLs, NTP, Syslog, Tacacs+, Radius, and SNMP. In addition, our company offers additional capabilities such as Static LAG, PVST, 802.1x, MCLAG, DHCP Relays, VRRP, SAG, Streaming Telemetry with ONES, and FMCLI.
Which Hardware Platforms Are Validated for Aviz CCS 1.0?
The Aviz CCS 1.0 has been tested for compatibility and functionality against an extensive variety of hardware SKUs provided by Celestica, Cisco, Edgecore, NVIDIA, and Wistron. Aviz CCS 1.0 is compatible with platforms that use Broadcom, Marvell, NVIDIA Spectrum, and Cisco ASIC technology with port speeds of 1G to 800G. The list of supported SKUs includes Celestica DS1000, DS2000, DS3000, DS4000, DS4101; Cisco 8101-32FH and 8102-64H; Edgecore AS7326 and AS7726; various NVIDIA SN series switches; and Wistron
How Does CCS 1.0 Help With Network Planning and Scale?
CCS 1.0 provides scalability information for VLANs, MAC Tables, ARP, routes, ACLs, and VXLAN components, which enables design teams to know their limits upfront. The scalability matrix helps architects to match hardware platforms with deployment needs. For example, different platforms can be used for VLAN scalability, Layer 2 MAC scalability, ARP scalability, IPv4 and IPv6 routing scalability, ACL scalability, and VXLAN. It is important to note that in order for open networking to succeed, besides knowing the feature sets, it is equally important to know the performance of each platform.
Where Can Aviz CCS 1.0 Be Used?
The Aviz CCS 1.0 was built with practicality in mind, making it suitable for network topologies like IP CLOS and VXLAN BGP-EVPN fabrics. In the case of IP CLOS fabrics, CCS 1.0 helps in building Layer 3 leaf-spine topology using BGP and ECMP in order to deliver predictable performance, quick convergence, and horizontal scaling capabilities. In the case of VXLAN BGP-EVPN fabrics, CCS 1.0 provides a virtualized multi-tenant overlay fabric using VXLAN tunneling and a BGP EVPN control plane, VTEPs, distributed anycast gateways, and host mobility.
Conclusion
Community SONiC Certified Community SONiC Certification Suite 1.0 (CCS 1.0) is a well-designed and verified process for the adoption of Community SONiC by organizations in production networks. With certified images, additional features, hardware certifications, scalability information, and defined use cases, CCS 1.0 helps teams minimize risks in the deployment process without compromising the open nature of SONiC.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Aviz Certified Community SONiC CCS 1.0?
Aviz Certified Community SONiC CCS 1.0 is a validated, production-ready distribution of Community SONiC that includes certified switch OS images, hardware support, additional capabilities, and scalability information. It is built and qualified on various platforms by Aviz to help organizations deploy SONiC in production networks with reduced risk.
How does Aviz CCS 1.0 make Community SONiC more production-ready?
CCS 1.0 provides a well-defined release based on the 202411 Community SONiC, complete with Aviz improvements and bug fixes drawn from real-world enterprise and telecom deployments. This eliminates the need for each organization to independently validate Community SONiC across multiple platforms.
What networking features are included in CCS 1.0?
CCS 1.0 supports core Layer 2 and Layer 3 functions including BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, VRF, ECMP, ACLs, and SNMP, among others. Aviz also adds capabilities such as MCLAG, VRRP, PVST, 802.1x, DHCP Relays, and Streaming Telemetry with ONES.
Which hardware platforms are validated for CCS 1.0?
CCS 1.0 has been tested against hardware from Celestica, Cisco, Edgecore, NVIDIA, and Wistron, supporting Broadcom, Marvell, NVIDIA Spectrum, and Cisco ASICs. Port speeds range from 1G to 800G across the validated SKUs.
What network topologies does CCS 1.0 support?
CCS 1.0 is designed for IP CLOS and VXLAN BGP-EVPN fabric topologies. It supports Layer 3 leaf-spine architectures using BGP and ECMP, as well as virtualized multi-tenant overlay fabrics using VXLAN tunneling and a BGP EVPN control plane.
How does CCS 1.0 help with network planning and scalability?
CCS 1.0 provides a scalability matrix covering VLANs, MAC tables, ARP, routes, ACLs, and VXLAN components so design teams can understand platform limits before deployment. This allows architects to match hardware platforms to specific deployment requirements with confidence.
What is SONiC in networking?
SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud) is an open-source network operating system that serves as a foundation for open networking. Aviz CCS 1.0 builds on Community SONiC to deliver a certified, enterprise-grade version suitable for production environments.
Explore Aviz CCS 1.0 to understand supported features, validated hardware platforms, and deployment options for your open networking environment. For production support, evaluate Aviz ONES support and NetOps options or contact Aviz Networks to plan your SONiC deployment.
