# How an F100 E-Commerce Distribution Company Scaled Its Network with SONiC

## Background

**An F100 E-Commerce Distribution Company** operating over 100 sites sought to modernize its network infrastructure using an open, disaggregated approach. To improve cost efficiency, flexibility, and supply chain resilience, the organization evaluated Certified Community SONiC on multi-vendor whitebox hardware supported and orchestrated by Aviz.

## Strategic Issue

- Reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) for networking hardware across 100+ sites
- Eliminate dependence on proprietary networking vendors
- Standardize on a multi-vendor, multi-silicon whitebox architecture
- Ensure reliable orchestration, support, and lifecycle management

## Objective

### Validate Whitebox Switches
Validate multiple SONiC-enabled whitebox switches before large-scale deployment

Test interoperability within a heterogeneous environment, including:

- Next-generation firewalls (NGFW)
- Servers and application workloads
- DAC cables and optical transceivers
- Multi-vendor hardware combinations

### Ensure Production Readiness
Ensure production readiness and minimize deployment risk

## Solution

- Aviz built a multi-vendor SONiC validation sandbox replicating real deployment conditions
- Generated realistic SONiC traffic for testing based on the customer use cases for evaluation
- Executed and automated test cases covering functionality, interoperability, and performance
- Delivered detailed validation reports with actionable insights
- Enabled informed hardware selection and deployment planning

## Why They Chose Aviz

- Deep SONiC expertise across multi-vendor and multi-silicon environments
- Ability to simulate real-world traffic based on customer use cases and failure scenarios
- Comprehensive validation beyond basic traffic testing tools
- Trusted partner for large-scale SONiC readiness

## Architectural Approach

- Multi-vendor sandbox for SONiC testing and evaluation
- Production-like traffic generation
- Interoperability validation across hardware, optics, and cabling
- End-to-end behavior testing under realistic conditions

## Key Results

- Significant time savings through pre-deployment validation
- Guaranteed readiness for large-scale rollout
- Reduced failures and troubleshooting during cutover
- Accelerated decision-making using detailed test reports

## Aviz vs. Competition

- Up to 400% cost savings with whitebox SONiC versus proprietary solutions
- Greater hardware flexibility and vendor independence
- Full-stack validation and analysis not just traffic generation
- Lower long-term operational costs and reduced vendor lock-in

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