Technical BriefxCTM-TB-V10 · REV D
eXtensible
Core Transit Mesh
xCTM is a decentralized, self-organizing network architecture engineered for high-throughput, high-bandwidth, and high-availability interconnection services. Distributed across 300+ data nodes worldwide, xCTM eliminates single points of failure while enabling elastic, zero-touch topology management at planetary scale.
System MetricsxCTM-SPEC-V10 · REV C
High-Capacity Switches
Core SwitchCisco Catalyst 9610R
Switching Capacity51.2Tbps / 25.6Tbps Full-Duplex
Per-Slot Bandwidth16.4 Tbps with C9600X supervisors
Forwarding RateUp to 15.6 Bpps
Route Scale2 Million IPv4 Routes
MAC AddressesUp to 256K
VLANs/SVIs4,094 VLAN IDs / 1,000 SVIs
400G(QSFP-DD) Density16 Ports
100G (QSFP28) Density256 Ports
50G/25G/10G (SFP56) Density448 Ports
ASICSilicon One Q200 / UADP 3.0
Advanced FeaturesBGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, MACsec-256
High AvailabilitySSO, NSF, ISSU
Redundancy ModesN+N, N+1, Combined Modes
Interfaces
Uplink Ports12 × 400GbE QSFP-DD
Access Ports48 × 25GbE SFP28
Management1 × 1GbE OOB + RS-232
TimingIEEE 1588v2 PTPv2 / SyncE
Certifications
SafetyUL 62368-1 · IEC 62368-1
EMCFCC Part 15 B · CE · VCCI
EnvironmentalRoHS 3 · WEEE · REACH
Core CapabilitiesxCTM-FEAT-V10 · REV D
Self-Organizing Topology
Autonomous peer discovery and route redistribution. Zero-touch provisioning of new nodes within 90 seconds of registration.
High-Throughput Core
Aggregate 10 Tbps capacity with per-node 400 Gbps interfaces. Line-rate forwarding via ASIC-accelerated data plane.
Extensible Protocol Stack
Modular plugin architecture supports BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, SR-MPLS, EVPN, and custom encapsulations. Hot-swap capable.
Multi-Layer Redundancy
2(N+2) path diversity at every hop. Automatic failover in under 50 ms. No single point of failure by architectural design.
Decentralized Control Plane
Distributed consensus via Raft protocol. Control plane operates independently on each node cluster without central authority.
Architecture DiagramxCTM-ARCH-V10 · FIG 1A