SRv6 has been a key feature in SONiC for many years, supported through collaboration among various SONiC Ecosystem partners. Recently, Alibaba, Cisco, Microsoft, and Nvidia have worked closely to further enhance SRv6 for AI backend use-cases.

At Open Source Summit Europe 2025, Cisco and Microsoft have showcased how SRv6 uSID in SONiC enables wide range of DC use-cases including AI Backend.

Overview slides