catalog_search_platforms
Search catalog platforms by port demand
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Find published platforms that can serve a port demand (for example 60×100G plus 4×400G for a data-center top-of-rack switch), closest fit first: fewest spare ports, then fewest rack units, then least capacity headroom. Each result explains the fit and lists caveats (breakout cables, a non-default port mode, port-pairing rules) that you should pass on to the user. Also reports how many platforms of the use case meet the demand, how many could not be evaluated, and the nearest misses when nothing fits. Answers carry catalog_url (the public catalog page) and build_bom_url (Open in SKUit to build a full bill of materials; the builder requires a SKUit account).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| use_case_id | string | yes | Deployment role: "campus-access" (Campus access layer), "dc-tor" (ToR & Leaf), "dc-core" (DC core / spine), "wan-edge" (WAN edge / branch), "smb" (SMB / small campus), "campus-dist" (Campus distribution), "load-balancer" (Load balancer). |
| port_requirements | array | yes | The ports needed, one row per speed. |
| form_factor | string | no | Only this form factor, e.g. "fixed" or "modular". |
| vendors | array | no | Only these vendors (case-insensitive). |
| poe_required | boolean | no | Only platforms that supply PoE. |
| max_rack_units | integer | no | Only platforms at most this many rack units tall. |
| limit | integer | no | How many results (default 5, max 10). |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"use_case_id": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"campus-access",
"dc-tor",
"dc-core",
"wan-edge",
"smb",
"campus-dist",
"load-balancer"
],
"description": "Deployment role: \"campus-access\" (Campus access layer), \"dc-tor\" (ToR & Leaf), \"dc-core\" (DC core / spine), \"wan-edge\" (WAN edge / branch), \"smb\" (SMB / small campus), \"campus-dist\" (Campus distribution), \"load-balancer\" (Load balancer)."
},
"port_requirements": {
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 8,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 10000,
"description": "How many ports at this speed."
},
"speed_gbps": {
"type": "number",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"maximum": 1600,
"description": "Port speed in Gbps, e.g. 1, 2.5, 10, 25, 100, 400."
}
},
"required": [
"count",
"speed_gbps"
]
},
"description": "The ports needed, one row per speed."
},
"form_factor": {
"description": "Only this form factor, e.g. \"fixed\" or \"modular\".",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 40
},
"vendors": {
"description": "Only these vendors (case-insensitive).",
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 10,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 60
}
},
"poe_required": {
"description": "Only platforms that supply PoE.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"max_rack_units": {
"description": "Only platforms at most this many rack units tall.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 64
},
"limit": {
"description": "How many results (default 5, max 10).",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 10
}
},
"required": [
"use_case_id",
"port_requirements"
]
}