Engineering Architecture Brief

NVIDIA Air is a cloud-hosted network simulation and digital twin platform that enables organizations to build, test, validate, and operate data center networks before physical deployment. The platform allows engineers to simulate complete network topologies using virtual NVIDIA Spectrum switches, Cumulus Linux, SONiC, and host systems, making it ideal for AI factories, enterprise data centers, cloud environments, and network automation development. NVIDIA Air accelerates network design, troubleshooting, DevOps workflows, and training by providing a realistic virtual environment without requiring physical hardware. It integrates with infrastructure-as-code tools and CI/CD pipelines to streamline network lifecycle management and reduce deployment risks.

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NVIDIA Air

Cloud-based network simulation platform for designing, testing, validating, and automating modern data center and AI networking infrastructures.

System Metrics Table

AI Optimization Simulation of AI Networking Fabrics

Automation Support Ansible, Terraform and CI/CD Pipelines

Collaboration Multi-User Shared Simulation Workspaces

Deployment Enterprise Data Centers, AI Factories, Cloud Infrastructure and HPC Networks

Deployment Model Software as a Service (SaaS)

Developer Integration REST APIs and Automation Frameworks

Infrastructure as Code Fully Supported

Management Interface Web-Based Graphical User Interface

Platform Type Cloud-Based Network Simulation Platform

Primary Function Network Design, Simulation and Validation

Scalability Supports Complex Multi-Tier Network Topologies

Security Testing Configuration and Policy Validation

Simulation Environment Virtual Data Center Digital Twin

Supported Operating Systems NVIDIA Cumulus Linux and SONiC

Supported Switches Virtual NVIDIA Spectrum Ethernet Switches

Topology Simulation Leaf-Spine, Clos and Custom Architectures

Training Use Cases Network Engineering Labs and Certification Practice

Troubleshooting Safe Environment for Fault Injection and Analysis

Validation Pre-Deployment Network Testing