Fewer boxes per bit
Spine-leaf fabrics at 400/800G move more traffic through fewer devices than the three-tier networks they replace. Every design states watts per gigabit alongside the bill of materials.
Sustainability
Networks that use less power, last longer and waste less.
Every fabric we design is a fifteen-year decision about electricity, hardware and travel. We make those decisions visible in the design basis, build them into the bill of materials, and hold our own company to dated targets.
Our commitments
Energy
Lifecycle
Refresh, don't rip and replace
Optics, cabling and structured pathway are reused wherever the target platform allows; equipment is retired on a plan, not in a skip.
Circularity
Take-back and certified recycling
Decommissioned hardware goes through vendor take-back or R2-certified recyclers, with asset disposition records in the handover pack.
Delivery
Remote-first engineering
Design, twin validation and most changes happen remotely; engineers travel for cutovers, cabling and commissioning only.
What we build in
01
Right-size the fabric
Port counts, uplink ratios and optics chosen for the next refresh, not padded for a decade — idle ports draw power too.
02
Optics matter
DAC and AOC for short runs, the lowest-power optic that meets the distance, and 800G where it halves the device count.
03
Power-aware designs
PoE budgets, power-shelf efficiency and 48 V options evaluated per site; telemetry for watts per port in the live portal.
04
Software over hardware
Automation and intent-based management extend the useful life of a platform instead of forcing early replacement.
05
Twin before truck
A change rehearsed on the twin is a change that does not need a second site visit.
06
Report it
Power draw and PUE contribution for the network layer reported in the monthly operations review for customers who want it.
Our own targets.
Dated, published, and updated here each year.
2026
- Every design basis states watts per gigabit and the optics power budget.
- Company operations in Frisco on a 100% renewable retail electricity product.
- Asset-disposition records in every decommissioning handover.
2028
- Reuse of existing optics and cabling quantified on every migration program.
- Network-layer power reported for every fabric under our operations.
- Supplier take-back used for 100% of hardware we decommission.
2030
- Net-zero Scope 1 and 2 for SpineRail's own operations.
- Fleet-weighted watts-per-gigabit improvement of 40% across fabrics we have delivered, against the networks they replaced.
- Power figures are design values for the network layer and are reported per facility after commissioning; the illustrative refresh above compares a typical 48-switch three-tier campus core with a 400G spine-leaf replacement.
- Company targets apply to SpineRail LLC's own operations (Scope 1 and 2). Customer facility outcomes are the customer's and are reported with consent.