Arista 10GbE Networking

The Arista switches have breakthrough price-performance, the Arista 7100 Series enables 10 Gigabit Ethernet to be deployed everywhere in the data center, which can significantly improve server utilisation and consequently data center power efficiency.

High-Performance, Low Latency 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switching

• Layer 2/3/4 switching up to 960 Gbps and 720 Mpps
• As low as 600 nanosecond latency at all packet sizes

Arista EOS

• Extensible operating system customizable to customer needs
• Fine-grain modular protected memory architecture

High Availability

• In-service-software-upgrades (ISSU)
• Hot swappable, redundant power supplies and fans

Deployment Flexibility

• All ports support a wide selection of 10GbE or GbE PHYs
• Front-to-rear and reversible airflow options for flexible mounting

Datacenter Optimized

• 1 rack unit (RU) for 24 or 48-port models
• Power efficient

	Arista 7124S: 24-port 10 GbE 480 Gbps, 360 Mpps, L2/3/4, 1U Switch (SFP)
	Arista 7148S: 48-port 10 GbE 800 Gbps, 600 Mpps, L2/3/4, 1U Switch (SFP)
	Arista 7148SX: 48-port 10GbE 960 Gbps, 720 Mpps, L2/3/4, 1U Switch (SFP)

 

	10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+
	10GBASE-CR Cable
	Gigabit Ethernet SFP

 

Deployment Flexibility in the Same Physical Port

The Arista 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+, (Small-Form-Factor Pluggables) 10GBASE-CR cables and Gigabit Ethernet SFPs offer customers a wide variety of 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options over copper or fiber in the same physical port for data center or HPC environments.

Supported 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ Options:

10GBASE-SR (Short Reach)

• Up to 300m link lengths over multi-mode fiber
• Optical interoperability with 10GBASE-SRL

10GBASE-SRL (Short Reach Lite)

• Up to 100m link lengths over multi-mode fiber
• Optical interoperability with 10GBASE-SR

10GBASE-LR (Long Reach)

• Up to 10km link lengths over single-mode fiber

10GBASE-LRM (Long Reach Multimode)

• Up to 220m on both 50 um and 62.5 um multi-mode fiber

Supported 10 Gigabit Ethernet CR Cable Options:

10GBASE-CR SFP+ to SFP+ Cables

• Link lengths of 1, 2, 3 and 5m over twinax copper cable
• Includes SFP+ connectors on both ends

Supported Gigabit Ethernet SFP Options:

1000BASE-SX (Short Haul)

• Up to 550m link lengths over multi-mode fiber

1000BASE-LX (Long Haul)

• Up to 10km links on single-mode and 550m on multi-mode fiber

1000BASE-T (RJ-45 Copper)

• Full duplex 1000Mbps connectivity over existing category 5 cabling