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Deployment Flexibility in the Same Physical Port
Arista offers customers a wide variety of optical and copper connectivity options for datacenter and high-performance computing environments. Connectivity options include SFP/SFP+ solutions for 1G, 10G and 25G, QSFP solutions for 40G and 100G, and both OSFP and QSFP-DD options for 400G applications.
Supported 800G (Dual 400G) Ethernet OSFP and QSFP-DD Cables & Optics
800GBASE-AOC / 2x 400GBASE-AOC Optical Cables
- Link lengths of 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30m Active Optical Cable
2x 400GBASE-XDR4 OSFP and QSFP-DD Transceiver
- Up to 2km link lengths over parallel single mode fiber
- Breakout to 2x 400G-XDR4 / DR4 transceivers or 8x 100G-FR / DR QSFP transceivers
2x 400GBASE-PLR4 OSFP and QSFP-DD Transceiver
- Up to 10km link lengths over parallel single mode fiber
- Breakout to 2x 400G-PLR4 transceivers or 8x 100G-LR QSFP transceivers
2x 400GBASE-FR4 OSFP and QSFP-DD Transceiver
- Up to 2km link lengths over two pairs of duplex single mode fiber
- Breakout to 2x 400G-FR4 transceivers
2x 400GBASE-LR4 OSFP and QSFP-DD Transceiver
- Up to 10km link lengths over two pairs of duplex single mode fiber
- Breakout to 2x 400G-LR4 transceivers
800GBASE-CR8 / 2x 400GBASE-CR8 OSFP and QSFP-DD Twinax Copper Cables
- Link lengths of 1m and 2m over twinax copper cable
Supported 400 Gigabit Ethernet OSFP and QSFP-DD Cables & Optics:
400GBASE-AOC Optical Cables
- Link lengths of 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30m over Active Optical Cable
400GBASE-SR8 OSFP Transceiver
- Up to 100m link lengths over parallel OM3 or OM4 MMF
400GBASE-DR4 OSFP and QSFP-DD Transceiver
- Up to 500m link lengths over parallel single mode fiber
- Breakout to 4x 100G-DR QSFP transceivers
400GBASE-XDR4 OSFP and QSFP-DD Transceiver
- Up to 2km link lengths over parallel single mode fiber
- Breakout to 4x 100G-FR QSFP transceivers
400GBASE-PLR4 OSFP and QSFP-DD Transceiver
- Up to 10km link lengths over parallel single mode fiber
- Breakout to 4x 100G-LR QSFP transceivers
400GBASE-FR4 OSFP and QSFP-DD Transceiver
- Up to 2km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
400GBASE-LR4 OSFP and QSFP-DD Transceiver
- Up to 10km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
400GBASE-2FR4 OSFP Transceiver
- Up to 2km link lengths over two pairs of duplex single mode fiber
- Breakout to 2x 200G-FR4 over 2km single mode fiber
400GBASE-ZR OSFP and QSFP-DD Transceiver
- Up to 120km over duplex single mode fiber with optical amplification
400GBASE-CR8 OSFP Twinax Copper Cables
- Link lengths of 1, 2 and 3m over twinax copper cable
400GBASE-CR8 QSFP-DD Twinax Copper Cables
- Link lengths of 1, 2 and 2.5m over twinax copper cable
Supported 200G Ethernet QSFP Cables & Optics
200GBASE-AOC Optical Cables
- Link lengths of 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30m Active Optical Cable
200GBASE-SR4 QSFP Transceiver
- Dual rate 100G/200G, up to 70m / 100m over OM3 / OM4 parallel multimode fiber
200GBASE-FR4 QSFP Transceiver
- Dual rate 100G/200G, up to 2km over duplex single mode fiber
200GBASE-CR4 Twinax Copper Cables
- Link lengths of 1, 2, and 3m over twinax copper cable
Supported 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP Cables & Optics:
100GBASE-AOC Optical Cable
- Link lengths of 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30m over Active Optical Cable
100GBASE-SR4 QSFP Transceiver
- Up to 70m link lengths over parallel OM3 or 100m over OM4 MMF
100GBASE-XSR4 QSFP Transceiver
- Up to 150m link lengths over parallel OM3 or 300m over OM4 MMF
100GBASE-SWDM4 QSFP Transceiver
- Up to 70m link lengths over OM3 or 100m over OM4 Duplex MMF
- Up to 70m over OM3 or 100m over OM4 Duplex MMF
100GBASE-BIDI QSFP Transceiver
- Up to 70m over OM3 or 100m over OM4 Duplex MMF
100GBASE-PSM4 QSFP Transceiver
- Up to 500m link lengths over parallel single mode fiber
- 40G/100G Dual rate transceiver
100GBASE-CWDM4 QSFP Transceiver
- Up to 2km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
- 40G/100G Dual rate transceiver
100GBASE-XCWDM4 QSFP Transceiver
- Up to 10km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
- Interops with 100GBASE-CWDM4 optics
100GBASE-DR QSFP Transceiver
- Up to 500m link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
- Optical interoperability with 400G-DR4 (breakout to 4x 100G-DR)
100GBASE-FR QSFP Transceiver
- Up to 2km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
- Optical interoperability with 400G-XDR4 (breakout to 4x 100G-FR)
100GBASE-LR QSFP Transceiver
- Up to 10km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
- Optical interoperability with 400G-PLR4 (breakout to 4x 100G-LR)
100GBASE-LR4 QSFP Transceiver
- Up to 10km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
100GBASE-LRL4 QSFP Transceiver
- Up to 2km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
- Optical interoperability with 100GBASE-LR4 up to 2km
100GBASE-ERL4 QSFP Transceiver
- Up to 30km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber without host FEC and 40km with host FEC
- Optical interoperability with 100GBASE-ER4 up to 30km
100GBASE-ZR4 QSFP Transceiver
- Up to 80km over duplex single mode fiber
100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to QSFP Twinax Copper Cables
- Link lengths of 1, 2, 3 and 5m over twinax copper cable
Supported 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ Cables and Optics:
40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ to QSFP+ twinax copper cables
- Link lengths of 0.5, 1, 2, 3 and 5m over twinax copper cable
40GBASE-AOC Optical Cable
- Link lengths of 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, 75 and 100m over Active Optical Cables
40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ Transceiver
- Up to 100m link lengths over parallel OM3 or 150m over OM4 MMF
- Optical interoperability with 40GBASE-XSR4 up to 100/150m
40GBASE-XSR4 QSFP+ Transceiver
- Up to 300m link lengths over parallel OM3 or 400m over OM4 MMF
- Optical interoperability with 40GBASE-SR4 up to 100/150m
40GBASE-BIDI QSFP+ Transceiver
- Up to 100m link lengths over duplex OM3 or 150m over duplex OM4 MMF
40GBASE-UNIV QSFP+ Transceiver
- Up to 150m over duplex OM3/OM4 MMF
- Up to 500m over duplex SMF
- Interoperates with 40GBASE-LR4 and 40G-LRL4 up to 500m
40GBASE-LR4 QSFP+ Transceiver
- Up to 10km link lengths over duplex single-mode fiber
40GBASE-LRL4 QSFP+ Transceiver
- Up to 1km over Single Mode Fiber
- Interoperates with 40GBASE-LR4 up to 1km
40GBASE-PLR4 Transceiver
- Up to 10km over parallel single-mode fiber
- Interoperates with 10GBASE-LR (10km) and 10G-LRL (1km) with 4x10G splitter option
40GBASE-PLRL4 Transceiver
- Up to 1km over parallel Single Mode Fiber
- Inter-operates with 10G-LRL (1KM) with 4x10G splitter option
40GBASE-ER4 Transceiver
- Up to 40km link lengths over duplex Single Mode Fiber
Supported 100G SFP-DD & DSFP Twinax Copper Cables
100GBASE-CR2 SFP-DD / DSFP to SFP-DD / DSFP twinax copper cables
- Link lengths of 1, 2, and 3m
100GBASE-CR2 SFP-DD / DSFP to QSFP56 twinax copper cables
- Link lengths of 1, 2, and 3m
100GBASE-CR2 SFP-DD / DSFP to 2x 50G-CR SFP56 twinax copper cables
- Link lengths of 1, 2, and 3m
Supported 50G SFP Cables
50GBASE-CR SFP to SFP twinax copper cables
- Link lengths of 1, 2 and 3m
Supported 25 Gigabit Ethernet SFP Options:
25GBASE-SR (Short Reach)
- Up to 70m link lengths over OM3 multi-mode fiber
- Up to 100m link lengths over OM4 multi-mode fiber
25GBASE-MR-SR
- Dual rate 10G/25G
- Full compliance with 10G-SR and 24G-SR IEEE optical specifications
- 70m/100m reach at 25G, 300m/400m reach at 10G, over OM3/4
25GBASE-MR-XSR
- Dual rate 10G/25G
- Extended reach at 25G
- 200m/300m reach at 25G, 300m/400m reach at 10G, over OM3/4
25GBASE-LR (Long Reach)
- Up to 10km link lengths over single-mode fiber
25GBASE-MR-LR
- Dual rate 10G/25G
- Up to 10km link lengths over single-mode fiber
25GBASE-AOC Optical Cable
- Link lengths of 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30m over Active Optical Cables
Supported 25 Gigabit Ethernet CR Cable Options:
25GBASE-CR SFP to SFP Cables
- Link lengths of 1, 2, 3 and 5m over twinax copper cable
- Includes 25G SFP connectors on both ends
4 x 25GbE QSFP to 4 x 25G SFP twinax copper cables
- Link lengths of 1, 2, 3 and 5m over twinax copper cable
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-LRL (Long Reach Lite)
- Up to 1km link lengths over single-mode fiber
- Optical interoperability with 10GBASE-LR up to 1km
10GBASE-LR (Long Reach)
- Up to 10km link lengths over single-mode fiber
- Optical interoperability with 10GBASE-LRL up to 1km
10GBASE-ERLBD (Extended Reach - Light, Bi-Directional)
- Up to 30km at 10G single fiber (simplex) single mode fiber
10GBASE-ER (Extended Reach)
- Up to 40km link lengths over single-mode fiber
10GBASE-ERBD (Extended Reach, Bi-Directional)
- Up to 40km at 10G single fiber (simplex) single mode fiber
10GBASE-ZR (Extended Reach)
- Up to 80km link lengths over single-mode fiber
10GBASE-DWDM Tunable
- Full C-Band Tunable with support for 50GHz and 100GHz grid spacing
- Up to 80km link lengths over single-mode fiber
10GBASE-AOC Optical Cable
- Link lengths of 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30m over Active Optical Cables
10G/1G/100M BASE-T SFP Transceiver
- Up to 30m at 10G over Cat6a, and 100m at 1G/100M over Cat5e or better cable
10G/1G/100M Rate Adapting BASE-T SFP Transceiver
- Up to 30m at 10G over Cat6a, and 100m at 1G/100M over Cat5e or better cable
- Rate adapts from 10G (host switch) to 1G/100M (line side): Refer to Transceiver cable guide for supported platforms
Supported 10 Gigabit Ethernet CR Cable Options:
10GBASE-CR SFP+ to SFP+ Cables
- Link lengths of 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 and 5m over twinax copper cable
- Includes SFP+ connectors on both ends
4 x 10GbE QSFP+ to 4 x SFP+ twinax copper cables
- Link lengths of 0.5, 1, 2, 3 and 5m over twinax copper cable
Supported Gigabit Ethernet SFP Options:
1000BASE-SX (Short Haul)
- Up to 550m link lengths over multi-mode fiber
1000BASE-SX Rate Adapting Transceiver
- Up to 550m over multi-mode fiber
- Rate adapts 1000BASE-SX (media interface) to 10G (host interface)
- Supports CL37 Autoneg
1000BASE-LX (Long Haul)
- Up to 10km links on single-mode and 550m on multi-mode fiber
1000BASE-LX Rate Adapting Transceiver
- Up to 10km over single-mode and 550m on multi-mode fiber
- Rate adapts 1000BASE-LX (media interface) to 10G (host interface)
- Supports CL37 Autoneg
1000BASE-T (RJ-45 Copper)
- Full duplex 1000Mbps connectivity over existing category 5 cabling