Arista Networks announces the imminent end of sale for a number of MTP fiber optic cables. The product part numbers covered by this announcement are listed below in Table 1. The last day to order the affected products is June 9th 2016.

Single mode and multi-mode fiber cabling systems, cassettes and patch panels are integral to high performance datacenter networks. Arista MTP fiber optic cables follow the datacenter infrastructure standards for structured cabling and are fully interchangeable with widely available industry-standard alternatives.

.End of Sale of Arista Fiber Cables

Migration Options

A choice of equivalent cables to the Arista end of sale parts are available through a number of alternate sources including those listed below.

 Affected Part NumberDescriptionWave2Wave Part Number Corning Part NumberLeviton Part Number
CAB-M24PM24P-M5 OM4 MTP24 to MTP24
- Direct connect for port to port (swaps the Tx and the Rx rows), 5m
50P-8240P-5M JA6A624QPH-NA005M 544JJ-B005M
CAB-M24P3M12P-M5 OM4 MTP24 to 3x MTP12 - Direct connect for 1x MTP SR12 to 3 QSFP+ SR4, 5m 50P-8240P-5M-M3 HA67524QPH-KA005M FH-FH024JM1624A120
CAB-M24P12LC-M5 OM4 MTP24 to 12x LC - Direct connect for 1x MTP SR12 to 12 SFP+ SR, 5m 51PU-8240P-5M NA FH-FH024JR1624K
CAB-M24PM24T-M5 OM4 MTP24 to MTP24
- Port to trunk, non-pinned to pinned, 5m
50FMP-B8240P-5M JA6A724QPH-NA005M 544JH-B005M
CAB-M24P2M12T-M5 OM4 MTP24 to 2x MTP12 - Port to 2x12 fiber trunks, non-pinned to pinned, 5m 50FMP-8240P-5M-M2 HA69324QPH-LZ005M FH-FH024JK1624BC
CAB-M12PM12P-M5 OM4 MTP12 to MTP12
- Direct connect for port to port (8 fiber cross over), 5m
50P-8080P-5M JE6E608QE8-NB005M 548MM-B005M
CAB-M12PM12T-M5 OM4 MTP12 to MTP12
- Port to trunk, non-pinned to pinned (8 fiber), 5m
50FMP-8080P-5M JE5E608QE8-NB005M 548MN-B005M
CAB-M12P4LC-M5 OM4 MTP12 to 4 LC - Direct connect for 1x QSFP+ SR4 to 4 SFP+ SR, 5m 51PU-8080P-5M HE67908QPH-KB005M FH-FH008MR1624K
CAB-M12PM12P-S5 SM MTP12 to MTP12 - Direct connect for port to port (12 fiber cross over), 5m 50P-B3082P-5M JE8E808GE8-NB005M UP2LL-B005M
CAB-M12PM12T-S5 SM MTP12 to MTP12 - Port to trunk, non-pinned to pinned (8 fiber), 5m 50FMP-B3082P-5M JE7E808GE8-NB005M UP8MN-B005M
CAB-M12P4LC-S5 SM MTP12 to 4 LC - Direct connect for 1x QSFP+ PLRL4 to 4 SFP+ LR, 5m 50PU-3084P-5M HE87808GPH-KB005M FH-AH008MR1624K
CAB-M24PM24P-M3 OM4 MTP24 to MTP24 - Direct connect for port to port (swaps the Tx and the Rx rows), 3m 50P-8240P-3M JA6A624QPH-NA003M 544JJ-B003M
CAB-M24P3M12P-M3 OM4 MTP24 to 3x MTP12 - Direct connect for 1x MTP SR12 to 3 QSFP+ SR4, 3m 50P-8240P-3M-M3 HA67524QPH-KA003M FH-FH024JM1024A120
CAB-M24P12LC-M3 OM4 MTP24 to 12x LC - Direct connect for 1x MTP SR12 to 12 SFP+ SR, 3m 51PU-8240P-3M NA FH-FH024JR1024K
CAB-M24PM24T-M3 OM4 MTP24 to MTP24 - Port to trunk, non-pinned to pinned, 3m 50FMP-B8240P-3M JA6A724QPH-NA003M 544JH-B003M
CAB-M24P2M12T-M3 OM4 MTP24 to 2x MTP12 - Port to 2x12 fiber trunks, non-pinned to pinned, 3m 50FMP-8240P-3M-M2 HA69324QPH-LZ003M FH-FH024JK1024BC
CAB-M12PM12P-M3 OM4 MTP12 to MTP12 - Direct connect for port to port (12 fiber cross over), 3m 50P-8080P-3M JE6E608QE8-NB003M 548LL-B003M
CAB-M12PM12T-M3 OM4 MTP12 to MTP12 - Port to trunk, non-pinned to pinned (8 fiber), 3m 50FMP-8080-3M JE5E608QE8-NB003M 548MN-B003M
CAB-M12P4LC-M3 OM4 MTP12 to 4 LC - Direct connect for 1x QSFP+ SR4 to 4 SFP+ SR, 3m 51PU-8080P-3M HE67908QPH-KB003M FH-FH008MR1024K
CAB-M12PM12P-S3 SM MTP12 to MTP12 - Direct connect for port to port (12 fiber cross over), 3m 50P-B3082P-3M JE8E808GE8-NB003M UP2LL-B003M
CAB-M12PM12T-S3 SM MTP12 to MTP12 - Port to trunk, non-pinned to pinned (8 fiber), 3m 50FMP-B3082P-3M JE7E808GE8-NB003M UP8MN-B003M
CAB-M12P4LC-S3 SM MTP12 to 4 LC - Direct connect for 1x QSFP+ PLRL4 to 4 SFP+ LR, 3m 50PU-3084P-3M HE87808GPH-KB003M FH-AH008MR1024K

Table 1: Affected Product and Part numbers

 

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MilestoneDate
End-of-Sale Announcement May 9th, 2016
Last day to order the products (End-of-Sale) June 9th, 2016

Table 2: End-of-Life Milestones

 

For more information about the Arista End-of-Life policy, please visit: https://www.arista.com/en/support/policy/end-of-life-policy

If you need assistance with migration options, please contact your Arista sales representative or contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.