Specifications

• Form Factor: Line card for use in Arista 7500R2 series modular chassis.
• Port Configuration: 36 x 100GbE QSFP ports
• Each 100GbE port can be configured as 100GbE, 40GbE, or broken out into 4 x 25GbE or 4 x 10GbE.
• Total Ports:
• 36 x 100GbE, or
• 144 x 25GbE (via breakout), or
• 144 x 10GbE (via breakout).
• Performance:
• Switching Capacity: 7.2 Tbps (Terabits per second)
• Forwarding Rate: 2.88 Bpps (Billion packets per second)
• Latency: As low as 3.8 microseconds.
• Optics and Cables Supported:
• Optical Transceivers: Supports 100G QSFP28, 40G QSFP+, and breakout to SFP+ and SFP28 optics for 10G and 25G.
• Cable Types:
• 100GBASE-SR4, 100GBASE-LR4, 100GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, and others.
• Direct Attach Copper (DAC) cables and Active Optical Cables (AOCs).
• Buffering:
• Packet Buffer Memory: 22 MB per port group.
• Routing and Switching Features:
• Layer 2 Features:
• 802.1Q VLAN, 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree, 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree.
• Link Aggregation (LACP), MLAG (Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation).
• Layer 3 Features:
• OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, and RIP routing protocols.
• BGP EVPN for VXLAN.
• IPv4 and IPv6 routing support with a large routing table capacity.
• MPLS: Supports MPLS Layer 3 VPN, L2 VPN, and MPLS Traffic Engineering.
• Advanced Features:
• VXLAN: Supports VXLAN with BGP EVPN control plane.
• Segment Routing: Segment Routing (SR) for simplified network operations.
• Inband Network Telemetry (INT): Provides deep visibility into network performance.
• QoS: Full QoS support with classification, policing, marking, and shaping.
• Environmental Specifications:
• Power Consumption: ~420W typical usage per line card.
• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F).
• Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing.
• Use Cases:
• High-Density 100G Switching: Ideal for core, spine, or leaf deployment in high-performance data centers.
• Cloud and Internet-Scale Networking: Suited for environments requiring massive scalability and advanced routing protocols.
• Service Provider Networks: Supports advanced features like MPLS and VXLAN for multi-tenant and service provider architectures.