Industry Leading Performance, Scalability, and High Availability

The Arista 7100 Series of Datacenter Ethernet switches feature the industry's highest density 10 Gigabit Ethernet switching solution and the first with an extensible modular network operating system. With breakthrough price-performance, the Arista 7100 Series enables 10 Gigabit Ethernet to be deployed everywhere in the data center, which can significantly improve server utilization and consequently data center power efficiency.

The Arista 7100 Series includes the Arista 7100S switches (10G SFP) and the Arista 7100T switches (10GBASE-T). A summary of the differences in the various models is located at the matrix below. For data sheets and additional information on the Arista 7100S or 7100T switches, click on any of the photos or visit the links on the left or right of this page.

Arista 7100 Series Model Comparison

7100S Switches

7100T Switches

7124SX

7148S

7148SX

7120T-4S

7140T-8S

Description

 7100S Switch 24-Port SFP+ 7100S Switch 48-Port SFP+ 7100SX Switch 48-Port SFP+ 7100T Switch 20-Port 1/10GBASE-T & 4 SFP+ 7100T Switch 40-Port 1/10GBASE-T & 8 SFP+

Total Ports

 24 48 48 24 48

SFP+ Ports

 24 48 48 4 8

1/10GBASE-T RJ-45 Ports

 0 0 0 20 40

L2/3 Throughput

(Gbps)

 480 800 960 480 800

L2/3 PPS

(Mpps)

 360 600 720 360 600

Latency

(usec)

 0.5 0.9 1.2 2.5 2.9

Typical Power Draw

(Watts)

 120 360 600 360 700


High-Performance, Low Latency 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switching

  • Hardware based layer 2/3/4 switching up to 960 Gbps and 720 Mpps
  • As low as 500 nanosecond latency at all packet sizes

Arista EOS™

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

High Availability

  • In-service-software-upgrades (ISSU)
  • Self-healing stateful fault repair (SFR)
  • Hot swappable, redundant power supplies and fans

Deployment Flexibility

  • Dedicated SFP or 1/10GBASE-T (RJ-45) Models
  • Front-to-rear and reversible airflow options for flexible mounting

Datacenter Optimized

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