Arista offers a broad portfolio of high performance optical transceivers and copper cables for datacenter and campus networks, with speeds ranging from 1G to 800G, and reach from 1m to 80km+. Arista’s Optical Modules and Cable portfolio offer a wide variety of high-density and low-power 800G (dual 400G), 400G, 200G, 100G, 50G, 40G, 25G, 10G, 1G, and 100M Ethernet connectivity options over fiber or copper.
To accommodate an increasing spectrum of applications, Arista offers a wide choice of OSFP, QSFP-DD, QSFP, SFP, SFP-DD and DSFP transceivers and cables that comply with industry standards, offering a broad range of connectivity options. Each module is optimized for different media and reach (ranging from 0.5 meters to 80 kilometers). All interface speeds, from 1G to 400GE have connectivity options that include Direct Attach copper Cables (DACs), Active Optical Cables (AOCs), multi-mode fiber and single-mode fiber transceivers.
Arista Optics Advantages
Supported 800G (Dual 400G) Ethernet OSFP and QSFP-DD Cables & Optics
Link lengths of 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30m Active Optical Cable
Up to 2km link lengths over parallel single mode fiber
Breakout to 2x 400G-XDR4 / DR4 transceivers or 8x 100G-FR / DR QSFP transceivers
Up to 10km link lengths over parallel single mode fiber
Breakout to 2x 400G-PLR4 transceivers or 8x 100G-LR QSFP transceivers
Up to 2km link lengths over two pairs of duplex single mode fiber
Breakout to 2x 400G-FR4 transceivers
Up to 10km link lengths over two pairs of duplex single mode fiber
Breakout to 2x 400G-LR4 transceivers
Link lengths of 1m and 2m over twinax copper cable
Table 1. Arista 800G Cable Specifications
PHY Type | Connector Type | Wavelength (nm) | Cable Type | Max Reach |
800GBASE-CR8 / 2x 400GBASE-CR8 | OSFP to OSFP | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2m |
QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2m | |
800GBASE-AOC / 2x 400GBASE-AOC | OSFP to OSFP | – | – | 1m to 30m |
QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD |
Table 2. Arista 800G Optical Specifications
PHY Type | Connector Type | Wave-length (nm) | Cable Type | Core Size (um) | Modal Bandwidth (MHz*Km) | Tx power (dBm) | Rx power (dBm) | Max Reach |
800GBASE-2FR4 2x 400GBASE-FR4 | 2x LC | 1271, 1291 1311, 1331 | SMF | G.652 | – | -3.3 to +3.5 /lane | -7.3 to +3.5 /lane | 2km |
800GBASE-2LR4 2x 400GBASE-LR4 | 2x LC | 1271, 1291 1311, 1331 | SMF | G.652 | – | -2.7 to +5.1 /lane | -9 to 5.1 /lane | 10km |
800GBASE-2XDR4 2x 400GBASE-2XDR4 | 2x MPO-12 APC | 1310 | SMF | G.652 | – | -2.4 to +4.0 /lane | -6.4 to +4.5 /lane | 2km |
800GBASE-PLR4 2x 400GBASE-2PLR4 | 2x MPO-12 APC | 1310 | SMF | G.652 | – | -1.4 to +4.0 /lane | -7.7 to +4.5 /lane | 10km |
Table 1. Arista 800G Optics Modules and Cables
Part number | Description |
800G OSFP Twinax Copper Cables | |
C-O800-O800-1M | 800GBASE-CR8 (2x 400GBASE-CR4) OSFP to OSFP Twinax Copper Cable 1 meter |
C-O800-O800-2M | 800GBASE-CR8 (2x 400GBASE-CR4) OSFP to OSFP Twinax Copper Cable 2 meter |
800G OSFP Active Optical Cables | |
A-O800-O800-1M | 800G OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 1m |
A-O800-O800-3M | 800G OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 3m |
A-O800-O800-5M | 800G OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 5m |
A-O800-O800-7M | 800G OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 7m |
A-O800-O800-10M | 800G OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 10m |
A-O800-O800-15M | 800G OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 15m |
A-O800-O800-20M | 800G OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 20m |
A-O800-O800-25M | 800G OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 25m |
A-O800-O800-30M | 800G OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 30m |
800G OSFP Optics | |
OSFP-800G-2XDR4 | 8x 100GBASE-FR (or 2x 400G-XDR4) OSFP Transceiver, 2x MPO-12 APC connectors, up to 2km over parallel SMF |
OSFP-800G-2PLR4 | 8x 100GBASE-LR (or 2x 400G-PLR4) OSFP Transceiver, 2x MPO-12 APC connectors up to 10km over parallel SMF |
OSFP-800G-2FR4 | 2x 400GBASE-FR4 OSFP Transceiver, 2x duplex LC connectors, up to 2km over duplex SMF |
OSFP-800G-2LR4 | 2x 400GBASE-LR4 OSFP Transceiver, 2x duplex LC connectors, up to 10km over duplex SMF |
800G QSFP-DD Twinax Copper Cables | |
C-D800-D800-1M | 800GBASE-CR8 QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Twinax Copper Cable 1 meter |
C-D800-D800-2M | 800GBASE-CR8 QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Twinax Copper Cable 2 meter |
800G QSFP-DD Active Optical Cables | |
A-D800-D800-1M | 800G QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 1m |
A-D800-D800-3M | 800G QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 3m |
A-D800-D800-5M | 800G QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 5m |
A-D800-D800-7M | 800G QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 7m |
A-D800-D800-10M | 800G QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 10m |
A-D800-D800-15M | 800G QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 15m |
A-D800-D800-20M | 800G QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 20m |
A-D800-D800-25M | 800G QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 25m |
A-D800-D800-30M | 800G QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 30m |
800G Ethernet QSFP-DD Optics | |
QDD-800G-2XDR4 | 8x 100GBASE-FR (or 2x 400G-XDR4) QSFP-DD Transceiver, 2x MPO-12 APC connectors, up to 2km over parallel SMF |
QDD-800G-2PLR4 | 8x 100GBASE-LR (or 2x 800G-PLR4) QSFP-DD Transceiver, 2x MPO-12 APC connectors, up to 10km over parallel SMF |
QDD-800G-2FR4 | 2x 400GBASE-FR4 QSFP-DD Transceiver, 2x duplex LC connectors, up to 2km over duplex SMF |
QDD-800G-2LR4 | 2x 400GBASE-LR4 QSFP-DD Transceiver, 2x duplex LC connectors, up to 10km over duplex SMF |
