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 400 Gigabit Ethernet OSFP and QSFP-DD Cables & Optics
Link lengths of 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30m over Active Optical Cable
Up to 100m link lengths over parallel OM3 or OM4 MMF
Up to 500m link lengths over parallel single mode fiber
Breakout to 4x 100G-DR QSFP transceivers
Up to 2km link lengths over parallel single mode fiber
Breakout to 4x 100G-FR QSFP transceivers
Up to 10km link lengths over parallel single mode fiber
Breakout to 4x 100G-LR QSFP transceivers
Up to 2km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
Up to 10km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
Up to 2km link lengths over two pairs of duplex single mode fiber
Breakout to 2x 200G-FR4 over 2km single mode fiber
Up to 120km over duplex single mode fiber with optical amplification
Link lengths of 1, 2 and 3m over twinax copper cable
Link lengths of 1, 2 and 2.5m over twinax copper cable
Table 1. Arista 400 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Specifications
PHY Type | Connector Type | Wavelength (nm) | Cable Type | Max Reach |
400GBASE-CR8 | OSFP to OSFP | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2, 3m |
QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2, 2.5, 3m | |
400GBASE-CR8 to 2x 200GBASE-CR4 | OSFP to 2x QSFP | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2, 3m |
QSFP-DD to 2x QSFP | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2, 2.5m | |
200GBASE-CR8 to 2x 100GBASE-CR4* | OSFP to 2x QSFP | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2, 3m |
QSFP-DD to 2x QSFP | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2, 2.5m | |
400GBASE-CR8 to 4x 100GBASE-CR2 | OSFP to 4x QSFP | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2, 3m |
QSFP-DD to 4x QSFP | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2, 2.5m | |
400GBASE-CR8 to 4x 100GBASE-CR4 | OSFP to 4x QSFP | – | Active Copper Cable | 1, 2, 3, 5m |
QSFP-DD to 4x QSFP | – | Active Copper Cable | 1, 2, 3, 5m | |
200GBASE-CR8 to 4x 50GBASE-CR2* | OSFP to 4x QSFP | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2, 3m |
QSFP-DD to 4x QSFP | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2, 2.5m | |
400GBASE-CR8 to 8x 50GBASE-CR | OSFP to 8x SFP | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2, 3m |
QSFP-DD to 8x SFP | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2, 2.5m | |
200GBASE-CR8 to 8x 25GBASE-CR* | OSFP to 8x SFP | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2, 3m |
QSFP-DD to 8x SFP | – | Twinax Copper | 1, 2, 2.5m | |
400GBASE-AOC | OSFP to OSFP or QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD | 850 | MMF | 1m to 30m |
* Requires the OSFP/QSFP-DD port to be configured for 200G using 8 x 25G NRZ electrical lanes. Allows interop with legacy 100G QSFP and 25G SFP ports.
Table 2. Arista 400 Gigabit Ethernet 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 |
400GBASE-VSR4 | MPO-12 APC | 850 | OM3 OM4 | 50.0 50.0 | 2000 (OM3) 4700 (OM4) | +4.0 to -4.6/lane | +4.0 to -6.3/lane | 30m 50m |
400GBASE-SR8 & SR8-C | MPO-16 APC | 850 | OM3 OM4 | 50.0 50.0 | 2000 (OM3) 4700 (OM4) | -6.5 to +4.0/lane | -8.4 to +4.0/lane | 70m 100m |
400GBASE-BIDI (400G-BASE SR4.2) | MPO-12 UPC | 855 908 | OM3 OM4 | 50.0 50.0 | 2000 (OM3) 4700 (OM4) | -6 to +4/lane | -7.9 to +4/lane | 70m 100m |
400GBASE-FR4 | LC | 1271, 1291 1311, 1331 | SMF | G.652 | – | -3.3 to +3.5/lane | -7.3 to +3.5/lane | 2km |
400GBASE-LR4 | LC | 1271, 1291 1311, 1331 | SMF | G.652 | – | -2.7 to +5.1/lane | -9 to 5.1/lane | 10km |
400GBASE-LR8 | LC | 1274, 1278, 1282, 1287, 1296, 1300, 1305, 1309 | SMF | G.652 | – | -2.8 to +5.3/lane | -9.1 to +5.3/lane | 10km |
400GBASE-2FR4 | CS | 1271, 1291 1311, 1331 | SMF | G.652 | – | -4.2 to 4.7/lane | -8.2 to 4.7/lane | 2km |
400GBASE-DR4 | MPO-12 APC | 1310 | SMF | G.652 | – | -2.9 to +4.0/lane | -5.9 to +4.0/lane | 500m |
400GBASE-XDR4 | MPO-12 APC | 1310 | SMF | G.652 | – | -2.4 to +4.0/lane | -6.4 to +4.5/lane | 2km |
400GBASE-PLR4 | MPO-12 APC | 1310 | SMF | G.652 | – | -1.4 to +4.0/lane | -7.7 to +4.5/lane | 10km |
400GBASE-ZR** | LC | 1528.77 to 1566.52 | SMF | G.652 | – | >-10 | -16 to 0 | 120km |
** Refer to 400ZR DCI Solution Datasheet for more details
Table 1. Arista 400G Optics Modules and Cables
Part number | Description |
400 Gigabit Ethernet OSFP Active Optical Cables | |
AOC-O-O-400G-1M | 400GbE OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 1m |
AOC-O-O-400G-3M | 400GbE OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 3m |
AOC-O-O-400G-5M | 400GbE OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 5m |
AOC-O-O-400G-7M | 400GbE OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 7m |
AOC-O-O-400G-10M | 400GbE OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 10m |
AOC-O-O-400G-15M | 400GbE OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 15m |
AOC-O-O-400G-20M | 400GbE OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 20m |
AOC-O-O-400G-25M | 400GbE OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 25m |
AOC-O-O-400G-30M | 400GbE OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable, 30m |
400 Gigabit Ethernet OSFP Optics | |
OSFP-400G-VSR4 | 400GBASE-VSR4 OSFP Transceiver, MPO-12 APC connector, up to 50m over parallel OM4 MMF. |
OSFP-400G-SR8 | 400GBASE-SR8 OSFP Transceiver, MPO-16 APC connector, up to 100m over parallel OM4 MMF. |
OSFP-400G-SR8-C | 400GBASE-SR8 and 8x 50G / 25G-SR OSFP Transceiver, MPO-16 APC connector , 100m over parallel OM4 MMF |
OSFP-400G-SRBD | 400GBASE-BIDI (400GBASE-SR4.2), 4x 100GBASE-BIDI and 4x 100GBASE-SR1.2 OSFP Transceiver, MPO-12 UPC connector, 70m / 100m over parallel OM3 / OM4 MMF. |
OSFP-400G-DR4 | 400GBASE-DR4 OSFP Transceiver, MPO12 APC connector, up to 500m over parallel SMF |
OSFP-400G-XDR4 | 4x 100GBASE-FR (or 400G-XDR4) OSFP Transceiver, MPO12 APC connector, up to 2km over parallel SMF |
OSFP-400G-XDR4-S | 4x 100GBASE-FR (or 400G-XDR4) OSFP Transceiver, with SN optical connectors, up to 2km over parallel SMF |
OSFP-400G-PLR4 | 4x 100GBASE-LR (or 400G-PLR4) OSFP Transceiver, MPO12 APC connector, up to 10km over parallel SMF |
OSFP-400G-PLR4-S | 4x 100GBASE-LR (or 400G-PLR4) OSFP Transceiver, with SN optical connectors, up to 10km over parallel SMF |
OSFP-400G-FR4 | 400GBASE-FR4 OSFP Transceiver, up to 2km over duplex SMF |
OSFP-400G-LR4 | 400GBASE-LR4 OSFP Transceiver, up to 10km over duplex SMF |
OSFP-400G-LR8 | 400GBASE-LR8 OSFP Transceiver, up to 10km over duplex SMF |
OSFP-400G-2FR4 | 400GBASE-2FR4 (2x 200G-FR4) OSFP Transceiver, up to 2km over 2 pairs of duplex SMF |
OSFP-400G-ZR2 | 400GBASE-ZR OSFP Digital Coherent Tunable Transceiver, up to 120km over duplex SMF with amplification |
400 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP-DD Active Optical Cables | |
AOC-D-D-400G-1M | 400GbE QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 1m |
AOC-D-D-400G-3M | 400GbE QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 3m |
AOC-D-D-400G-5M | 400GbE QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 5m |
AOC-D-D-400G-7M | 400GbE QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 7m |
AOC-D-D-400G-10M | 400GbE QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 10m |
AOC-D-D-400G-15M | 400GbE QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 15m |
AOC-D-D-400G-20M | 400GbE QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 20m |
AOC-D-D-400G-25M | 400GbE QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 25m |
AOC-D-D-400G-30M | 400GbE QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Active Optical Cable, 30m |
400 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP-DD Optics | |
QDD-400G-VSR4 | 400GBASE-VSR4 QSFP-DD Transceiver, MPO-12 APC connector, up to 50m over parallel OM4 MMF. |
QDD-400G-SR8 | 400GBASE-SR8 QSFP-DD Transceiver, MPO-16 APC connector, up to 100m over parallel OM4 MMF. |
QDD-400G-SR8-C | 400GBASE-SR8 and 8x 50G-SR / 25G-SR QSFP-DD transceiver, MPO-16 APC connector, up to 100m over parallel OM4 MMF |
QDD-400G-SRBD | 400GBASE-SR4.2 (400G-BIDI), 4x 100GBASE-BIDI (100G-SRBD) and 4x 100GBASE-SR1.2 QSFP-DD Transceiver, MPO-12 UPC connector, 70m / 100m over parallel OM3 / OM4 MMF. |
QDD-400G-DR4 | 400GBASE-DR4 QSFP-DD Transceiver, MPO12 APC connector, up to 500m over parallel SMF |
QDD-400G-XDR4 | 4x 100GBASE-FR (or400G-XDR4) QSFP-DD Transceiver, MPO12 APC connector, up to 2km over parallel SMF |
QDD-400G-XDR4-S | 4x 100GBASE-FR (or400G-XDR4) QSFP-DD Transceiver, with SN optical connectors, up to 2km over parallel SMF |
QDD-400G-PLR4 | 4x 100GBASE-LR (or 400G-PLR4) QSFP-DD Transceiver, MPO12 APC connector, up to 10km over parallel SMF |
QDD-400G-PLR4-S | 4x 100GBASE-LR (or 400G-PLR4) QSFP-DD Transceiver, with SN optical connectors, up to 10km over parallel SMF |
QDD-400G-FR4 | 400GBASE-FR4 QSFP-DD Transceiver, up to 2km over duplex SMF |
QDD-400G-LR4 | 400GBASE-LR4 QSFP-DD Transceiver, up to 10km over duplex SMF |
QDD-400G-LR8 | 400GBASE-LR8 QSFP-DD Transceiver, up to 10km over duplex SMF |
QDD-400G-ZR | 400GBASE-ZR QSFP-DD Digital Coherent Tunable Transceiver, up to 120km over duplex SMF with amplification |
QDD-400G-ZRP | 400GBASE-ZR+, OpenZR+ Compliant, QSFP-DD Digital Coherent Tunable Transceiver |
