Product Overview
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 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP Cables & Optics
Link lengths of 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30m over Active Optical Cable
Up to 70m link lengths over parallel OM3 or 100m over OM4 MMF
Up to 150m link lengths over parallel OM3 or 300m over OM4 MMF
Up to 70m link lengths over OM3 or 100m over OM4 Duplex MMF
Up to 70m over OM3 or 100m over OM4 Duplex MMF
Up to 70m over OM3 or 100m over OM4 Duplex MMF
Up to 500m link lengths over parallel single mode fiber
40G/100G Dual rate transceiver
Up to 2km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
40G/100G Dual rate transceiver
Up to 10km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
Interops with 100GBASE-CWDM4 optics
Up to 500m link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
Optical interoperability with 400G-DR4 (breakout to 4x 100G-DR)
Up to 2km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
Optical interoperability with 400G-XDR4 (breakout to 4x 100G-FR)
Up to 10km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
Optical interoperability with 400G-PLR4 (breakout to 4x 100G-LR)
Up to 10km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
Up to 2km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber
Optical interoperability with 100GBASE-LR4 up to 2km
Up to 30km link lengths over duplex single mode fiber without host FEC and 40km with host FEC
Optical interoperability with 100GBASE-ER4 up to 30km
Up to 80km over duplex single mode fiber
Link lengths of 1, 2, 3 and 5m over twinax copper cable
Table 1. Arista 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP 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 |
100GBASE-SR4 | MPO-12 UPC | 850 | OM3 | 50.0 | 2000 (OM3) | -8.4 to +2.4 / lane | -10.3 to +2.4 / lane | 70m 100m |
OM4 | 50.0 | 4700 (OM4) | ||||||
100GBASE-SR4-E | MPO-12 UPC | 850 | OM3 | 50.0 | 2000 (OM3) | -4.5 to 2.4 / lane | -5.9 to +2.4 w/o FEC, or -10.3 to | 30m/50m w/o FEC, or 70m/100m w FEC |
OM4 | 50.0 | 4700 (OM4) | ||||||
100GBASE-XSR4 | MPO-12 UPC | 850 | OM3 | 50.0 | 2000 (OM3) | -8.3 to +2.4 / lane | -10.3 to +2.4 / lane | 150m 300m |
OM4 | 50.0 | 4700 (OM4) | ||||||
100GBASE-SWDM4 | LC | 850 880 | OM3 OM4 | 50.0 50.0 | 2000 (OM3) 4700 (OM4) | -7.5 to +3.4 / lane | -9.3 to +3.4 / lane | 70m 100m |
100GBASE-BIDI | LC | 855 908 | OM3 OM4 | 50.0 50.0 | 2000 (OM3) 4700 (OM4) | -6 to + 4 / lane | -7.9 to +4 / lane | 70m 100m |
100GBASE-CWDM4 | LC | 1271 1291 | SMF | G.652 | – | -6.5 to +2.5 / lane | -11.5 to +2.5 / lane | 2km |
100GBASE-XCWDM4 | LC | 1311 1331 | SMF | G.652 | – | -6.5 to +2.5 / lane | -13 to +2.5 / lane | 10km |
100GBASE-PSM4 | MPO-12 APC | 1310 | SMF | G.652 | – | -9.4 to +2.0 / lane | -12.6 to +2.0 / lane | 500m |
100GBASE-PLRL4 | MPO-12 APC | 1310 | SMF | G.652 | – | -5.5 to +1.5 / lane | -12.6 to +2.0 / lane | 2km |
100GBASE-LR4 | LC | 1295.56 1300.05 1304.58 1309.14 | SMF | G.652 | – | -4.3 to +4.5 /lane | -10.6 to +4.5 / lane | 10km |
100GBASE-LRL4 | LC | SMF | G.652 | – | -6.0 to +4.5 / lane | -10.0 to +4.5 / lane | 2km | |
100GBASE-ERL4* | LC | SMF | G.652 | – | -2.9 to +4.5 / lane | -16.9 to -4.9 / lane | 30km without FEC | |
-20.9 to -4.9 / lane | 40km with FEC | |||||||
100GBASE-ZR4* | LC | SMF | G.652 | – | +2 to +7 / lane | -5.0 to -28.0 / lane | 80km | |
100GBASE-DR | LC | 1310 | SMF | G.652 | – | -2.9 to +4.0 | -5.9 to +4.0 | 500m |
100GBASE-FR | LC | 1310 | SMF | G.652 | – | -2.4 to +4.0 | -6.4 to +4.5 | 2km |
100GBASE-LR | LC | 1310 | SMF | G.652 | – | -1.4 to +4.0 | -7.7 to +4.5 | 10km |
100GBASE-ER* | LC | 1310 | SMF | G.652 | – | +1.7 to + 7.1 | -16 to -3.4 | 40km |
* Optical attenuation is required for shorter links to protect the receiver from permanent damage
Table 1. Arista 100G Optics Modules and Cables
Part number | Description |
100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP Twinax Copper cables | |
CAB-Q-Q-100G-0.5 | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to QSFP Twinax Copper Cable 0.5 meter |
CAB-Q-Q-100G-1M | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to QSFP Twinax Copper Cable 1 meter |
CAB-Q-Q-100G-1.5 | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to QSFP Twinax Copper Cable 1.5 meter |
CAB-Q-Q-100G-2M | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to QSFP Twinax Copper Cable 2 meter |
CAB-Q-Q-100G-2.5 | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to QSFP Twinax Copper Cable 2.5 meter |
CAB-Q-Q-100G-3M | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to QSFP Twinax Copper Cable 3 meter |
CAB-Q-Q-100G-5M | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to QSFP Twinax Copper Cable 5 meter |
CAB-Q-4S-100G-1M | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to 4 x 25GBASE-CR SFP Twinax Copper Cable, 1 meter |
CAB-Q-4S-100G-2M | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to 4 x 25GBASE-CR SFP Twinax Copper Cable, 2 meter |
CAB-Q-4S-100G-3M | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to 4 x 25GBASE-CR SFP Twinax Copper Cable, 3 meter |
CAB-Q-4S-100G-5M | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to 4 x 25GBASE-CR SFP Twinax Copper Cable, 5 meter |
CAB-Q-2Q-100G-1M | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to 2 x 50GBASE-CR2 QSFP Twinax Copper Cable, 1M |
CAB-Q-2Q-100G-2M | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to 2 x 50GBASE-CR2 QSFP Twinax Copper Cable, 2M |
CAB-Q-2Q-100G-3M | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to 2 x 50GBASE-CR2 QSFP Twinax Copper Cable, 3M |
CAB-Q-2Q-100G-5M | 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to 2 x 50GBASE-CR2 QSFP Twinax Copper Cable, 5M |
100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP Active Optical Cables | |
AOC-Q-Q-100G-1M | 100GbE QSFP to QSFP Active Optical Cable, 1m |
AOC-Q-Q-100G-3M | 100GbE QSFP to QSFP Active Optical Cable, 3m |
AOC-Q-Q-100G-5M | 100GbE QSFP to QSFP Active Optical Cable, 5m |
AOC-Q-Q-100G-7M | 100GbE QSFP to QSFP Active Optical Cable, 7m |
AOC-Q-Q-100G-10M | 100GbE QSFP to QSFP Active Optical Cable, 10m |
AOC-Q-Q-100G-15M | 100GbE QSFP to QSFP Active Optical Cable, 15m |
AOC-Q-Q-100G-20M | 100GbE QSFP to QSFP Active Optical Cable, 20m |
AOC-Q-Q-100G-25M | 100GbE QSFP to QSFP Active Optical Cable, 25m |
AOC-Q-Q-100G-30M | 100GbE QSFP to QSFP Active Optical Cable, 30m |
100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP Optics | |
QSFP-100G-SR4 | 100GBASE-SR4 QSFP Transceiver, MPO12 UPC connector, up to 70m/100m over parallel OM3/OM4 MMF |
QSFP-100G-SR4-E | 100GBASE-SR4-Enhanced QSFP E-Series Transceiver for low latency, MPO12 UPC connector, up to 30m/50m over parallel OM3/OM4 MMF without FEC (for low latency) or up to 70m/100m over OM3/OM4 MMF with FEC |
QSFP-100G-XSR4 | 100GBASE-XSR4 QSFP Transceiver, MPO12 UPC connector, up to 150m / 300m over OM3 / OM4 MMF |
QSFP-100G-SWDM4 | 100GBASE-SWDM4 QSFP Transceiver, up to 70m over OM3 or 100m over OM4 duplex multi-mode fiber |
QSFP-100G-SRBD | 100GBASE-BIDI QSFP Transceiver, up to 70m / 100m over OM3 / OM4 duplex multi-mode fiber |
QSFP-100G-PSM4 | 100GBASE-PSM4 QSFP Transceiver, MPO12 APC connector, up to 500m over parallel SMF, 100G/40G dual rate |
QSFP-100G-PLRL4 | 100GBASE-PLRL4 QSFP Transceiver, MPO12 APC connector, up to 2KMm over parallel SMF, 100G/40G dual rate |
QSFP-100G-LR4 | 100GBASE-LR4 QSFP Transceiver, up to 10km over duplex SMF |
QSFP-100G-LRL4 | 100GBASE-LRL4 QSFP Transceiver, up to 2km over duplex SMF |
QSFP-100G-CWDM4 | 100GBASE-CWDM4 QSFP Transceiver, up to 2km over duplex SMF, 100G/40G dual rate |
QSFP-100G-XCWDM4 | 100GBASE-XCWDM4 QSFP Transceiver, up to 10km over duplex SMF, 100G/40G dual rate |
QSFP-100G-ERL4 | 100GBASE-ERL4 QSFP Transceiver, 30 to 40km over single-mode fiber |
QSFP-100G-ZR4 | 100GBASE-ZR4 QSFP Transceiver, up to 80km over single-mode fiber |
QSFP-100G-DR | 100GBASE-DR single lambda QSFP Transceiver, up to 500m over duplex SMF |
QSFP-100G-FR | 100GBASE-FR single lambda QSFP Transceiver, up to 2km over duplex SMF |
QSFP-100G-LR | 100GBASE-LR single lambda QSFP Transceiver, up to 10km over duplex SMF |
QSFP-100G-ER | 100GBASE-ER single lambda QSFP Transceiver, up to 40km over duplex SMF |
