Transceiver Compatibility and Interoperability

Overview
Arista optical transceivers and cables o er deployment exibility and cost optimized network connectivity.
Arista transceivers and cables are all hot-swappable pluggable devices, compliant with industry standards, and
certi ed on all Arista platforms unless otherwise stated. This document provides a technical reference guide on
compatibility, interoperability, software support, and physical attributes of Arista transceivers and cables.
Arista EOS Support
All Arista products run on Arista EOS software. Tables 1-9 below provide the minimum version of EOS that is
required for each of the transceivers and cables. Note that Arista switches have their own minimum EOS release
requirement and Tables 1-8 should be read in conjunction with the EOS release notes.

Table 1: Minimum EOS Version for 400G OSFP Transceivers and Cables

Part Number Description Minimum EOS Ver#

CAB-O-O-400G-xM 400GBASE-CR8 OSFP to OSFP Twinax Copper Cable (1 to 3 meters) 4.23.0

CAB-O-2Q-400G-xM 400GBASE-CR8 OSFP to 2 x 200GBASE-CR4 QSFP Twinax Copper Cable (1 to 3 meters) 4.23.0

CAB-O-2Q-200G-xM 200GBASE-CR8 OSFP to 2 x 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP Twinax Copper Cable (1 to 3 meters) 4.23.0

CAB-O-4Q-400G-xM 400GBASE-CR8 OSFP to 4 x 100GBASE-CR2 QSFP Twinax Copper Cable (1 to 3 meters) 4.23.0

CAB-O-4Q-200G-xM 200GBASE-CR8 OSFP to 4 x 50GBASE-CR2 QSFP Twinax Copper Cable (1 to 3 meters) 4.23.0

CAB-O-8S-200G-xM 200GBASE-CR8 OSFP to 8 x 25GBASE-CR SFP Twinax Copper Cable (1 to 3 meters) 4.23.0

H-O400-4Q100-xM* 400GBASE-CR8 OSFP to 4x 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP Twinax Active Copper Cable (1 to 5 meters) 4.25.2

AOC-O-O-400G-xM 400GbE OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable (1 to 30 meters) 4.23.0

OSFP-400G-SR8 400GBASE-SR8 OSFP Transceiver, up to 100m over parallel OM4 MMF 4.23.0

OSFP-400G-DR4 400GBASE-DR4 OSFP Transceiver, up to 500m over parallel SMF 4.23.2

OSFP-400G-XDR4 4x 100GBASE-FR (or 400G-XDR4) OSFP Transceiver, up to 2km over parallel SMF 4.24.0

4x 100GBASE-FR (or 400G-XDR4) OSFP Transceiver with SN optical connectors, up to 2km over
OSFP-400G-XDR4-S 4.24.0
parallel SMF

OSFP-400G-PLR4 4x 100GBASE-LR (or 400G-PLR4) OSFP transceiver, up to 10km over parallel SMF 4.25.2

4x 100GBASE-LR (or 400G-PLR4) OSFP transceiver with SN optical connectors, up to 10km over
OSFP-400G-PLR4-S 4.25.2
parallel SMF

OSFP-400G-FR4 400GBASE-FR4 OSFP Transceiver, up to 2km over duplex SMF 4.24.0

OSFP-400G-LR4 400GBASE-LR4 OSFP Transceiver, up to 10km over duplex SMF 4.25.2

OSFP-400G-2FR4 400GBASE-2FR4 OSFP Transceiver, up to 2km over 2 pairs of duplex SMF 4.23.0

400GBASE-ZR OSFP Digital Coherent Tunable Transceiver, up to 120km over duplex SMF with
OSFP-400G-ZR** 4.26.0
ampli cation

OSFP-AMP-ZR OSFP Optical ampli er line system for coherent ZR 4.26.0

* The Arista 400G OSFP to 4x QSFP100 active copper cables allow a 400G OSFP port (with 8x 50G PAM-4 electrical lanes) to connect to 4x QSFP100 ports
(with 4x 25G NRZ electrical lanes per QSFP). A gearbox inside the QSFP end of the cable implements the 2x 50G PAM-4 to 4x 25G NRZ conversion.
** Supported on speci c platforms de ned in Table 3
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 Table 2: Minimum EOS Version for 400G QSFP-DD Optics and Cables

Minimum EOS
Part Number Description
Ver#

CAB-D-D-400G-xM 400GBASE-CR8 QSFP-DD to QSFP-DD Twinax Copper Cable (1 to 2.5 meters) 4.23.0

CAB-D-2Q-400G-xM 400GBASE-CR8 QSFP-DD to 2 x 200GBASE-CR4 QSFP Twinax Copper Cable (1 to 3 meters) 4.23.0

CAB-D-2Q-200G-xM 200GBASE-CR8 QSFP-DD to 2 x 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP Twinax Copper Cable (1 to 2.5 meters) 4.23.0

CAB-D-4Q-400G-xM 400GBASE-CR8 QSFP-DD to 4 x 100GBASE-CR2 QSFP Twinax Copper Cable (1 to 3 meters) 4.23.0

CAB-D-4Q-200G-xM 200GBASE-CR8 QSFP-DD to 4 x 50GBASE-CR2 QSFP Twinax Copper Cable (1 to 2.5 meters) 4.23.0

CAB-D-8S-200G-xM 200GBASE-CR8 QSFP-DD to 8 x 25GBASE-CR SFP Twinax Copper Cable (1 to 2.5 meters) 4.23.0

H-D400-4Q100-xM1 400GBASE-CR8 QSFP-DD to 4x 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP Twinax Active Copper Cable (1 to 5 meters) 4.25.2

AOC-O-O-400G-xM 400GbE OSFP to OSFP Active Optical Cable (1 to 30 meters) 4.23.0

QDD-400G-SR8 400GBASE-SR8 QSFP-DD Transceiver, up to 100m over parallel OM4 MMF 4.24.0

QDD-400G-SR8-C 400GBASE-SR8 and 8x 50G-SR / 25G-SR QSFP-DD transceiver, up to 100m over parallel OM4 MMF 4.28.1

QDD-400G-DR4 400GBASE-DR4 QSFP-DD Transceiver, up to 500m over parallel SMF 4.24.0

QDD-400G-XDR4 4x 100GBASE-LR (or 400G-XDR4) QSFP-DD transceiver, up to 2km over parallel SMF 4.24.0

4x 100GBASE-LR (or 400G-XDR4) QSFP-DD transceiver with SN optical connectors, up to 2km over
QDD-400G-XDR4-S 4.24.0
parallel SMF

QDD-400G-PLR4 4x 100GBASE-LR (or 400G-PLR4) QSFP-DD transceiver, up to 10km over parallel SMF 4.25.2

4x 100GBASE-LR (or 400G-PLR4) QSFP-DD transceiver with SN optical connectors, up to 10km

QDD-400G-PLR4-S 4.25.2
over parallel SMF

QDD-400G-FR4 400GBASE-FR4 QSFP-DD Transceiver, up to 2km over duplex SMF 4.24.0

QDD-400G-LR4 400GBASE-LR4 QSFP-DD Transceiver, up to 10km over duplex SMF 4.25.2

QDD-400G-LR8 400GBASE-LR8 QSFP-DD Transceiver, up to 10km over duplex SMF 4.25.0

400GBASE-ZR QSFP-DD Digital Coherent Tunable Transceiver, up to 120km over duplex SMF with
QDD-400G-ZR 2 4.26.0
ampli cation

QDD-400G-ZRP3 400GBASE-ZR+, OpenZR+ Compliant, Digital Coherent Tunable Transceiver 4.29.1

2 x 100GBASE-LR4 QSFP-DD Transciever, with 2x CS optical connectors, up to 10km over two pairs
QDD-200G-2LR4 4.30.0
of duplex SMF

1. The Arista 400G QSFP-DD to 4x QSFP100 active copper cables allow a 400G OSFP port (with 8x 50G PAM-4 electrical lanes) to connect to 4x QSFP100 ports
(with 4x 25G NRZ electrical lanes per QSFP). A gearbox inside the QSFP end of the cable implements the 2x 50G PAM-4 to 4x 25G NRZ conversion.
2. Supported on speci c platforms de ned in Table 3.1
3. Supported on speci c platforms de ned in Table 3.2
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 Table 3.1: Platform Support for 400G-ZR Transceiver Modules. All platforms assume Front-to Back air ow unless otherwise speci ed

Platform Family Optical Transceiver SKU Platform SKU Comments

7800R3-36P(M)-LC Top row (ports 1, 3, 5, …, 35)
OSFP-400G-ZR
7800R3A(K)-36P(M)-LC All 36 ports
7800R3
7800R3(K)-36D(M)-LC All 36 ports
QDD-400G-ZR
7800R3A(K)-36D(M)-LC All 36 ports
7500R3 OSFP-400G-ZR 7500R3-24P-LC All 24 ports, 35C max ambient temperature
Top row (ports 1, 3, 5, …, 23), if bottom row (ports 2, 4, 6,
7280PR3(K)-24
OSFP-400G-ZR …, 24) populated with modules <= 12W power
7280CR3(M)(K)-32P4(S) All 4x 400G ports, front to back (-F) air ow only
7280R3 Top row (ports 1, 3, 5, …, 23), if bottom row (ports 2, 4, 6,
7280DR3-24
…, 24) populated with modules <= 12W power
QDD-400G-ZR
7280CR3(M)(K)-32D4(S) All 4x 400G ports, front to back (-F) air ow only
7280CR3(K)-36S 2x 400G ports, 35C max ambient temperature
7280DR3A(M)(K)-36 All 400G ports
7280DR3A(M)(K)-54 Top row, provided all other ports populated with <12W
7280R3A QDD-400G-ZR
7280CR3A(M)(K)-24D12 All 400G ports, front to back (-F) air ow only
7280CR3A(M)(K)-48D6 All 400G ports, front to back (-F) air ow only
OSFP-400G-ZR 7050PX4-32 Top row (Ports 1, 3, 5, ..., 31), 35C max temp,
7050X4
QDD-400G-ZR 7050DX4-32 front to back (-F) air ow only

Top row, provided all other ports populated with <12W

7060X5 QDD-400G-ZR 7050DX5-64S
modules, 35C max temp, front to back (-F) air ow only
OSFP-400G-ZR 7060PX4-32 Top row, provided all other ports populated with <12W
7060X4
QDD-400G-ZR 7060PX4-32 modules, 35C max temp, front to back (-F) air ow only

OSFP-400G-ZR 7368-4P All 4x 400G ports, front to back (-F) air ow only
7358 / 7368 / 7289 All 4x 400G ports, front to back (-F) air ow only, 35C max
QDD-400G-ZR 7368-4D
ambient temp

Table 3.2: Platform Support for 400G-ZR+ Transceiver Modules. All platforms assume Front-to Back air ow unless otherwise speci ed

Platform Family Optical Transceiver SKU Platform SKU Comments

7800R3(K)-36D(M)-LC All 36 ports
7800R3 QDD-400G-ZRP
7800R3A(K)-36D(M)-LC All 36 ports
Ports 3, 7, 11, 16, 19, 23, and All remaining ports populated
7280DR3-24
with modules <= 12W power
7280R3 QDD-400G-ZRP
Top row 400G ports (Ports 33 and 35), front to back (-F)
7280CR3(M)(K)-32D4(S)
air ow only, 35C max temp
7280DR3A(M)(K)-36 All 400G ports
Top row, provided all other ports populated with modules
7280DR3A(M)(K)-54
<=12W power, 35C max temp
7280R3A QDD-400G-ZRP Top row 400G ports (ports 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35), provided
7280CR3A(M)(K)-24D12 all other ports populated with modules <=12W power,
front to back (-F) air ow only
7280CR3A(M)(K)-48D6 All 400G ports, front to back (-F) air ow only
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Table 4: Minimum EOS Version for 200G QSFP Transceivers and Cables

Minimum
Part Number Description
EOS Ver#

C-Q200-Q200-yM 200GBASE-CR4 QSFP to QSFP Twinax Copper Cable (y = 1 to 3 meters) 4.26.1

C-Q200-2Q100-xM 200GBASE-CR4 QSFP to 2x 100GBASE-CR2 QSFP Twinax Copper Cable (y = 1 to 3 meters) 4.26.1

QSFP-200G-SR4 200GBASE-SR4 QSFP Transceiver, up to 70m/100m over parallel OM3/OM4 MMF, 200G/100G dual rate 4.28.2

QSFP-200G-FR4 200GBASE-FR4 QSFP Transceiver, 2km over duplex single-mode ber, 200G/100G dual rate 4.26.1

Table 5: Minimum EOS Version for 100G QSFP Transceivers and Cables

Part Number Description Minimum EOS Ver#

CAB-Q-Q-100G-yM 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to QSFP Twinax Copper Cable (y = 1 to 5 meters) 4.15.2

CAB-Q-4S-100G-yM 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to 4 x 25GBASE-CR SFP Twinax Copper Cable (y = 1 to 5 meters) 4.18.0

CAB-Q-2Q-100G-yM 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP to 2 x 50GBASE-CR2 QSFP Twinax Copper Cable (y = 1 to 5 meters) 4.22.1

AOC-Q-Q-100G-yM QSFP to QSFP 100GbE Active Optical Cable (y = 3 to 30 meters) 4.15.2

QSFP-100G-SR4 100GBASE-SR4 QSFP transceiver, up to 70m over parallel OM3 or 100m over OM4 MMF 4.15.2

QSFP-100G-XSR4 100GBASE-XSR4 QSFP transceiver, up to 150m over parallel OM3 or 300m over OM4 MMF 4.21.0

QSFP-100G-SWDM4 100GBASE-SWDM4 QSFP transceiver, up to 70m over OM3 or 100m over OM4 duplex MMF 4.20.1

QSFP-100G-SRBD 100GBASE-BIDI QSFP transceiver, up to 70m/100m over OM3/OM4 duplex MMF 4.20.1

QSFP-100G-PSM4 100GBASE-PSM4 QSFP Optics Module, up to 500m over parallel SMF 4.15.3

QSFP-100G-PLRL4 100GBASE-PLRL4 QSFP Optics Module, up to 2km over parallel SMF 4.27.1.1

QSFP-100G-CWDM4 100GBASE-CWDM4 QSFP Optics Module, up to 2km over duplex SMF 4.15.5

QSFP-100G-XCWDM4 100GBASE-XCWDM4 QSFP Optics Module, up to 10km over duplex SMF 4.24.2

QSFP-100G-LRL4 100GBASE-LRL4 QSFP Optics Module, up to 2km over duplex SMF 4.15.2

QSFP-100G-DR 100GBASE-DR QSFP Optics Module, up to 500m over duplex SMF 4.21.3

QSFP-100G-FR 100GBASE-FR QSFP Optics Module, up to 2km over duplex SMF 4.22.1

QSFP-100G-LR 100GBASE-LR QSFP Optics Module, up to 10km over duplex SMF 4.23.1

QSFP-100G-LR4 100GBASE-LR4 QSFP Optics Module, up to 10km over duplex SMF 4.15.2

QSFP-100G-ERL41 100GBASE-ERL4 QSFP Optics Module, up to 40km over duplex SMF 4.20.1

QSFP-100G-ZR41,2 100GBASE-ZR4 QSFP Optics Module, up to 80km over duplex SMF 4.26.2

1. Proper optical attenuation is required for shorter links to protect the receiver from permanent damage
2. Supported on platforms listed in Table 5.1
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Table 5.1: Platform Support for QSFP-100G-ZR4 Transceiver Modules

Platform Family Platform SKU Supported Ports & Comments

7020R 7020SR-32C2 Both 100G QSFP ports, front to rear (-F) air ow only

7280CR2(K)(A)-30 Max of 8 QSFP ports in the top row (odd ports) at a max ambient temperature of 35C
7280R
7280SR2K-48C6 All 6 100G QSFP ports, front to rear (-F) air ow only at a max ambient temperature of 35C

7280CR3(M)(K)-32D(P)4(S) Ports 15 - 18, front to rear (-F) air ow only at a max ambient temperature of 35C

7280SR3(E)(K)(M)-48YC8 All 8 100G QSFP ports, front to rear (-F) air ow only at a max ambient temperature of 35C
7280R3
7280SR3(E)-40YC6 All 6 100G QSFP ports

7280CR3-36S All 100G QSFP ports, front to rear (-F) air ow only

7500R2 7500R2-36CQ-LC Up to 16 ports. All other ports populated with optics that draw <4.5W

7500R3 7500R3(K)-36CQ All 100G QSFP ports when using R3 Fabric cards

Table 6: Minimum EOS Version for 40G QSFP+ Transceivers and Cables

Part Number Description Minimum EOS Ver#

CAB-Q-S-yM 4 x 10GbE QSFP+ to 4 x SFP+ Twinax Copper Cable (y = 0.5 to 5 meter) All supported EOS releases

CAB-Q-Q-yM 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ to QSFP+ Twinax Copper Cable (y = 0.5 to 5 meters) All supported EOS releases

AOC-Q-Q-40G-yM QSFP+ to QSFP+ 40GbE Active Optical Cable (y = 3 to 100 meters) 4.13.0

QSFP-40G-SR4 40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ Optic, up to 100m over OM3 MMF or 150m over OM4 MMF All supported EOS releases

QSFP-40G-XSR4 40GBASE-XSR4 QSFP+ Optic, up to 300m over OM3 MMF or 400m over OM4 MMF 4.11.1

QSFP-40G-SRBD 40GBASE-BIDI Bidirectional QSFP+ Optic, up to 100m/150m over duplex OM3/OM4 MMF 4.15.2

40GBASE-BIDI Receiver only QSFP+, up to 100m over duplex OM3 or 150m over duplex
QSFP-40G-SRBD-R 4.15.2
OM4 MMF

40GBASE-UNIV QSFP+ Optic, up to 150m over duplex OM3/OM4 and

QSFP-40G-UNIV 4.14.0
500m over duplex SMF

QSFP-40G-LRL4 40GBASE-LRL4 QSFP+ Optic, up to 1km over duplex SMF 4.13.3

QSFP-40G-LR4 40GBASE-LR4 QSFP+ Optic, up to 10km over duplex SMF All supported EOS releases

QSFP-40G-PLRL4 40GBASE-PLRL4 QSFP+ Optic, up to 1km over parallel SMF (4x10G LR up to 1km) 4.13.0

QSFP-40G-PLR4 40GBASE-PLR4 QSFP+ Optic, up to 10km over parallel SMF (4x10G LR up to 10km) 4.13.0

QSFP-40G-ER4* 40GBASE-ER4 QSFP+ Optic, up to 40km over duplex SMF 4.14.5

* Proper optical attenuation is required for shorter links to protect the receiver from permanent damage
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Table 7: Minimum EOS Version for 25G SFP Transceivers

Part Number Description Minimum EOS Ver#

CAB-S-S-25G-yM 25GBASE-CR SFP Cable (y = 1 to 5 meters) 4.18.0

AOC-S-S-25G-yM SFP to SFP 25GbE Active Optical Cable (y = 3 to 30 meters) 4.18.0

SFP-25G-SR 25GBASE-SR SFP Optics Module, up to 70m over OM3 MMF or 100m over OM4 MMF 4.18.0

Dual rate (25G/10G)BASE-SR, up to 70m/100m over OM3/OM4 MMF at 25G and 300m/400m
SFP-25G-MR-SR 4.24.2
over OM3/OM4 MMF at 10G. Optical interop with 10G-SR when operated at 10G.
Dual rate 10/25GBASE-XSR Extended Reach SFP Optics Module, up to 200m over OM3 or
SFP-25G-MR-XSR 4.24.2
300m over OM4 MMF

SFP-25G-LR 25GBASE-LR SFP Optics Module, up to 10km over duplex SMF 4.18.0

SFP-25G-MR-LR Dual rate 10/25GBASE-MR-LR SFP Optics Module, up to 10km over duplex SMF 4.24.2

Table 8: Minimum EOS Version for 10G SFP+ and 1G SFP Transceivers and Cables

Part Number Description Minimum EOS Ver#

CAB-SFP-SFP-yM 10GBASE-CR SFP+ Cable (y = 0.5 to 5 meters) All supported EOS releases

AOC-S-S-10G-yM SFP+ to SFP+ 10GbE Active Optical Cable (y = 3 to 30 meters) 4.14.0

SFP-10G-T 1 10GBASE-T Copper (RJ45) Transceiver, up to 30m over Cat6a cable 4.23.2

SFP-10G-MRA-T 2 10G/1G/100M BASE-T Copper (RJ45) Rate Adapting Transceiver, up to 30m Cat6a cable 4.28.1

SFP-10G-SRL 10GBASE-SRL SFP+ Transceiver, up to 100m over OM3 MMF or 150m over OM4 MMF All supported EOS releases

SFP-10G-SR 10GBASE-SR SFP+ Transceiver, up to 300m over OM3 MMF or 400m over OM4 MMF All supported EOS releases

SFP-10G-LRL 10GBASE-LRL SFP+ Transceiver, up to 1km over duplex SMF All supported EOS releases

SFP-10G-LR 10GBASE-LR SFP+ Transceiver, up to 10km over duplex SMF All supported EOS releases

SFP-10G-ELRBD-U/D 10GBASE-ERLBD SFP+ Transceiver, uplink / downlink, up to 30km over single ber SMF 4.21.3

SFP-10G-ERBD-U/D3 10GBASE-ERBD SFP+ Transceiver, uplink / downlink, up to 40km over single ber SMF 4.21.3

SFP-10G-ER 3 10GBASE-ER SFP+ Transceiver, up to 40km over duplex SMF All supported EOS releases

SFP-10G-ZR 3 10GBASE-ZR SFP+ Transceiver, up to 80km over duplex SMF All supported EOS releases

SFP-10G-DZ-T 3 10GBASE-DWDM Tunable SFP+ Optics Module, up to 80km over duplex SMF 4.15.2

SFP-10G-RA-1G-LX4 1000BASE-LX (media interface) to 10G (host interface) rate adapting SFP Transceiver 4.29.1

SFP-10G-RA-1G-SX4 1000BASE-SX (media interface) to 10G (host interface) rate adapting SFP Transceiver 4.29.1

SFP-1G-SX 1000BASE-SX SFP Transceiver All supported EOS releases

SFP-1G-LX 1000BASE-LX SFP Transceiver All supported EOS releases

SFP-1G-T 100/1000BASE-T SFP Copper (RJ45) Transceiver All supported EOS releases

1) SFP-10G-T is supported on all SFP25 ports, with any restrictions captured in table 9.0, and supported in select SFP+ ports listed in table 9.0
2) SFP-10G-MRA-T supported on speci c platforms listed in table 9.1.
3) Proper optical attenuation is required for shorter links to protect the receiver from permanent damage.
4) SFP-10G-RA-1G-SX/LX supported on speci c platforms listed in table 9.2.
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Table 9.0: Platform Support for SFP-10G-T Transceiver

Platform Family Platform(s) Comments

Supported on all SFP25 ports, with any exceptions or restrictions captured below, and supported in select SFP+ ports, listed below.
7050SX3-48YC8 & 7050SX3-48C8 Supported on all SFP+ ports (as well as SFP25 ports)
7050CX3M-32S Supported on all SFP+ ports
7050X Series
Supported on SFP25 ports 1-48 (top two rows), 50-106 (bottom row), with
7050SX3-96YC8 remaining SFP25 ports populated with 2W max non BASE-T modules.
Supported on front-to-rear air ow (-F) models only.
7060SX2-48YC6 Supported on all SFP25 ports, front-to-rear air ow (-F) only
7060X Series
7060CX2-32S Supported on all SFP+ ports
7280R Series 7280SR2K-48C6 24x SFP25 ports and front-to-rear air ow (-F) only
7500R Series 7500R2AK-48YCQ Supported on all SFP+ ports

Table 9.1: Platform Support for SFP-10G-MRA-T Transceiver Modules

Platform Family Platform SKU Supported Ports & Comments
7500R3 7500R3-48Y4D-LC All SFP25 ports.
7280SR3(K)-48YC8 All SFP25 ports, front-to-rear air ow (-F) only.

7280SR3-40YC6 All SFP25 ports.

7280CR3(M)(K)-32D4(S) and
All QSFP ports, using a QSFP to SFP+ adapter.
7280R3 7280CR3(M)(K)-32P4(S)
7280DR3(K)-24 All QSFP-DD ports, using a QSFP to SFP+ adapter.
7280CR3-96 All QSFP ports, using a QSFP to SFP+ adapter.
7280CR3-36 All QSFP ports, using a QSFP to SFP+ adapter.
7368-16S All SFP25 ports. For rear-to-front air ow (-R), max ambient limit of 35C.
7368 Series
7358-16C, 7368-16C Using a QSFP to SFP+ adapter on ports that support 10G.
7358-16C Using a QSFP to SFP+ adapter on ports that support 10G.
7289 Series
7368-16S All SFP25 ports. For rear-to-front air ow (-R), max ambient limit of 35C.
7358X4 Series 7368-16S All SFP25 ports. For rear-to-front air ow (-R), max ambient limit of 35C.
7050SX3-48(Y)C8 All SFP+ / SFP25 ports, front to rear, front-to-rear air ow (-F) only.
7050 Series 7050TX3-48C8 All QSFP ports, using a QSFP to SFP+ adapter.
7050SDX4-48D8 Supported on all SFP-DD ports

Table 9.2: Platform Support for SFP-10G-RA-1G-LX and SFP-10G-RA-1G-SX Transceiver Modules

Platform Family Platform(s) Comments

7050SX3-48YC8 & 7050SX3-48C8 Supported on all SFP+ ports (as well as SFP25 ports)

7050X Series 7050SX3-48YC12 Supported on all SFP25 ports, from EOS 4.29.2 onwards.
7050SDX4-48D8 Supported on all SFP-DD ports
7280CR3(M)(K)-32D4(S) and
All QSFP ports, using a QSFP to SFP+ adapter.
7280CR3(M)(K)-32P4(S)
7280R Series
7280SR3-48YC8 Supported on all SFP25 ports
7280SR3-40YC6 Supported on SFP25 ports 1-36
7289 Series 7368-16S Supported on all SFP25 ports
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Connector and Cable type
Tables 10-13 provides the physical attributes of Arista transceivers and cables for easy product identi cation and
lists the correct cable and connector type for termination*.

Table 10: Physical attributes of 1/10/25G SFP Transceivers

Part Number Bail Latch or Pull Tab Termination/Connector Type Fiber Type to be used

SFP-1G-SX Bail Latch Duplex LC MMF

SFP-1G-LX Bail Latch Duplex LC MMF and SMF

SFP-1G-T Bail Latch RJ-45 Twisted pair, Category 5

CAB-SFP-SFP-xM Pull Tab

Pre-terminated. Assembly includes both ends of transceivers and cable fused
together
AOC-S-S-10G-xM Pull Tab

SFP-10G-T Bail Latch RJ-45 Twisted pair, Category 6a

SFP-10G-SR / SRL Bail Latch Duplex LC MMF

SFP-10G-ZR / ER / LR / LRL Bail Latch Duplex LC SMF

SFP-10G-ELRBD-U
Bail Latch Simplex LC SMF
SFP-10G-ELRBD-D

SFP-10G-ERBD-U
Bail Latch Simplex LC SMF
SFP-10G-ERBD-D

SFP-10G-DZ-T Bail Latch Duplex LC SMF

CAB-S-S-25G-yM Pull Tab

Pre-terminated. Assembly includes both ends of transceivers and cable fused
together
AOC-S-S-25G-yM Pull Tab

SFP-25G-SR / MR-SR / MR-XSR Bail Latch Duplex LC MMF

SFP-25G-LR / MR-LR Bail Latch Duplex LC SMF

* Please refer to the Arista Transceivers datasheet for additional information on reach for each ber/cable type (http://www.arista.com/assets/data/pdf/Datasheets/Transceiver-
Data-Sheet.pdf )
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Part Number Bail Latch or Pull Tab Termination/Connector Type Fiber Type to be used
CAB-Q-S-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A
CAB-Q-Q-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

AOC-Q-Q-40G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

QSFP-40G-SR4 / XSR4 Pull Tab MPO-12 MMF

QSFP-40G-SRBD Pull Tab Duplex LC MMF

QSFP-40G-LR4 / LRL4 Pull Tab Duplex LC SMF

QSFP-40G-PLR4 / PLRL4 Pull Tab MPO-12 SMF

QSFP-40G-UNIV Pull Tab Duplex LC MMF and SMF

QSFP-40G-ER4 Pull Tab Duplex LC SMF

Table 12.0: Physical attributes of 100G QSFP Transceivers

Part Number Bail Latch or Pull Tab Termination/Connector Type Fiber Type to be used

CAB-Q-Q-100G-yM Pull Tab N/A N/A

AOC-Q-Q-100G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

QSFP-100G-SR4 / XSR4 Pull Tab MPO-12 MMF

QSFP-100G-SWDM4 / SRBD Pull Tab Duplex LC MMF

QSFP-100G-PSM4 / PLRL4 Pull Tab MPO-12 SMF

QSFP-100G-CWDM4 / XCWDM4 Pull Tab Duplex LC SMF

QSFP-100G-LRL4 / LR4 / ERL4 / ZR4 Pull Tab Duplex LC SMF

QSFP-100G-DR / FR / LR Pull Tab Duplex LC SMF

QSFP-100G-DZ2-xx Pull Tab Duplex LC SMF

Table 12.1: Physical attributes of 100G QSFP Transceivers

Part Number Bail Latch or Pull Tab Termination/Connector Type Fiber Type to be used

C-Q200-Q200-yM Pull Tab N/A N/A

C-Q200-2Q100-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

QSFP-200G-FR4 Pull Tab Duplex LC SMF

QSFP-200G-SR4 Pull Tab MPO-12 (UPC) MMF

Table 13: Physical attributes of 400G OSFP and QSFP-DD Transceivers and Cables

Part Number Bail Latch or Pull Tab Termination/Connector Type Fiber Type to be used
CAB-O-O-400G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

CAB-O-2Q-400G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

CAB-O-2Q-200G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

CAB-O-4Q-400G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

CAB-O-4Q-200G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

CAB-O-8S-200G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

H-O400-4Q100-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

AOC-O-O-400G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

OSFP-400G-SR8 Pull Tab MPO-16 (APC) MMF

OSFP-400G-DR4 Pull Tab MPO-12 SMF

OSFP-400G-XDR4 Pull Tab MPO-12 SMF

OSFP-400G-XDR4-S Pull Tab 4x duplex SN connectors (individually pluggable) SMF

OSFP-400G-PLR4 Pull Tab MPO-12 SMF

OSFP-400G-PLR4-S Pull Tab 4x duplex SN connectors (individually pluggable) SMF

OSFP-400G-FR4 Pull Tab Duplex LC SMF

OSFP-400G-PLR4 Pull Tab Duplex LC SMF

OSFP-400G-2FR4 Pull Tab 2x Duplex CS SMF

OSFP-400G-ZR Pull Tab Duplex LC SMF

OSFP-AMP-ZR Pull Tab Duplex LC and Duplex CS SMF

CAB-D-D-400G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

CAB-D-2Q-400G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

CAB-D-2Q-200G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

CAB-D-4Q-400G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

CAB-D-4Q-200G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

CAB-D-8S-200G-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

H-D400-4Q100-xM Pull Tab N/A N/A

QDD-400G-SR8 Pull Tab MPO-16 (APC) MMF

QDD-400G-DR4 Pull Tab MPO-12 SMF

QDD-400G-XDR4 Pull Tab MPO-12 SMF

QDD-400G-XDR4-S Pull Tab 4x duplex SN connectors (individually pluggable) SMF

QDD-400G-PLR4 Pull Tab MPO-12 SMF

QDD-400G-PLR4-S Pull Tab 4x duplex SN connectors (individually pluggable) SMF

QDD-400G-FR4 Pull Tab Duplex LC SMF

QDD-400G-LR4 Pull Tab Duplex LC SMF

OSFP-400G-ZR Pull Tab Duplex LC SMF

Direct attach copper cables
Twinax copper Direct attach cables (also known as DACs) o er the most cost e ective connectivity solution for
short distance intra-rack (server to switch) and inter-rack (switch to switch across adjacent racks) links.
Tables14-15 provides a summary of Arista’s DAC cables and their attributes
Table 14: Attributes of copper direct attach cables

10G SFP+ to SFP+ 25G SFP to SFP 40G QSFP+ to 100G QSFP to QSFP
QSFP+

Arista Part Number CAB-SFP-SFP-yM CAB-S-S-25G-yM CAB-Q-Q-yM CAB-Q-Q-100G-yM

Cable Type Twinax Twinax Twinax Twinax

Supported Standards 10GBASE-CR 25GBASE-CR 40GBASE-CR4 100GBASE-CR4

Available lengths (meters) 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 5 1, 2, 3, 5 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.4, 3, 5

Cable characteristic
100 Ohm Di erential 100 Ohm Di erential 100 Ohm Di erential 100 Ohm Di erential
impedance

0.5 to 3 meter: 25mm 1, 2, 3 meter: 35mm 1, 2, 3 meter: 45mm

Bend Radius 1, 2, 3, 5 meter: 30mm
5 meter: 30mm 5 meter: 50mm 5 meter: 60mm

Table 15: Attributes of copper direct attach breakout cables

40G QSFP+ to 4x10G SFP+ 100G QSFP to 4x25G SFP

break-out cable break-out cable

Arista Part Number CAB-Q-S-yM CAB-Q-4S-100G-yM

Cable Type Twinax Twinax
Supported Standards 40GBASE-CR4, 10GBASE-CR 100GBASE-CR4, 25GBASE-CR
Available lengths (meters) 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5 1, 2, 3, 5
Cable characteristic impedance 100 Ohm Di erential 100 Ohm Di erential

40G QSFP+ Side

100G QSFP Side
0.5, 1, 2, 3 meter: 35mm
1, 2 meter: 45 mm
5 meter: 50mm
3, 5 meter: 60mm
Bend Radius
10G SFP+ Side
25G SFP Side
0.5, 1, 2, 3 meter: 25mm
1, 2, 3, 5 meter: 30mm
5 meter: 30mm

Digital Optical Monitoring (DOM)

Arista EOS provides enhanced monitoring capabilities for continuous performance monitoring and
troubleshooting of optical transceivers. Some of the key monitor parameters are Temperature Monitor, Voltage
Monitor, Transmitter and Receive power and Transmitter Bias current. Unless otherwise stated, DOM capabilities
are supported on all Arista AOCs and optical transceivers. The Arista 40G AOC cables, AOC-Q-Q-40G-xM, support
all regular DOM features except for Tx optical power.
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Interoperability
Arista transceivers and cables are based on industry standards and/or Multi-Source Agreements (MSA) and
therefore interoperable with the relevant standards and MSA transceivers. Guidance on the interoperability of the
Arista transceivers is detailed in Tables 16 - 21.

Table 16: 10G/40G Transceiver interoperability for multi-mode ber

SFP-10G- SFP-25G-MR- SFP-25G-MR- QSFP-40G- QSFP-40G- QSFP-40G- QSFP-40G-
SFP-10G-SR
SRL SR @10G XSR @10G SR4 XSR4 SRBD UNIV
100m (OM3) 100m (OM3) 100m (OM3) 100m (OM3)* 100m (OM3) 100m (OM3)*
SFP-10G-SRL
150m (OM4) 150m (OM4) 150m (OM4) 150m (OM4)* 150m (OM4) 150m (OM4)*
300m (OM3) 300m (OM3) 300m (OM3)* 100m (OM3) 300m (OM3)*
SFP-10G-SR
400m (OM4) 400m (OM4) 400m (OM4)* 150m (OM4) 400m (OM4)*
SFP-25G-MR- 300m (OM3) 300m (OM3) 100m (OM3) 300m (OM3)
SR @ 10G 400m (OM4) 400m (OM4) 150m (OM4) 400m (OM4)
N/A
SFP-25G-MR- 300m (OM3) 100m (OM3) 300m (OM3)
N/A
XSR @10G 400m (OM4) 150m (OM4) 400m (OM4)
100m (OM3) 100m (OM3)
QSFP-40G-SR4
150m (OM4) 150m (OM4)
QSFP-40G- 300m (OM3)
XSR4 400m (OM4)
QSFP-40G- 100m (OM3)
SRBD 150m (OM4)
150m
(OM3)
QSFP+ UNIV N/A
150m
(OM4)

Table 17: 10G/40G Transceiver interoperability for single-mode ber

SFP-10G- SFP-10G- SFP-25-MR-LR QSFP-40G- QSFP-40G- QSFP-40G- QSFP-40G- QSFP-40G-

LRL LR @10G PLRL4 PLR4 UNIV LRL4 LR4

SFP-10G-LRL 1km 1km 1km* 1km 1km

SFP-10G-LR 10km 10km* 1km 10km

SFP-25-MR-LR @10G 10km* 1km* 10km* N/A

QSFP-40G-PLRL4 1km 1km

QSFP-40G-PLR4 10km

QSFP-40G-UNIV 500m N/A

QSFP-40G-LRL4 N/A 1km 1km

QSFP-40G- LR4 10km

* Optical attenuation may be required for short links. Refer to Optics Modules and Cables datasheet for optical speci cations.
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Table 18: 25G/100G Transceiver interoperability for multi-mode ber
SFP-25G-MR- SFP-25G-MR- QSFP-100G- QSFP-100G- QSFP-100G- QSFP-100G-
SFP-25-SR
SR XSR SR4 XSR4 SWDM4 SRBD
70m (OM3) 70m (OM3) 70m (OM3) 70m (OM3) 70m (OM3)
SFP-25-SR
100m (OM4) 100m (OM4) 100m (OM4) 100m (OM4) 100m (OM4)
70m (OM3) 70m (OM3) 70m (OM3) 70m (OM3)
SFP-25G-MR-SR
100m (OM4) 100m (OM4) 100m (OM4) 100m (OM4)
200m (OM3) 70m (OM3) 150m (OM3)
SFP-25G-MR-XSR N/A
300m (OM4) 100m (OM4) 300m (OM4)
N/A
70m (OM3) 70m (OM3)
QSFP-100G-SR4
100m (OM4) 100m (OM4)
150m (OM3)
QSFP-100G-XSR4
300m (OM4)
70m (OM3)
QSFP-100G-SWDM4
100m (OM4)
70m (OM3)
QSFP-100G-SRBD
100m (OM4)

Table 19: 25G/100G Transceiver interoperability for single-mode ber

SFP-25G- SFP-25G- QSFP-100G QSFP-100G- QSFP-100G- QSFP-100G- QSFP- QSFP- QSFP- QSFP- QSFP-
LR MR-LR -PSM4 PLRL4 CWDM4 XCWDM4 100G-DR 100G-FR 100G-LR 100G-LRL4 100G-LR4

SFP-25G-LR 10km 10km 500m 2km N/A

SFP-25G-MR-LR 10km 500m 2km N/A

QSFP-100G-
PSM4
500m 500m N/A

QSFP-100G-
PLRL4
2km N/A

QSFP-100G-
CWDM4
2km 2km N/A

QSFP-100G-
XCWDM4
10km N/A

QSFP-100G-DR 500m 500m 500m N/A

QSFP-100G-FR 2km 2km N/A

QSFP-100G-LR 10km N/A

QSFP-100G-
LRL4
2km 2km

QSFP-100G-LR4 10km
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OSFP & QDD 400G-

QSFP-40G-SR4 QSFP-40G-XSR4 QSFP-100G-SR4 QSFP-100G-XSR4
SR8

100m (OM3) 100m (OM3) 70m (OM3)*

QSFP-40G-SR4 N/A N/A
150m (OM4) 150m (OM4) 100m (OM4)*

70m (OM3)*
QSFP-40G-XSR4 400m (OM4) N/A N/A
100m (OM4)*

70m (OM3)*
QSFP-100G-SR4 100m (OM4) 100m (OM4)
100m (OM4)*

70m (OM3)*
QSFP-100G-XSR4 300m (OM4)
100m (OM4)*

70m (OM3)*
OSFP & QDD 400G-SR8
100m (OM4)*

Table 21: 100G/400G Transceiver interoperability for Single-mode ber

100G- 100G- 400G- 400G- 400G- 400G- 400G- 400G-

100G-DR 100G-FR 100G-LR
CWDM4 XCWDM4 DR4 XDR4 PLR4 FR4 LR4 2FR4

100G-DR 500m 500m 500m N/A N/A 500m 500m 500m N/A N/A N/A

100G-FR 2km 2km N/A N/A 500m 2km 2km N/A N/A N/A

100G-LR 10km N/A N/A 500m 2km 10km N/A N/A N/A

100G-
2km 2km N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2km*
CWDM4
100G-
10km N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2km*
XCWDM4

400G-DR4 500m 500m 500m N/A N/A N/A

400G-
2km 2km N/A N/A N/A
XDR4
400G-
10km N/A N/A N/A
PLR4

400G-FR4 2km 2km* N/A

400G-LR4 10km N/A

400G-
2km
2FR4

* Optical attenuation may be required for short links. Refer to Optics Modules and Cables datasheet for optical speci cations.
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Laser Eye Safety
Arista optical transceivers are classi ed as CLASS 1 laser eye safety compliant per IEC 60825-1: 2007. Class 1 laser
products emit invisible laser radiation; it is strongly recommended not to stare into beams or view directly with
optical instruments.

Fiber Cleaning
Contaminated ber optic connectors often lead to degraded performance and costly, but preventable, failures.
Industry studies show that the number one cause of link failure is a contaminated or dirty connector or ber. To
ensure proper performance and reliability care must be taken with the installation and maintenance of
removable ber connectors. For recommendations and best practices on ber connection cleaning, please refer
to the Arista Application Note at https://www.arista.com/assets/data/pdf/Fiber-Cleaning-App-Note.pdf

Installing and Removing Transceivers and Cables

This section describes how to install and remove optical transceivers and cables. An ESD-preventive wrist or
ankle strap should be used before installing or removing transceivers and cables to protect the device from
damage.

Installation procedure for Transceivers with Bail Latch

Step 1: Close the bail latch before inserting the transceiver

Step 2: Line-up the transceiver with the switch port and slide it into the port
Step 3: Firmly push the transceiver to ensure it is completely seated and secured in the receptacle on the switch
Step 4: Connect clean ber cables to the transceiver. Alternatively cover the optical port with clean dust covers

Removal procedure for Transceivers with Bail Latch

Step 1: Disconnect all interface cables from the transceiver

Step 2: Open the bail latch on the transceiver with index nger
Step 3: Grasp the transceiver between thumb and index nger and carefully remove it from the switch port

Installation procedure for Transceivers with Pull-tab

Step 1: Line-up the transceiver with the switch port and slide it into the port
Step 2: Firmly push the transceiver to ensure it is completely seated and secured in the receptacle on the switch
Step 3: Connect clean ber cables to the transceiver. Alternatively cover the optical port with clean dust covers

Removal procedure for Transceivers with Pull-tab

Step 1: Disconnect all interface cables from the transceiver

Step 2: Grasp the Pull-tab with thumb and index nger and gently pull to remove the transceiver
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Warranty
The Arista pluggables and cables include a one-year limited hardware warranty, which covers parts, repair, or replacement with a 10
business day turn-around after the unit is received.

Service and Support

Support services including next business day and 4-hour advance hardware replacement are available. For service depot locations,
please see: http://www.arista.com/en/service

Headquarters Support Sales

5453 Great America Parkway [email protected] [email protected]
Santa Clara, California 95054 408-547-5502 408-547-5501
408-547-5500 866-476-0000 866-497-0000

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Arista logo and EOS are trademarks of Arista Networks. Other product or service names may be trademarks or service marks
of others.

June, 2023 03-0029-23