Arista Releases 400G Ethernet Switch-Router Platforms for Large-Scale Networks

Arista Networks released its latest 400 gigabit Ethernet switches designed specifically for large-scale virtualized and cloud networks. The new family of switches, 7800R or R3 series, are the third generation of Arista’s R-Series family of universal spine switches, which includes 7500R and 7280R. This comes a week after a disappointing first quarter of 2019 earnings report, in which the company reduced its sales guidance for the remainder of the year. However, it wasn’t a particularly bad quarter and Arista continues to gain market share with its switching business. The 7800R are switch-router platforms that support both 100G and 400G Ethernet with new telemetry and intelligence capabilities that can be embedded into service provider, edge, 5G, and IoT networks, according to Arista. It combines 400G and 100G density with comprehensive network Layer 2 and Layer 3 capabilities.