The Arista 7280SR Router: Arista Switch Continuity and 100G, Now Compact and Affordable

Once known primarily as a data center and network switch vendor, Arista is now making considerable headway into the router market. Armed with its cloud-streamlined EOS platform and headed by a company CEO that was just crowned the best in the business, there’s a lot to like in Arista’s router catalog--particularly with the 100G capable Arista 7280R series.

Arista offers the 7280R series in various flavors, including:

• Arista 7280SR Router: 48 x 25GbE and 6 x 100GbE
• Arista 7280SR Router: 48 x 1/10GbE and 6x 100GbE
• Arista 7280CR Router: 60 x 100GbE
• Arista 7280QR Router: 72 x 40GbE
• Arista 7280TR Router: 48 x 1/10GbE and 6x 100GbE

While the team at Terabit Systems can probably find you a good deal on any of these routers through the secondary market, we’re seeing a big uptick in demand for the Arista 7280SR router in particular--so we’ll focus the bulk of this post on that model.

The Arista 7280SR router offers 100G speeds and fluid continuity with Arista switches. And it’s now reaching prices on the secondary market that small- to mid-tier service providers and network operators can afford. The Arista 7280SR router features 48 ports and an advanced traffic control and monitoring cloud feature--all squeezed into a compact, high capacity platform.

Arista 7280 vs. Cisco ASR 9000 vs. Juniper MX204

If you’re still reading this, chances are you’re not looking to purchase a router from Cisco or Juniper. But you may be wondering, “How does the Arista 7280SR router stack up against similar offerings from other vendors?”

Let’s take a look and find out. The following chart compares the Arista 7280SR router with two similarly-sized routers, the Cisco ASR9901 and the Juniper MX204.

Big router performance, bigger peace of mind

As the chart shows, the Arista 7280SR router provides surprisingly competitive performance against similar routers from Cisco and Juniper. But most service providers and data center operators will be even more pleased with the seamless continuity and compatibility between the Arista 7280SR router and their existing Arista switches.

Arista EOS, or Extensible Operating System, delivers big provisioning capabilities and modular scalability across its entire "any cloud" architecture. EOS is equipped on all Arista routers and switches — enabling service providers and data center operators to build a happy family of interoperable components that’s sure to help them sleep a bit more soundly.

Don’t fall behind in the 100G race

While smaller service providers and data center operators may not currently have much use for 100G ports--let alone the six 100G ports you’ll get with the Arista 7280SR router--the demand for bandwidth and faster network hardware is growing rapidly, and it may not be long before 100G becomes the standard for networks of all sizes. Nearly all of the Arista 7280 series routers are equipped with 100G ports--with the Arista 7280QR router featuring a whopping 16 of them.

Invest in your future now

If you’ve debated pulling the trigger on a 100G router or two but wavered due to their high sticker prices, your time to buy may be right now. The secondary market is currently experiencing an influx of Arista 7280SR routers, causing them to become affordable for small- to mid-tier companies.

At Terabit Systems, we’ve got plenty of fully tested, ready-to-deploy Arista 7280SR routers just waiting to be plugged into your network. They even still have that new silicon smell.

The Terabit Systems team specializes in providing quality refurbished networking equipment-- as well as industry leading customer service--to clients worldwide. Check out our selection of Arista routers and so much more. Email us or call +1 (415) 230-4353 to speak to a Terabit representative for a quote today.