Arista Transceiver Compatibility and Interoperability User Manual
Transceiver Compatibility and Interoperability
Overview
Arista optical transceivers and cables offer deployment flexibility and cost optimized network connectivity.
Arista transceivers and cables are all hot-swappable pluggable devices, compliant with industry standards, and
certified 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 1-8 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.
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
OSFP-400G-PLR4
4x 100GBASE-LR (or 400G-PLR4) OSFP transceiver, up to 10km over parallel SMF
4.25.2
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
Table 1: Minimum EOS Version for 400G OSFP Transceivers and Cables
*
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.
Part Number
Description
Minimum EOS 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 2.5 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 2.5 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-xM*
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-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 3km over parallel SMF
4.24.0
QDD-400G-PLR4
4x 100GBASE-LR (or 400G-PLR4) QSFP-DD transceiver, up to 10km over parallel SMF
4.25.2
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
Table 2: Minimum EOS Version for 400G QSFP-DD Optics and Cables
*
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.
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
QSFP-40G-SRBD-R
40GBASE-BIDI Receiver only QSFP+, up to 100m over duplex OM3 or 150m over duplex
OM4 MMF
4.15.2
QSFP-40G-UNIV
40GBASE-UNIV QSFP+ Optic, up to 150m over duplex OM3/OM4 and
500m over duplex SMF
4.14.0
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
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-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-ERL4*
100GBASE-ERL4 QSFP Optics Module, up to 40km over duplex SMF
4.20.1
Table 3: Minimum EOS Version for 100G QSFP Transceivers and Cables
* Proper optical attenuation is required for shorter links to protect the receiver from permanent damage
Table 4: Minimum EOS Version for 40G QSFP+ 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 *
10GBASE-T Copper (RJ45) Transceiver, up to 30m over Cat6a cable
4.23.2
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
SFP-10G-ELRBD-D
10GBASE-ERLBD SFP+ Transceiver, uplink / downlink, up to 30km over single ber SMF
4.21.3
SFP-10G-ERBD-U**
SFP-10G-ERBD-D **
10GBASE-ERBD SFP+ Transceiver, uplink / downlink, up to 40km over single ber SMF
4.21.3
SFP-10G-ER**
10GBASE-ER SFP+ Transceiver, up to 40km over duplex SMF
All supported EOS releases
SFP-10G-ZR**
10GBASE-ZR SFP+ Transceiver, up to 80km over duplex SMF
All supported EOS releases
SFP-10G-DZ-T**
10GBASE-DWDM Tunable SFP+ Optics Module, Full C-Band 50 GHz ITU Grid, up to 80km
over duplex SMF
4.15.2
Table 6: Minimum EOS Version for 10G SFP+ Transceivers and Cables
Part Number
Description
Minimum EOS Ver#
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
Table 7: Minimum EOS Version for 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
SFP-25G-MR-XSR
Dual rate 10/25GBASE-XSR SFP Optics Module, up to 200m over OM3 or 300m over OM4 MMF
4.24.2
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 5: Minimum EOS Version for 25G SFP Transceivers
* SFP-10G-T supported on limited platforms listed in table 8. Additional platform support will be added over time.
** Proper optical attenuation is required for shorter links to protect the receiver from permanent damage.
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