Arista 7050X3 Series MACsec Switches: 7050CX3M-32S

The Arista 7050CX3M are members of the Arista 7050X series and key components of the Arista portfolio of data center switches. The 7050X3 MACsec systems are high performance systems with built-in wire speed MACsec encryption for the needs of next generation datacenters. The adoption of high performance servers using virtualization and containers with increasingly higher bandwidth is accelerating the need for dense 25 and 100G Ethernet switching in both the leaf and spine tiers of modern networks. The Arista 7050X3 Series are high performance flexible data center switches with a rich set of wire speed L2 and L3 features combined with extensive automation and programmability capabilities, low latency and consistent features for software driven cloud networking. The 7050CX3M built-in MACsec capability removes the need for external encryption devices and provides security against intrusion, passive wire tapping and other playback attacks. MACsec encryption meets regulatory compliance requirements and provides data protection without loss of performance. The Arista MACsec solution utilizes proven encryption technology to protect traffic for simple, reliable and scalable data center interconnect and for securing links between tiers in leaf and spine data center designs. MACsec offers security in the data link layer and is transparent and non-disruptive to L2/L3 traffic. Flexible 100GbE and 40GbE QSFP pluggable optics ensures a broad choice of cost effective connections. Combining high density and industry leading power efficiency with typical power consumption under 10W per 100GbE port the 7050CX3M-32S is ideal for both high performance leaf or collapsed spine tiers with airflow choices for back to front, or front to back. The 7050CX3M Series offer flexible forwarding tables with a Unified Forwarding Table, latency from 800ns and a fully shared packet buffer of up to 32MB for superior burst absorption. Comprehensive support for a wide range of interface speeds including 10G, 25G, 40G, 50G and 100G combined with Arista EOS ensures the 7050CX3M delivers the flexibility and features for big data, cloud, virtualized and traditional network designs and accommodates the myriad different applications and east-west traffic patterns found in modern data centers.