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100G Data Center Chassis Switch Overview Cisco Nexus 9500 Arista 7300 Juniper QFX10000 Huawei CE12800

Updated Jun 20, 2020

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Summary:  List the 100G Chassis switch for Data Center by top data center switch brand: Huawei, Cisco, Arista, Juniper

Huawei CE12800

Cisco Nexus 9500

Arista 7300

Juniper QFX10000


Huawei CE12800

ItemCE12804SCE12808SCE12804CE12808CE12812CE12816



Switching Capacity30/258Tbit/s59/5161 Tbit/s45/258Tbit/s89/516Tbit/s134/774Tbit/s178/1,032Tbit/s



Forwarding Performance17,280 Mpps34,560 Mpps17,280 Mpps34,560 Mpps51,840 Mpps69,120 Mpps



Service Slots48481216



Switching Fabric Module Slots246666



Fabric ArchitectureClos architecture, cell switching, VoQ, and distributed deep buffer


Airflow DesignStrict front-to-back airflow design


Device VirtualizationVS (1:16 virtualization)
Cluster Switch System (CSS)2



Network VirtualizationM-LAG
VXLAN and VXLAN bridging
BGP-EVPN
QinQ access VXLAN
ProgrammabilityAnsible-based automatic configuration and open-source module release


O&M

Network-wide path detection

Telemetry



1 Roadmap


Cisco Nexus 9500

Nexus 9500 Chassis


Cisco Nexus 9504 SwitchCisco Nexus 9508 SwitchCisco Nexus 9516 Switch
Form factor7 RU13 RU21 RU
Line card slots4816
Supervisor slots222
Fabric module slots666
ACI supportYesYesYes
Bandwidth per slot (Tbps)3.843.843.84
Bandwidth per system (Tbps)153060
Maximum number of 1/10G BASE-T ports192384768
Maximum number of 10 GE ports57611522304
Maximum number of 40 GE ports144288576
Maximum number of 100GE ports144288576
AirflowFront to back (port side intake)Front to back (port side intake)Front to back (port side intake)
Power supplies (3kW AC/DC/HVAC/HVDC)Up to 4Up to 8Up to 10
Fan trays





Arista 7300

 7300X7300X37320X
DescriptionThe Arista 7300X are modular systems for high density 10G and 40G with up to 512 ports of 40G available in a choice of three systems each with reversible airflow. Ideal for building leaf/spine or Spline™ datacenter networks.The Arista 7300X3 are modular systems for high density 25/10G and 100/40G with up to 256 ports of 100G available in a choice of two systems. Ideal for building leaf/spine or Spline™ datacenter and campus networksThe Arista 7320X Series are two high capacity and compact modular systems that deliver high density 100G with a flexible choice of interface speeds. Ideal for mission critical spines and leaf-spine designs.
Models7304X, 7308X and 7316X7304X and 7308X7324X and 7328X
Maximum Switching Capacity10, 20 and 40Tbps25 and 50Tbps25 and 50Tbps
Linecard slots4,8 and 164 and 84 and 8
Maximum 100G Ports-256256
Maximum 40G Ports512256256
Maximum 10G Ports204810241024
Maximum 25G Ports-10241024
Maximum 50G Ports-512512
Redundant SupervisorsYesYesYes


Juniper QFX10000

The QFX10000 Ethernet Switches come in two models:

  • QFX10008: 13 U chassis that supports up to 8 line cards

  • QFX10016: 21 U chassis that supports up to 16 line cards


Both models of the QFX10000 modular chassis can accommodate any combination of the following QFX10000 Ethernet line cards:

  • QFX10000-30C-M: 30 x 100GbE/40GbE MACsec-enabled line card.

  • QFX10000-30C: 30 x 100GbE/40GbE port line card

  • QFX10000-36Q: 36 x 40GbE or 12 x 100GbE port line card

  • QFX10000-60S-6Q: 60 x 1GbE/10GbE port line card with six-port 40GbE or two-port 100GbE

  • QFX10000-12C-DWDM: 6 x 200Gbps per line card; 1.2 Tbps per line card