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Arista dist switch options
All Arista switches offers EVPN+VXLAN feature set with the correct license
| Model | Downlinks | Uplinks | ACL Entries | Packet buffer | Chipset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48x25G SFP+ | 8x100G QSFP28 | 2K | 32 MB | 1x Trident3 | |
| 48x10G SFP+ | 6x100G QSFP28 | 24K | 4 GB | 1x Jericho | |
| 7280SR3? | 24K | 4 GB | 1x Jericho2 |
TCAM / ACL usage on 7050X3
Managed to fit 225 complex ACL entries like "10 permit tcp host 1.0.0.0 host 2.0.0.0 range 1100 1199" (randomized port ranges) in hardware causing 99.8% TCAM usage:
#show platform trident tcam
TCAM group 10 uses 1533 entries and can use up to 3 more.
Router ACL uses 1533 entries.
R-series should be able to fit more than 10X more (not tested)