Arista CCS-720XP-48Y6 – 48x1GbE + 6x25GbE SFP Managed Switch

Guide price: Price range: £1,926.01 through £12,037.58 Ex. VAT

Product Overview

The CCS-720XP-48Y6 delivers a robust, flexible access-layer switch designed for enterprise and campus networks, combining high-density PoE-enabled RJ45 ports with multi-gig uplinks. Built on the 720XP series architecture, it’s optimized for office, IoT, VoIP, and wireless access deployments requiring a mix of power, reliability and uplink scalability.

Ideal deployment/environment: Enterprise / campus access-layer networks, office floors, VoIP and wireless deployments, IP-camera and IoT-device environments, or any mixed copper-to-uplink topology needing PoE, multi-gig uplinks and a managed L2/L3 switch that balances density, power delivery and uplink performance.

Key Features

  • 48 × 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ45 ports with PoE+ support (802.3af/at)
  • 6 × 25G SFP uplink ports for high-speed aggregation
  • Managed Layer-2/Layer-3 switch with full feature set (VLANs, ACLs, routing, QoS, IPv4/IPv6)
  • Dual-core x86 CPU with 4 GB RAM, 8 MB packet buffer, support for up to 112 000 MAC addresses and 4 096 VLANs
  • Front-to-back or user-selectable airflow, rack-mountable 1U chassis with hot-swap power supplies/fans (vendor-dependent)

Specification

Additional information

These models all include Arista's Linux-based EOS. The following optional licenses are also available:
LIC-FIX-1-EEnables full Layer-3 routing features and support for protocols.
LIC-FIX-1-FLX-LAdds EVPN/VXLAN and larger routing scale.
LIC-FIX-1-FLXFull advanced routing + MPLS + EVPN/VXLAN.
LIC-FIX-1-VEnables virtualization and basic VXLAN features.
LIC-FIX-1-V2Adds enhanced analytics, integration, and telemetry.
LIC-FIX-1-ZEnables monitoring, automation, and visibility tools.
LIC-FIX-1-IPSECUnlocks IPsec encryption support.
LIC-FIX-1-MACSECProvides cloud-based management, telemetry, and automation (e.g., CloudVision).
Power Supplies
PWR-621-AC-REDIncludes: Spare 650 Watt AC power supply for Arista 720XP 1RU Switches (front-to-rear airflow)
PWR-1021-AC-REDIncludes: Spare 1050 Watt AC power supply for Arista 720XP 1RU Switches (front-to-rear airflow)
PWR-2021-AC-REDIncludes: Spare 2000 Watt AC power supply for Arista 720XP 1RU Switches (front-to-rear airflow)
PWR-621-AC-BLUEIncludes: Spare 650 Watt AC power supply for Arista 720XP 1RU Switches (rear-to-front airflow)
PWR-521-DC-REDIncludes: Spare 500 Watt DC power supply for Arista 720XP 1RU Switches (front-to-rear airflow)
PWR-721-DC-REDIncludes: Spare 700 Watt DC power supply for Arista 720XP 1RU Switches (front-to-rear airflow)

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