Arista 7280SR2A-48YC6 is designed for enterprise data centre leaf deployments that need dense server access with stronger routing closer to the rack. Its AlgoMatch policy handling helps teams separate traffic more clearly and keep applications responsive in policy-heavy environments.
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Rack-level access now has to carry denser 25GbE workloads, separate traffic cleanly, and keep policy close to the server without adding unnecessary network layers.
The Arista 7280SR2A-48YC6 is a leaf switch for production environments that need routed access at the rack edge. With 48×SFP28 ports and 6×QSFP28 uplinks, it fits server rows, aggregation points, and policy-heavy zones where 25GbE connectivity and higher-speed uplinks need to work together.
Its 3,600Gbps switching capacity supports dense east-west traffic patterns and uplinked workloads without forcing every decision into a separate layer. That makes it a practical fit where routing scale, classification, and buffering need to sit closer to the applications.
The result is a cleaner rack design with stronger separation between workloads, simpler policy placement, and a better match for environments that are growing in device count and traffic volume. It gives infrastructure teams a more direct way to support performance-sensitive services while keeping the network easier to manage.
Speak to our team about the Arista 7280SR2A-48YC6 and how it can be aligned to your rack, leaf, or aggregation design.
| PoE Budget (W) | None |
|---|---|
| Product Family | Arista 7280R2A |
| Operating System | |
| Product Series | 7280SR2A |
| Switching Capacity (Gbps) | |
| Deployment | Data Centre |
| PoE | No |
| Target Organisation Size | Enterprise |
| Primary Use Case | Leaf |
| Product Tier | Standard |
| Network Architecture | Layer 3 |
| Access Ports | 48 |
| Access Port Architecture | SFP28 |
| Uplink Ports | 6 |
| Uplink Architecture | QSFP28 |
| Total Ports | 54 |
| Maximum Port Speed | 100G |
| Port Configuration | 48×SFP28 + 6×QSFP28 |
| Stacking | Supported |
| Power Redundancy | Hot-swappable PSUs |
| Maximum VLANs | 4096 |
| Routing Capability | Dynamic |
The Arista 7280SR2A-48YC6 is a 25GbE routed leaf or aggregation switch for server racks that need policy control, routing and buffering closer to compute. It fits distributed workloads that create mixed, bursty east-west traffic and need clear separation at the rack edge.
In multi-rack data centres, teams often need more than basic access switching when policy decisions and route scale must sit near servers. This platform supports that layer, helping reduce pressure on higher-tier aggregation and keeping traffic handling closer to the workload.
Healthcare estates running EHR, PACS/VNA archives and virtualised clinical systems need predictable performance and clear separation between sensitive flows. The 7280SR2A-48YC6 helps isolate mixed clinical traffic at the data-centre edge, while buffering absorbs replication bursts.
Financial infrastructure teams using 25GbE server racks for analytics, internal platforms and regulated applications need stronger classification without forcing every host onto 100GbE. This switch supports segmented rack design where policy handling and burst resilience matter operationally.
Energy and utilities environments often centralise historian systems, telemetry and grid analytics while keeping operational and enterprise traffic separate. The 7280SR2A-48YC6 suits that boundary, providing routed rack access where segmentation at the server edge is important.
Telecom teams staging VNFs, packet-processing appliances and service chains need to separate control, management and data-plane traffic during testing. This switch gives rack-level policy control and 100G uplink capacity for practical lab and staging environments.
We can help design and deploy Arista 7280SR2A-48YC6 switching for routed leaf, aggregation and segmented rack environments, with advice on traffic placement, uplink design, resilience and operational fit.
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