Re: Arista 7280QR-C36 Viability

[Mike Hammett via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

eBay and resellers will gladly sell them after Arista stops selling them.



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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Webb" <rwfireguru () gmail com>
To: "North American Network Operators Group" <nanog () lists nanog org>
Cc: "Mike Hammett" <nanog () ics-il net>
Sent: Monday, December 1, 2025 8:49:47 AM
Subject: Re: Arista 7280QR-C36 Viability


Considering it has been end of sale since December 2022 and goes end of life on 30 December 2027, I don't think that 
model would be a good choice right now. 


Robert.. 


On Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM Mike Hammett via NANOG < nanog () lists nanog org > wrote: 


At the risk of the Streisand effect, what am I missing about the Arista 7280QR-C36? It looks like a great router for 
small ISPs (great price, large packet buffers, good port selection, meaningful hardware routes). That said, it looks to 
be right on the border of DFZ viability. It supports "over 1M" routes, but I currently have about 1,036,824 in my route 
table. How much over is "over"? What happens in EOS when it goes over? 

What's the "next best" box for that role? 



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Midwest-IX 
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