Software Innovations Transform Routing Architectures
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) today announced continued expansion in
cloud-grade routing with the latest Arista
EOS ® (Extensible Operating System) and CloudVision
® software. Arista EOS version 4.20 delivers new routing and
management software capabilities, helping customers evolve to modern,
software-driven routing principles.
Arista is driving down operational and capital costs with modern routing
and cloud automation, enabling architectural transformations across
cloud, content delivery, Internet exchange and service provider network
function virtualization (NFV) routing use-cases, including
next-generation cable architectures.
Driving Routing Transformations
Massive scale and growth of services is effectively driving a
re-architecture of the Internet to support bandwidth-hungry consumers.
The traditional Internet, based on rigid, fixed-purpose routers,
disparate LAN-WAN interfaces, protocols and inconsistent operational
models are cumbersome and costly. Arista’s cloud networking principles
from the datacenter are extending into these routing applications. The
ubiquity of IP + Ethernet networking, combined with programmable
software control, delivers compelling alternatives to legacy routers.
Arista is focused on addressing the routing transformations in cloud
networks, Internet exchange fabrics, and NFV transitions at the consumer
edge:
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New content delivery routing architectures mandate support for
software-driven traffic steering for optimal content delivery and
increased visibility at scale. Customers are moving away from legacy
router software in favor of lean, modern operating systems with
advanced programmability foundations.
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Internet eXchange (IX) networks provide interconnect fabric between
consumers and providers of services at critical junction points of the
Internet. The IX operator is moving from traditional Layer 2 fabrics
to a common Layer 3 service architecture with rapid provisioning of
new interconnect services.
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Consumer edge networks in telco and cable providers require an
architecture that delivers cloud-like service agility, replacing
legacy multi-service edge routing with scale-out cloud routing. These
new NFV architectures require enhanced software control and automation
to bring cloud networking to the consumer edge.
An example of the consumer edge transformation to NFV is cable access
networks. Arista is transforming routing in these networks to deliver
high-bandwidth integrated services with technology partner Harmonic,
the worldwide leader in video delivery technology and cable edge
virtualization. For cable access, operators are transitioning their
traditional headend to a more cost-effective and service-rich
virtualized Remote-PHY architecture. Offering a scale-out and
software-driven approach, Arista’s EOS and R-series platforms are now
certified with Harmonic’s CableOS™ virtualized CCAP solution.
“Leveraging its expertise in IP and in developing software-based
technologies, Harmonic is leading the architectural shift to a
virtualized cable headend based on Ethernet and IP. By partnering with
Arista, our joint customers can utilize Arista’s R-Series and
software-driven approach to migrate to more scalable and cost-effective
cable architectures,” said Nimrod Ben-Natan, Senior Vice President and
General Manager, Cable Edge Business, Harmonic.
Building Flagship Routing with Arista EOS
With the latest Arista EOS 4.20 release, Arista supports the following
capabilities for the transition to cloud-grade routing:
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Scale-out: Modern routing software, leveraging a state-based
architecture programmable at all layers. Optimized for a common
spine/leaf design in and outside the datacenter, with enhanced load
balancing, best-in-class convergence for large-scale ECMP (Equal Cost
Multipath). Network-wide visibility with BMP (BGP Monitoring Protocol)
and real-time state streaming.
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Simplify: A lean operating system, with a single software train
running IP+Ethernet fabrics utilizing standard routing protocols (BGP,
EVPN, Segment Routing).
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Software-driven Control: Automating network operations and
traffic engineering, utilizing programmability tools (EOS SDK), open
APIs (OpenConfig/YANG, NETCONF), CloudVision for turnkey provisioning
and telemetry, and cEOS/vEOS for large-scale network simulation and
certification.
Availability
The Arista EOS 4.20 release is available now as a single software train
across all of Arista’s products.
For additional information, join us for a webinar on Arista Cloud-Grade
Routing on December 14th, at 10:00 AM PST/1 PM EST. Register
here.
About Arista Networks
Arista Networks was founded to pioneer and deliver software-driven cloud
networking solutions for large datacenter storage and computing
environments. Arista’s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet
speeds from 10 to 100 gigabits per second, redefine scalability, agility
and resilience. Arista has shipped more than ten million cloud
networking ports worldwide with CloudVision and EOS, an advanced network
operating system. Committed to open standards, Arista is a founding
member of the 25/50GbE consortium. Arista Networks products are
available worldwide directly and through partners.
ARISTA, EOS, and CloudVision are among the registered and unregistered
trademarks of Arista Networks, Inc. in jurisdictions around the world.
Other company names or product names may be trademarks of their
respective owners. Additional information and resources can be found at www.arista.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, but
not limited to, statements regarding the benefits of the design and
implementation of Arista's EOS and CloudVision software and its new
routing and management software capabilities including the improvement
of network visibility and management, and the enablement of greater
performance, efficiency and cost savings. All statements other than
statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results
to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking
statements including: our limited operating history and experience with
developing and releasing new products; product, support or service
quality problems; rapidly evolving changes in technology, customer
requirements and industry standards as well as other risks stated in our
filings with the SEC available on Arista's website at www.arista.com
and the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Arista disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement to reflect events that occur or circumstances
that exist after the date on which they were made.
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