Arista CCS-720XP-96ZC2-2F | 720XP 96-Port Multi-Gigabit PoE+ Switch, 4x 25G, 2x 100G

Q: What PoE power budget does the CCS-720XP-96ZC2-2F provide?
A: With dual 1050W AC power supplies, the switch delivers up to 1722W total PoE budget across all 96 ports, supporting 802.3af, 802.3at, and 802.3bt standards with up to 60W per port for high-power devices like PTZ cameras and WiFi 6 access points.

Q: What is the difference between the 80 standard ports and 16 high-speed ports?
A: The switch features 80 ports supporting 100M/1G/2.5G speeds and 16 ports supporting 100M/1G/2.5G/5G speeds. All 96 ports support PoE+, providing flexibility to deploy higher-speed connections where needed for bandwidth-intensive devices while maintaining uniform power delivery.

Q: Does this switch support CloudVision management?
A: Yes, the CCS-720XP-96ZC2-2F is fully compatible with Arista CloudVision, providing centralized management, real-time telemetry, automated provisioning, change control, and predictive analytics for cognitive campus deployments.

Q: What are the primary use cases for this switch?
A: Ideal for enterprise campus access layer deployments, particularly in high-density environments requiring multi-gigabit PoE such as modern office buildings, educational facilities, healthcare campuses, and smart buildings with numerous WiFi 6 access points, IP cameras, and IoT devices.

Q: What routing and virtualization features are supported?
A: The switch supports wire-speed Layer 3 routing with OSPF, BGP, and VRF segmentation. It provides 4K 802.1Q VLANs and up to 16.7 million VXLAN overlay networks with EVPN control plane support, plus hardware-based VXLAN de-encapsulation for WiFi traffic.