Arista AWE 7200R Series Routers

The Arista AWE 7200R Series covers the WAN edge and aggregation role in enterprise networks, providing fixed and modular routing platforms built for encrypted throughput scaling from 1 Gbps on the entry-level AWE-7220RP to 50 Gbps on the AWE-7250R. Each model supports 1/10/100 GbE interfaces with flexible network interface module (NIM) expansion slots on the mid-range and high-end variants, allowing the interface mix to be tailored to the specific WAN circuit types in use at each site, whether that is a combination of GbE copper, 10G SFP+, or 100G fibre aggregation. N+1 redundant power and cooling is available across the platform, meeting the availability requirements of WAN edge roles where the router is in the path of all site connectivity and must survive a power supply failure without disruption.

Traffic monitoring on the AWE 7200R uses IPFIX for per-flow data export, providing the flow records required for capacity planning, security forensics, and network performance analysis without deploying a separate probe appliance. FlowTracker extends this with device inventory and conversation-level monitoring, tracking which devices are communicating with which destinations and at what volume, information that is useful for detecting unexpected traffic patterns, identifying bandwidth hogs, and verifying that QoS policies are matching the intended application flows. The entry model (AWE-7220RP-5TH-2S-F) includes PoE++ on four RJ45 ports alongside the standard WAN interfaces, making it viable for branch sites where a single device needs to provide both WAN routing and local device powering without a separate PoE switch. Encrypted throughput figures are measured with iMix traffic, which approximates realistic enterprise traffic mixes rather than single-packet-size benchmarks.