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Adtran NetVanta series switches are a very desirable switch set at a reasonable price point with a large amount of configuration ability for both L2 and L3. They are best suited for medium to large institutions that are not Cisco Dependent. They work well for small businesses as well but may be too high of a price point and too large of a feature set needed for a SOHO type set up which may turn away customers in that range. The 1531/P series does offer a smaller switch with the option of PoE in the P model and gives a total of 12 individual ports between the 8 PoE ports, 2 non PoE ports, and 2 SFP ports capable of Gigabit or 2.5Gbps with Adtran's interconnect cable. This may be more suitable for a SOHO set up but again may offer more than many small businesses need and may seem daunting.Incentivized
Core and data center applications are the strengths of Arista products. The distribution layer is also a good fit. For the access layer, it would be more of a niche product.Incentivized
In industrial environments, Adtran NetVanta switches are robust and have a very long lifetime.In office environments, Adtran NetVanta switches are low profile and easy to install.Adtran NetVanta switches have multiple options for mounting, racks or wall mount are equally simple and well implemented.Incentivized
The 7304's along side our core network design has provided 100% uptime during the 5 years of deployment.The multi-chassis LAG has provided near 100% connectivity to the distribution and access switches.Very low maintenance attention is needed.Incentivized
PoE can be a little slow to initiate as the switch communicates with the device to determine the proper power level.1550 Series seem to come flashed with a non-standard Firmware initially that must be upgraded before any configuration can be done.USB Driver for 1550 Series USB Serial connection is a non-standard driver that must be downloaded from Adtran vs Windows Plug and Play.Incentivized
The 7304's lack a graceful non-intrusive upgrade method even though they are dual supervisor.I would like to see more integration with Aruba's ClearPass and Airwave products.Incentivized
We have used everything from Foundry/Brocade, to Cisco, to Extreme, and nothing lives as long and performs as well as NetVanta switches.Incentivized
I have used the Catalyst 6500 series in the past. From my point of view, the Arista surpasses the Catalyst on just about every front. Originally we were planning on implementing the Nexus 7000/7700 series switches for our core. Though a little more feature rich, it did not provide features we needed that the Arista did. The Nexus also was a confusing and complex platform to work with. Also, the Nexus was a significantly more expensive solution. Although very happy with the Arista switches we may evaluate the Aruba HPE 8400 chassis-based switches along with Arista switches in the future.Incentivized
High Performance and reliability have allowed for a 'set it and forget it' type installation, giving greater customer satisfaction.The price point of the switches, while higher than other models such as HP or Dell potentially, is in line with their reliability and functionality and comes in less than Cisco much of the time.Having a long time relationship with Adtran as a company has allowed us to quickly assist customers with their needs, saving everyone time and money.Incentivized
The Arista 7000 series met or exceed our data center switching and routing needs.It provided a more cost effective alternative to other products we were considering.Implementation was quick and easy due to the simple standards-based configuration.Incentivized