Data center interconnect focus of Infinera, Arista Networks partnership
Optical packet transport systems vendor Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) and switch vendor Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE: ANET) have partnered to promote the use of their products for data center interconnect and related applications. The agreement, Infinera's first technical partnership, focuses on Arista's 7000 series switching portfolio and Infinera's Cloud Xpress metro cloud platform (see "Infinera ships Cloud Xpress platform").