Description

Product  Brief

Product view 

• Form Factor: 2-RU switch.
• Ports:
  • 56 fixed 40-Gigabit QSFP+ ports supporting 1-, 10-, and 40-Gigabit speeds.
  • 8 QSFP28 ports supporting 40- and 100-Gigabit speeds.
  • 16 of the QSFP+ ports support breakout cables for connections to 64 1- and 10-Gigabit ports.
• Bandwidth: Up to 6.1 Tbps.

Application Scenarios

• Data Centers: Ideal for high-density data center environments requiring robust Layer 2 and Layer 3 features.
• Cloud Computing: Supports cloud-scale networking with high throughput and low latency.
• Enterprise and Commercial Applications: Suitable for large enterprises and commercial applications needing reliable and scalable network infrastructure.
• Service Provider Hosting: Can be used by service providers for hosting services due to its high performance and scalability.

Features and Benefits 

Features 

• High Performance and Scalability:
  • Wire-rate Layer 2 and 3 switching on all ports.
  • Up to 7.2 Tbps and 5.35 bpps of bandwidth.
  • 40 MB of shared buffer, ideal for scalable data centers and big data applications.
• Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN):
  • Native line-rate VXLAN routing (except for Nexus 92348GC-X).
  • BGP EVPN control plane for scalable multitenancy and host mobility.
• High Availability:
  • 64-way ECMP routing for Layer 3 fat-tree designs.
  • Hot-swappable PSUs and fans with N+1 redundancy.
  • Patching for undisruptive upgrades.
• NX-OS Operating System:
  • Supports DevOps automation tools (Puppet, Chef, Ansible).
  • Cisco NX-API for a common programmatic approach.
  • Power-on autoprovisioning (POAP) for touchless bootup and configuration.
  • Onboard Python scripting engine for automation.
  • Advanced buffer monitoring for real-time traffic analysis.
• Comprehensive Layer 3 Routing:
  • Supports complete Layer 3 unicast and multicast routing protocol suites, including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIPv2, PIM-SM, SSM, and MSDP.
• Segment Routing:
  • Allows the network to forward MPLS packets and perform traffic engineering without RSVP TE.

Benefits

• Scalability and Performance:
  • Excellent for scalable data centers and big data applications.
  • Fine-tuned buffer allocation for non-drop queues, ideal for IP storage designs.
• Flexibility and Efficiency:
  • Supports scalable multitenancy and host mobility.
  • Prevents network bottlenecks and increases resiliency with ECMP routing.
• Ease of Use and Automation:
  • Reduces provisioning time with POAP.
  • Enables automation and remote operations with Python scripting.
  • Provides real-time traffic monitoring with advanced buffer reports.
• Advanced Routing Capabilities:
  • Supports a wide range of unicast and multicast routing protocols for comprehensive network management.
  • Facilitates efficient traffic engineering with segment routing.

Product Specifications

Table  1    N9K-C92304QC   Specifications

Table 2      Performance and scalability specifications

Table 3  Ordering information

Hardware information 

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