N7K-M206FQ-23L Cisco Nexus 7000 M2-Series 6-Port 40 Gigabit Ethernet Module with XL Option
The Cisco Nexus 7000 M2-Series 6-Port 40 Gigabit Ethernet Module with XL Option is a highly scalable, high-performance module offering outstanding flexibility and full-featured, non-blocking 40 Gigabit Ethernet performance on each port. The Cisco Nexus 7000 M2-Series module facilitates the deployment of high-density, high-bandwidth, scalable network architecture, especially in large network cores and in service provider and Internet peering environments.
The Cisco Nexus 7000 M2-Series module offers outstanding flexibility and full-featured, non-blocking performance on each port. The module enables the deployment of high-density, high-speed, scalable data center architecture. Up to 96 non-blocking 40 Gigabit Ethernet ports are supported in a single Cisco Nexus 7000 18-Slot Switch chassis. Populating the Cisco Nexus 7000 10-Slot or 9-Slot Switch chassis with this module delivers, respectively, up to 48 or 42 ports of 40 Gigabit Ethernet in a single chassis.
The Cisco Nexus 7000 M2-Series module has a number of essential features that provide flexible deployment and support for environments requiring the highest performance and comprehensive features. With an optional Scalable Feature License, the module can operate in enhanced XL mode, which enables use of the full forwarding table, essential for large-scale deployments such as Internet peering environments. This larger forwarding table can support multiple copies of the full Internet route table for use in Internet-facing deployments with Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) and Virtual Device Context (VDC) support. The capability to operate in either non‑XL or XL mode makes this module extremely versatile and flexible for many types of networking environments, without requiring a hardware module change or upgrade, and delivers a lower total cost of ownership (TCO)
