N9K-C93180YC-EX Cisco Nexus 9300 Switch 48x10/25GB SFP+ & 6x100g Ports

Cisco Nexus N9K-C93180YC-EX – 48-Port 10/25G with 6x 40/100G Uplinks

Product Specifications for Cisco N9K-C93180YC-EX (Data Sheet):

• Brand: Cisco

• Product Series: Nexus 9000

• Model: N9K-C93180YC-EX

• Form Factor: 1U rack-mountable

• Total Ports: 48 x 10G/25G SFP+ (dual-speed capable)

• Uplink Ports: 6 x 40G/100G QSFP28 uplinks

• Switching Capacity: 3.6 Tbps

• Forwarding Rate: 2.6 Bpps (Billion packets per second)

• Power Supply: Dual redundant, hot-swappable power supplies

• Layer Support: Layer 2 and Layer 3

• MAC Address Table: 256K

• VLAN Support: 4,096 VLAN IDs

• Buffer Size: 40 MB shared buffer

• Latency: Sub-1 microsecond latency

• Stacking Support: Virtual PortChannel (vPC), VXLAN, and MPLS support

• Routing Protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, IS-IS

• Security Features: Secure Boot, MACsec encryption, Control Plane Policing (CoPP), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

• Management Options: CLI, Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), SNMP, Telnet, SSH

• Dimensions: 1.72 x 17.3 x 22.5 in. (4.37 x 43.9 x 57.2 cm)

• Weight: 19.8 lbs (9 kg)

• Operating Temperature: 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)

• Warranty: Cisco Limited Hardware Warranty

The Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX Switch is a 1-Rack-Unit (1RU) switch with latency of less than 1 microsecond that supports 3.6 Terabits per second (Tbps) of bandwidth and over 2.6 billion packets per second (bpps). The 48 downlink ports on the 93180YC-EX can be configured to work as 1-, 10-, or 25-Gbps ports, offering deployment flexibility and investment protection. The uplink can support up to six 40- and 100-Gbps ports, or a combination of 1-, 10-, 25-, 40-, 50, and 100-Gbps connectivity, offering flexible migration options. The switch has FC-FEC enabled for 25Gbps, and supports upto 3m in DAC connectivity.

The Cisco Nexus 9300-EX Series switches belongs to the fixed Cisco Nexus 9000 platform based on Cisco Cloud Scale technology. The platform support cost-effective cloud-scale deployments, an increased number of endpoints, and cloud services. The platform is built on modern system architecture designed to provide high performance and meet the evolving needs of highly scalable data centers and growing enterprises.

Cisco Nexus 9300-EX series switches offer a variety of interface options to transparently migrate existing data centers from 100-Mbps, 1-Gbps, and 10-Gbps speeds to 25- Gbps at the server, and from 10- and 40-Gbps speeds to 50- and 100- Gbps at the aggregation layer. The platforms provide investment protection for customers, delivering large buffers, highly flexible Layer 2 and Layer 3 scalability, and performance to meet the changing needs of virtualized data centers and automated cloud environments.

Cisco provides two modes of operation for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches. Organizations can use Cisco NX-OS Software to deploy the switches in standard Cisco Nexus switch environments (NX-OS mode). Organizations can also deploy the infrastructure that is ready to support the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) platform to take full advantage of an automated, policy-based, systems-management approach (ACI mode).

FAQs:

1. What port speeds are supported on the Cisco N9K-C93180YC-EX?
   The switch offers 48 dual-speed ports that support both 10G and 25G SFP+ transceivers, providing flexibility for various network configurations and future-proofing against higher-speed demands.

2. What are the uplink capabilities of the Cisco N9K-C93180YC-EX?
   It includes 6 x 40G/100G QSFP28 uplink ports, delivering ultra-fast connectivity to the core network or data center infrastructure.

3. Is the Cisco N9K-C93180YC-EX suitable for virtualized environments?
   Yes, the switch supports key virtualization technologies such as Virtual PortChannel (vPC), VXLAN, and MPLS, making it ideal for cloud and data center deployments.

4. How secure is the Cisco N9K-C93180YC-EX?
   It features advanced security measures including MACsec encryption, Control Plane Policing (CoPP), Secure Boot, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to safeguard your network from threats and unauthorized access.

5. What is the switching capacity and latency performance of the N9K-C93180YC-EX?
   The switch boasts a switching capacity of 3.6 Tbps and a forwarding rate of 2.6 Bpps, with sub-1 microsecond latency, making it ideal for low-latency applications and high-performance environments.