The Cisco Nexus®3000 Series Switches are a comprehensive portfolio of 1, 10, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet switches built from a Switch-on-a-Chip (SoC) architecture. Introduced in April 2011, this series of switches provides line-rate Layer 2 and 3 performance and is suitable for Top-of-the-Rack (ToR) architecture. This series of switches has established itself as a leader in High-Frequency Trading (HFT), High-Performance Computing (HPC), and big data environments by pairing high performance and low latency with innovations in performance visibility, automation, and time synchronization. The Cisco Nexus 3548-X and 3524-X Switches are the next generation of the Cisco Nexus 3500 platform. Like the previous generation, these switches are compact 1RU form-factor 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches and provide line-rate Layer 2 and 3 switching with ultra-low latency. In addition, they consume 25 percent less power. This new generation introduces powerful hardware-based multicast NAT and latency monitoring capabilities and a second USB port for easier manageability.
Products specifications
| Attribute name | Attribute value |
|---|
| IPv4 multicast entries | Y |
| Depth | 18.4" |
| Weight | 17.4 lbs |
| Switching capacity | 960 Gbit/s |
| Number of VLANs | 4096 |
| SFP+ module slots quantity | 48 |
| Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) | Y |
| Telnet | Y |
| Width | 17.3" |
| Height | 1.72" |
| Switch Type | Managed |
| Heat dissipation | 383 BTU/h |
| Harmonized System (HS) code | 85176990 |
| Broadcast storm control | Y |
| DHCP features | DHCP relay |
| Access Control List (ACL) | Y |
| SSH/SSL support | Y |
| Forwarding rate | 720 Mpps |
| ARP inspection | Y |
| Authentication type | AAA, RADIUS |
| Form factor | 1U |
| Product color | Gray |
| Internal memory | 4000 MB |
| Number of fans | 4 fan(s) |
| LED indicators | Y |
| Console port | RS-232 |
| Networking standards | IEEE 802.1AX, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ba, IEEE 802.3z |
| Fiber optic connector | SFP+ |
| Rack mounting | Y |
| MAC address table | 64000 entries |
| Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity | 1 |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 2 |
| Number of power supply units | 2 |
| Power consumption (typical) | 112 W |
| AC input frequency | 50 - 60 Hz |
| AC input voltage | 100 - 240 V |
| Redundant power supply (RPS) support | Y |
| Power consumption (max) | 213 W |
| Multicast support | Y |
| Jumbo frames support | Y |
| Jumbo frames | 9216 |
| 10G support | Y |
| VLAN support | Y |
| Spanning tree protocol | Y |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 40 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 70 °C |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 10 - 85 % |
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) | 5 - 95 % |
| Operating altitude | 0 - 118110.2" |
| Packet buffer memory | 18 MB |
| Flash memory | 4000 MB |
| Web-based management | Y |
| Switch layer | L2/L3 |
| Security algorithms | AES, SNMP, SSH-2 |
| System event log | Y |
| Routing protocols | Back-to-front airflow |
| Power over Ethernet (PoE) | N |