Cisco Nexus 3264Q Switch

Ultra-High-Density Data Center Switch

Get ultra-high-density advanced programmability and workload isolation on a wire-rate Layer 2 and 3 switch with the data-center-class Cisco NX-OS operating system. The Cisco Nexus 3264Q Switch, part of the Cisco Unified Fabric family, is a compact 2-rack-unit (2RU) switch for top-of-rack or end-of-row data center deployments.

Features and Capabilities

The Cisco Nexus 3264Q Switch offers both high performance and ease of operations.

Flexibility and High Performance

Optimized for low latency and efficient operations, the switch offers:

• Transparent mobility and tenant isolation with Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching of up to 5.12 terabits per second (Tbps)
• Optimized latency with a physical-layer-free (PHY-less) design on all ports
• 64 fixed 40 Gigabit Ethernet Enhanced Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable (QSFP+) ports

Ease of Operations

The modular and resilient Cisco NX-OS operating system is purpose-built for data center deployments with comprehensive features for Layers 2 and 3. Manageability and programmability features promote ease of use and include:

• Cisco NX-API web service for simplified switch programmability
• Software-defined networking (SDN) capabilities, with support for Puppet, Chef, and OpenFlow
• Powerful application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-level access to the command-line shell
• PowerOn Auto Provisioning (POAP) and PXE for touchless bootup and configuration of the switch, drastically reducing provisioning time
• Integration with the Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager and XML management tools

Specifications at a Glance

Physical specifications:

• Dual redundant power supplies
• Redundant (3 plus 1) and hot-swappable fans
• One 10/100/1000-Mbps management port
• 1 RS-232 serial console port
• 64 QSFP+ ports, Supports 40 Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet modes
• 2 USB ports

Performance specifications:

• Line-rate Layers 2 and 3
• 5.12 Tbps switching capacity
• Forwarding rate of 3800 million packets per second (mpps)
• Low power consumption, low latency 400 ns
• 16-MB Switch asic buffer

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