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An Ultra-Low-Latency, 40 Gigabit Ethernet Switch

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The Cisco Nexus 3016 Switch, part of the Unified Fabric family, provides wire-rate Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching, and delivers 40 Gigabit Ethernet bandwidth.

Features and Capabilities

  • Ultra-low latency:
    • Helps you implement high-performance infrastructures for high-frequency trading workloads
    • You can increase application performance by switching at 40 Gigabit Ethernet speeds
  • Wire-rate Layer 2 and 3 switching on all ports:
    • Layer 2 and 3 switching of up to 1.2 Tbps and more than 950 million packets per second (mpps) in a compact 1RU form-factor switch
  • Purpose-built on Cisco NX-OS operating system with comprehensive, proven innovations:
    • Modular OS built for resiliency
    • Full Layer 3 routing protocol suites, including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), and Routing Information Protocol Version 2 (RIPv2)
  • Integration with Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) and XML management tools

Specifications at a Glance

Physical
  • 1RU fixed form-factor switch
  • 16 QSFP ports; each supports native 40 Gigabit Ethernet and 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet modes
  • 2 redundant power supplies
  • 1 fan tray with redundant fans
  • 1 I/O module with management, console, and USB flash memory ports
Performance
  • 1.28-Tbps switching capacity
  • Forwarding rate of 960 mpps
  • Line-rate traffic throughput (both Layer 2 and 3) on all ports
  • Configurable maximum transmission units (MTUs) of up to 9216 bytes (jumbo frames)
Hardware Tables and Scalability MAC addresses 128,000
Number of VLANS 4096
Spanning-tree instances
  • Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP): 512
  • Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) Protocol: 64
Access control list (ACL) entries
  • 2000 ingress
  • 1000 egress
Routing table
  • 16000 prefixes and 16000 host entries*
  • 8000 multicast routes*
Number of EtherChannels 64
Number of ports per EtherChannel 16
Buffers 9 MB shared
Boot flash memory 2 GB
Power Number of power supplies 2 (redundant)
Power supply types
  • AC (forward and reverse airflow)
  • DC (forward airflow)
Typical operating power
  • 207 Watts (W) (64p with Twinax at 100% load, 2 PSU)
  • 246 Watts (W) (64p with SR optics at 100% load, 2 PSU)
Maximum power 267 Watts (W)
Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC
Frequency 50 to 60 Hz
Power Supply Efficiency 89% - 91% at 220V
Typical Heat Dissipation
  • 707 BTU/hr (64p with Twinax at 100% load, 2 PSU)
  • 840 BTU/hr (64p with SR optics at 100% load, 2 PSU)
Max Heat Dissipation 911 BTU/hr (267W)
Environment Dimensions
(height x width x depth)		 1.72 x 17.3 x 19.7 in. (4.4 x 43.9 x 50.5 cm)
Weight 20.5 lbs (9.3 kgs)
Operating temperature 32 to 104° F (0 to 40°C)
Storage temperature -40 to 158° F (-40 to 70°C)
Operating relative humidity
  • 10 to 85% noncondensing
  • Up to 5 days at max (85%) humidity
  • Recommend ASHRAE data center Environment
Storage relative humidity 5 to 95% noncondensing
Altitude 0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3000m)

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