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Technical specifications

Cisco Nexus N3K-C3172TQ-10GT — Full Technical Specifications

Official datasheet

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Full Specifications

Form Factor1RU
Ports48 x 10GBASE-T (RJ-45) + 6 x QSFP+ (40G or 4x10G)
Total 10G ports72 (48 fixed + 6 QSFP+ in breakout mode)
Switching Capacity1.4 Tbps
Forwarding Rate1 bpps (billion packets per second)
LatencyUltra-low latency (HFT-optimized)
VLANs4,096
MAC Addresses288,000
ACL Entries4000 ingress / 1000 egress
Routing Prefixes16,000 routes + 16,000 host entries
Multicast Routes8,000
Buffer12 MB shared
Memory4 GB system / 2 GB bootflash
Management1x 10/100/1000-Mbps mgmt, 1x RS-232 console, 1x USB
PSUDual hot-swappable, AC or DC
Cooling4 fans (3+1redundant), options airflow: port-side exhaust or port-side intake
SoftwareCisco NX-OS
High AvailabilityvPC, 64-way ECMP, ISSU, Fast Reboot
Jumbo FramesUp to 9216 bytes
Data Sheet UpdatedOctober 17, 2018

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