Specifications - Cisco Nexus 5548P Datasheet

License
Cisco Nexus 5500 Layer 3
Enterprise Software License
Cisco Nexus 5500 VM-FEX
Software License
Cisco Nexus 5548 Enhanced
Layer 2 Software License
Cisco Nexus 5596 Enhanced
Layer 2 Software License
Cisco DCNM SAN Software
License
Cisco DCNM LAN Software
License
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
The Cisco Nexus 5000 is supported in Cisco DCNM. Cisco DCNM is designed for hardware platforms enabled for
Cisco NX-OS, which are the Cisco Nexus Family of products. Cisco DCNM is a Cisco management solution that
increases overall data center infrastructure uptime and reliability, hence improving business continuity. Focused
on the management requirements of the data center network, Cisco DCNM provides a robust framework and
comprehensive feature set that meets the routing, switching, and storage administration needs of present and
future data centers. In particular, Cisco DCNM automates the provisioning process, proactively monitors the LAN
by detecting performance degradation, secures the network, and streamlines the diagnosis of dysfunctional
network elements.

Specifications

Table 6 lists the specifications for the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform.
Table 6.
Performance
● Cisco Nexus 5548P and 5548UP: Layer 2 hardware forwarding at 960 Gbps or 714.24 mpps; Layer 3 performance of up to 160 Gbps or
240 mpps
● Cisco Nexus 5596UP and 5596T: Layer 2 hardware forwarding at 1920 Gbps or 1428 mpps; Layer 3 performance of up to 160 Gbps or
240 mpps
● MAC address table entries: 32,000
● Low-latency cut-through design that provides predictable, consistent traffic latency regardless of packet size, traffic pattern, or enabled features
on 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
● Line-rate traffic throughput on all ports
Interfaces
● Cisco Nexus 5548P: 32 fixed 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports; additional interfaces through one expansion module
● Cisco Nexus 5548UP: 32 fixed ports configurable as 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE or 8/4/2/1-Gbps native Fibre Channel; additional
interfaces through one expansion module
● Cisco Nexus 5596UP: 48 fixed ports configurable as 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE or 8/4/2/1-Gbps native Fibre Channel; additional
interfaces through up to three expansion modules
● Cisco Nexus 5596T: 32 fixed ports of 1 and 10G BASE-T and 16 SFP+ fixed ports configurable as 1 and 10 Gigabit Etherent and FCoE or
8/4/2/1-Gbps native Fibre Channel; additional interfaces through up to three expansion modules
● Expansion modules
● 16-port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE module
● 8-port 8/4/2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel plus 8-port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE module
● Unified port module consisting of 16 ports configurable as 8/4/2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel or 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE
● 4-port QSFP expansion module
● 12-port 10G BASE-T module (Cisco Nexus 5596T only)
● Layer 3 module (Cisco Nexus 5596UP and 5596T only; one per system)
● Layer 3 daughter card (Cisco Nexus 5548P and 5548UP only; one per system)
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Product Specifications
Part Number Supported Features and Platforms
N55-LAN1K9 Full EIGRP, OSPF with scalability up to 8000 routes, BGP, and
VRF-lite (IP-VPN); maximum routes supported by Layer 3
hardware: 8000 entries
N55-VMFEXK9 Cisco Data Center VM-FEX supported on Cisco Nexus 5548
and Cisco Nexus 5596
N5548-EL2-SSK9 Cisco FabricPath supported on Cisco Nexus 5548
N5596-EL2-SSK9 Cisco FabricPath supported on Cisco Nexus 5596
DCNM-SAN-N5K-K9 Cisco DCNM for SAN Advanced Edition for Nexus 5000 Series
DCNM-L-NXACCK9 Cisco DCNM for LAN Advanced Edition for Cisco Nexus 3000
and 5000 Series
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