Nexus 3000 Series - Cisco WS-C4900M Manual

Nexus 3000 Series

Ultra-Low Latency, High-Density Layer 2/3 Switches
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches extend the proven innovations of Cisco Unified
Fabric innovations to the High-Frequency Trading (HFT) market and Big Data
environments.
Feature and Capabilities
• Ultra-low latency
− Line-rate Layer 2/Layer 3 switching at ultra-low latencies enables
customers to implement high-performance infrastructures for HFT
workloads
• Identical switch architecture for 1GE, 10GE, and 40GE connectivity
− Ideal for large-scale implementations that need consistency
− Identical software feature set across the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series
− Shared memory architecture
− Low power consumption
• Easy to deploy and configure
− Modular and resilient Cisco NX-OS operating system
− Robust and proven software that is deployed in thousands of data centers
worldwide
− Unrivaled feature set that includes key data center innovations such as
Virtual Port Channel, Precision Time Protocol (IEEE 1588) Boundary Clock,
Configurable Control Plane Policing, ERSPAN and other extensive routing
protocols
− Simplified management with support for Python scripting, EEM, and other
XML manageability tools
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