Cisco Nexus 3524-XL Switch, 24 SFP+ – N3K-C3524P-XL

Product Description

Cisco Nexus 3524-XL Switch, 24 SFP+ – N3K-C3524P-XL

Specifications
Manufacturer
: Cisco Systems, Inc
Manufacturer Part Number
: N3K-C3524P-XL
Manufacturer Website Address
: http://www.cisco.com
Brand Name
: Cisco
Product Line
: Nexus
Product Series
: 3000
Product Model
: 3524-XL
Product Name
: Nexus 3524-XL Switch, 24 SFP+
Marketing Information
:
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches overview

The Cisco Nexus
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3000 Series Switches are a comprehensive portfolio of 1, 10, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet switches built from a Switch-on-a-Chip (SoC) architecture. Introduced in April 2011, this series of switches provides line-rate Layer 2 and 3 performance and is suitable for Top-of-the-Rack (ToR) architecture. This series of switches has established itself as a leader in High-Frequency Trading (HFT), High-Performance Computing (HPC), and big data environments by pairing high performance and low latency with innovations in performance visibility, automation, and time synchronization.

Cisco Nexus 3500 platform overview

The Cisco Nexus 3500 platform further extends the leadership of the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series by including the innovative Cisco
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Algorithm Boost (or Algo Boost) technology. Algo Boost technology, built into the switch Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), allows the Cisco Nexus 3500 platform to achieve exceptional Layer 2 and 3 switching latencies of less than 200 nanoseconds (ns). In addition, Algo Boost offers several innovations in latency, forwarding, and performance visibility capabilities:

Three configurable modes for low latency

Normal mode: This mode is excellent for environments needing low latency and high scalability. In this mode, latencies as low as 250 ns can be paired with the higher of the Layer 2 and 3 scaling values listed later in this document, in Table 6 and 7.

Warp mode: For those customers with smaller environments who demand the lowest latencies possible, warp mode consolidates forwarding operations within the switch ASIC, lowering latency by up to an additional 20 percent compared to normal operation. In this mode, latencies as low as 190 ns can be paired with the smaller of the Layer 2 and 3 scaling values listed later in this document, in Table 8.

Warp SPAN: In some environments, a stream of traffic entering one port simply needs to be copied to a list of outgoing ports as quickly as possible without processing or modification. The Cisco Nexus 3500 platform’s warp SPAN capability allows all traffic entering a single port on the switch to be replicated to any number of destination ports at latencies as low as 50 ns.

Product Type
: Switch Chassis
Interfaces/Ports
Modular
: Yes
Port/Expansion Slot Details
: 24 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Slot
Media & Performance
Media Type Supported
: Optical Fiber
Ethernet Technology
: Gigabit Ethernet
Network Technology
: 10GBase-X
I/O Expansions
Number of Total Expansion Slots
: 24
Expansion Slot Type
: SFP+
Shared SFP Slot
: No
Number of SFP+ Slots
: 24
Network & Communication
Layer Supported
: 3
Management & Protocols
Manageable
: Yes
Power Description
Power Source
: Power Supply
Redundant Power Supply Supported
: Yes
Physical Characteristics
Compatible Rack Unit
: 1U
Form Factor
: Rack-mountable
Height
: 1.7″
Width
: 18.4″
Depth
: 17.3″
Weight (Approximate)
: 17.40 lb