Nexus 3000 Series

The Cisco Nexus 3064PQ Switch is a high-performance, high-density, ultra-low-latency Ethernet switch that is part of the new Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches. This compact one-rack-unit (1RU) form factor 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch provides line-rate Layer 2 and 3 switching. The switch runs the industry-leading Cisco NX‑OS Software operating system, providing customers with robust features and capabilities that are widely deployed globally. The Cisco Nexus 3064PQ is well suited for financial co-location deployments that require support for robust unicast and multicast routing protocol features at ultra-low latencies. This document describes the architecture of the Cisco Nexus 3064PQ Switch; it provides an overview of the switch features and benefits and a detailed description of the internal architecture.

The Nexus 3064PQ Switch offers:

• Line-rate Layer-2 and Layer-3 ultra-low latency switching on all 64 ports
• Phyless design on all ports to optimize latency
• Throughput of 1.2 terabits per second (Tbps) and 950 million packets per second (Mpps)
• Support for 1/10/40 Gbps and 100 Mbps speeds for maximum physical layer flexibility
• Low typical power consumption of approximately two Watts per 10 Gigabit port

Ease of Operations

The modular, resilient Cisco NX-OS operating system is purpose-built with unrivaled support for Layer 3 unicast and multicast routing protocols. Manageability features promote ease of use and include the following:

• Power On Auto Provisioning (POAP) which can enable touchless boot-up and configuration
• EEM and Python scripting to enable automation and remote operations
• Built-in EtherAnalyzer for monitoring and troubleshooting control-plane traffic
• Advanced buffer monitoring capability to monitor traffic bursts and application traffic patterns in real time
• Integration with Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) and XML management tools

The Cisco Nexus 3064 Switch is ideal for financial co-location deployments that require support for advanced unicast and multicast routing protocols and ultra-low latency.

Cisco Nexus 3064PQ Specifications:

• 1-RU fixed-form-factor switch
• 64 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (48 SFP+ and 4 QSFP+)

   

   

   

   

  • 48 SFP ports support 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
  • 4 QSFP ports support 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet each
• 2 redundant power supplies
• 1 fan tray with redundant fans
• 1 I/O module with management, console, and USB flash memory ports

Performance specifications:

• 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)

The Cisco Nexus N3K-C3048TP-1GE Switch is a line-rate Gigabit Ethernet ToR switch part of the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches. The Cisco Nexus 3048, with its compact 1RU form factor and integrated Layer 2 and 3 switching, complements the existing Cisco Nexus family of switches. The Cisco Nexus 3N3K-C3048TP-1GE is ideal for big data customers that require a Gigabit Ethernet ToR switch with local switching that connects transparently to upstream Cisco Nexus switches, providing an end-to-end Cisco Nexus fabric in their data centers. This switch supports both forward and reversed airflow schemes with AC and DC power inputs.

Cisco N3K-C3048TP-1GE Features:

• Wire-rate Layer 2 and 3 switching
• Layer 2 and 3 switching of up to 176 Gigabit per second (Gbps) and more than 132 million packets per second (mpps) in a compact 1RU form-factor switch
• Robust and purpose-built Cisco NX-OS operating system for end-to-end Cisco Nexus fabric
• Transparent integration with the Cisco Nexus family of switches to provide a consistent end-to-end Cisco Nexus fabric
• Modular operating system built for resiliency
• Integration with Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) and XML management tools
• Comprehensive feature set and innovations for next-generation data centers
• Virtual PortChannel (vPC) provides Layer 2 multipathing through the elimination of Spanning Tree Protocol and enables fully utilized bisectional bandwidth and simplified Layer 2 logical topologies without the need to change the existing management and deployment models.
• Power On Auto Provisioning (POAP) enables touchless bootup and configuration of the switch, drastically reducing provisioning time.
• Cisco Embedded Event Manager (EEM) and Python scripting enable automation and remote operations in the data center.
• Advanced buffer monitoring reports real-time buffer utilization per port and per queue, which allows organizations to monitor traffic bursts and application traffic patterns.
• The 64-way equal-cost multipath (ECMP) routing enables Layer 3 fat tree designs and allows organizations to prevent network bottlenecks, increase resiliency, and add capacity with little network disruption.
• EtherAnalyzer is a built-in packet analyzer for monitoring and troubleshooting control-plane traffic and is based on the popular Wireshark open source network protocol analyzer.
• Precision Time Protocol (PTP; IEEE 1588) provides accurate clock synchronization and improved data correlation with network captures and system events.
• Full Layer 3 unicast and multicast routing protocol suites are supported, including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Routing Information Protocol Version 2 (RIPv2), Protocol Independent Multicast sparse mode (PIM-SM), Source-Specific Multicast (SSM), and Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP).

Typical Cisco N3K-C3048TP-1GE Configuration:

• 48 fixed 10/100/1000-Mbps Ethernet ports
• 4 fixed Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) ports
• Locator LED
• Dual redundant power supplies
• Fan tray with redundant fans
• Two 10/100/1000-Mbps management ports
• One RS-232 serial console port
• One USB port
• Locator LED and button