Cisco 25G Switch Available Q3CY15

Features and Capabilities

• Provides layer 2 and 3 switching of up to 6.4 terabits per second (Tbps) and more than 2300 million packets per second (mpps)
• PHY-less design on all ports to optimize latency
• 32 fixed 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable 28 (QSFP 28) ports
• Supports 10G/25G/40G/50G/100G in a single ToR platform.
• Supports mobility and tenant isolation with VXLAN

Ease of Operations

• PowerOn Auto Provisioning (POAP) and PXE for touchless bootup and configuration of the switch
• Cisco Embedded Event Manager (EEM) and Python scripting as well as NX-API
• Advanced software-defined networking (SDN) capabilities, including support for Chef, Puppet, and Open Flow

Integration with Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) and XML management tools

Specifications at a Glance

Physical specifications:

• Dual redundant power supplies
• Redundant (3 plus 1) and hot-swappable fans
• One 10/100/1000 Mbps management port
• One RS-232 serial console port
• 32 QSFP 28 each supporting native 100 Gigabit Ethernet and 4 x 25 Gigabit Ethernet modes
• One USB port

Performance specifications:

• 6.4 Tbps switching capacity
• Forwarding rate of 2300 mpps
• Configurable maximum transmission units (MTUs) of up to 9216 bytes (jumbo frames)