Cisco Nexus 5600 Series - Transceivers; Cisco Nexus 5624 Q; Features

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Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter 1 Overview
Cisco Nexus 5624Q
Transceivers
The Cisco Nexus 5648Q supports a wide variety of 1, 10, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options.
For the most current list of supported transceivers, refer to the latest Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Release
Notes at every release.
Cisco Nexus 5624Q
This section describes the Cisco Nexus 5624Q (N5K-C5624Q) and its components. This section includes
the following topics:
• Features
• Chassis
• Expansion Modules
• Power Supply
• Fan Modules
• Transceivers
Features
The Cisco Nexus 5624Q is a 1RU top-of-rack (TOR) switch that supports 40Gbps of bandwidth for each
of the 12 fixed QSFP+ ports, and provides a GEM slot capable of providing an additional 12 QSFP+
ports for a total of 24 40Gbps ports in a system. The Cisco Nexus 5624Q runs the industry-leading Cisco
NX-OS Software operating system, providing features and capabilities that are widely deployed.
The Cisco Nexus 5624Q switch has the following features:
• 40Gbps bandwidth for each of the 12 fixed QSFP+ ports
• GEM slot capable of providing an additional 12 QSFP+ ports for a total of 24 40Gbps ports in a
system
• Two 1+1 redundant, hot-swappable power supplies, which provide port side intake or exhaust for
cooling
• Three 2+1 redundant, hot-swappable fan modules, which provide port side intake or exhaust for
cooling
• A management console and USB interface on the fan side of the switch
Figure 1-5 Cisco Nexus 5624Q Switch