Product Specifications
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Performance
• Cisco Nexus 5548P and 5548UP: Layer 2 hardware forwarding at 960 Gbps or 714.24 mpps; Layer 3
performance of up to 160 Gbps or 240 mpps
• Cisco Nexus 5596UP: Layer 2 hardware forwarding at 1920 Gbps or 1428 mpps; Layer 3 performance of
up to 160 Gbps or 240 mpps
• MAC address table entries: 32,000
• Low-latency cut-through design that provides predictable, consistent traffic latency regardless of packet
size, traffic pattern, or enabled features on 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
• Line-rate traffic throughput on all ports
Interfaces
• Cisco Nexus 5548P: 32 fixed 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports; additional interfaces through one
expansion module
• Cisco Nexus 5548UP: 32 fixed ports configurable as 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE or 8/4/2/1-Gbps
native Fibre Channel; additional interfaces through one expansion module
• Cisco Nexus 5596UP: 48 fixed ports configurable as 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE or 8/4/2/1-Gbps
native Fibre Channel; additional interfaces through up to three expansion modules
• Expansion modules
• 16-port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE module
• 8-port 8/4/2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel plus 8-port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE module
• Unified port module consisting of 16 ports configurable as 8/4/2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel or 1 and 10 Gigabit
Ethernet and FCoE
• Layer 3 module (Cisco Nexus 5596UP only; one per system)
• Layer 3 daughter card (Cisco Nexus 5548P and 5548UP only; one per system)
• Extension through the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series
Power Supply Properties
AC Power Supply Properties Cisco Nexus 5548P and 5548UP Cisco Nexus 5596UP
Typical operating power
390W 660W
Maximum power (Layer 2)
600W (without Layer 3 daughter card)
882W (without Layer 3
expansion module)
Maximum power (Layer 3)
730W (with Layer 3 daughter-card)
972W (with 3x Layer 3
expansion module)
Input voltage
100 to 240 VAC 100 to 240 VAC
Frequency
50 to 60 Hz 50 to 60 Hz
Efficiency
95 to 98% (50 to 100% load) 95 to 98% (50 to 100% load)
Fixed Switches: Cisco Nexus 5000 Series