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Cisco N5K-C5596UP Switch Data Sheet General Overview The Cisco N5K-C5596UP Switch delivers high performance and flexible connectivity for data center environments. It supports both Layer 2 and Layer 3 features, making it an ideal solution for various networking requirements. Performance and Capacity Layer 2 Hardware Forwarding: 1920 Gbps or 1428 million packets per second (mpps) Layer 3 Performance: Up to 160 Gbps or 240 mpps MAC Address Table Entries: 32,000 Low-latency Cut-through Design: Ensures predictable and consistent traffic latency regardless of packet size, traffic pattern, or enabled features on 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces Line-rate Traffic Throughput: Supported on all ports Interface Options Fixed Ports: 48 ports configurable as 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE or 8/4/2/1-Gbps native Fibre Channel 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 with 16 ports configurable as 8/4/2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel or 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE 4-port QSFP expansion module 12-port 10G BASE-T module (Cisco Nexus 5596T only) Layer 3 module (Cisco Nexus 5596UP and 5596T only; one per system) Layer 3 daughter card (Cisco Nexus 5548P and 5548UP only; one per system) Extension through the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Layer 2 Features Switch Ports and VLAN Trunks: Supports Layer 2 switch ports and VLAN trunks VLAN Support: IEEE 802.1Q VLAN encapsulation, up to 4096 VLANs Spanning Tree Protocols: Rapid Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVRST+) Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) with 64 instances Spanning Tree PortFast, root guard, and Bridge Assurance Cisco EtherChannel Technology: Supports up to 16 ports per EtherChannel Cisco vPC Technology: Includes enhanced vPC and vPC configuration synchronization Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP): IEEE 802.3ad compliant Jumbo Frames: Supported on all ports (up to 9216 bytes) Storm Control: For unicast, multicast, and broadcast traffic Private VLANs: Supported over trunks, vPC, and EtherChannels VLAN Remapping: Available Layer 3 Features Interfaces: Routed ports, switch virtual interfaces (SVI), port channels, subinterfaces, and port channel subinterfaces, supporting up to 4096 entries Routing Capabilities: Up to 8000 prefixes and up to 16000 IPv4 and 8000 IPv6 host entries Multicast Support: Up to 8000 multicast routes and IGMP groups VRF Support: Up to 1000 VRF entries Routing Protocols: Static, RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPFv2, BGP, and IPv6 variants High Availability Protocols: HSRP and VRRP ACLs: Ingress and egress ACLs with Layer 3 and 4 options Quality of Service (QoS) IEEE 802.1p (CoS): Layer 2 prioritization Hardware Queues: 8 per port QoS Configuration: Per-port, ACL-based classification, CoS trust, and marking Egress Scheduling: Weighted Round-Robin (WRR) and strict-priority queuing Control Plane Policing (CoPP): For IPv4 and IPv6 Security Features ACLs: Ingress and egress ACLs on Ethernet and virtual Ethernet ports, supporting IPv4 and IPv6 Port Security: Includes DHCP snooping, ARP inspection, IP source guard, and more Encryption: Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for management traffic High-Availability Features In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU): For Layer 2 Hot-swappable Components: Power supplies, fan modules, and expansion modules Redundancy: 1:1 power redundancy and N:1 fan module redundancy Management Switch Management: 10/100/1000-Mbps management or console ports CLI-based Console: Detailed out-of-band management In-band Switch Management: Available LED Indicators: Locator and beacon LEDs on Cisco Nexus 2000 Series and port-based locator and beacon LEDs Configuration Features: Synchronization, rollback, preprovisioning Security Protocols: SSHv2, Telnet, AAA with RBAC, RADIUS, TACACS+, and more Monitoring: SNMPv1, v2, and v3, embedded packet analyzer, RMON, Syslog, and others Physical and Environmental Specifications Dimensions (H x W x D): 3.47 x 17.3 x 29.5 inches (8.8 x 43.9 x 74.9 cm) Operating Temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) Storage Temperature: -40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C) Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing Altitude: 0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3000m) Weight: 47.5 lb (21.55 kg) Data Center Bridging Priority Flow Control (PFC): CEE- and IEEE-compliant, supports per-priority pause frames Enhanced Transmission Selection: CEE- and IEEE-compliant DCBX Protocol: CEE-compliant Fibre Channel and FCoE Features Standards Compliance: T11 standards-compliant FCoE, FIP, and others Configurable Ports: Any 10 Gigabit Ethernet port configurable as FCoE SAN Administration: Separate from LAN administration Fibre Channel Port Types: E, F, VE, TE, and VF Buffer Credits: Up to 240 per native Fibre Channel port SFP+ Optics Supported Optics: 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ copper Twinax cables and SFP+ optics Fibre Channel Compatibility: Supports 8-Gbps Fibre Channel-compatible SFP+ for native Fibre Channel connectivity Get More Information For further details or any queries regarding the Cisco N5K-C5596UP Switch. 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