N3K-C3548P-XL Overview
The Cisco Nexus 3548 switches are compact one-rack-unit (1RU) form-factor 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches that provide line-rate Layer 2 and 3 switching with ultra-low latency. These switches contain no physical layer (PHY) chips, allowing low latency and low power consumption. These switches support both forward and reversed airflow schemes and both AC and DC power inputs.
Quick Specs
Table 1 shows the Quick Specs.
| Product Code | N3K-C3548P-XL |
| Physical | · 48 fixed SFP+ ports (1 or 10 Gbps)· Dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies· Four individual redundant hot-swappable fans· One 1-PPS timing port, with the RF1.0/2.3 QuickConnect connector type· One 10/100/1000-Mbps management port· One RS-232 serial console port· Two USB ports· Locator LED· Locator LED button |
| Performance | · 960-Gbps switching capacity· Forwarding rate of 720 mpps· Line-rate traffic throughput (both Layer 2 and 3) on all ports· Configurable MTUs of up to 9216 bytes (jumbo frames) |
| Physical dimensions (H x W x D) | 1.72 x 17.3 x 18.38 in. (4.36 x 43.9 x 46.7 cm) |
| Weight | 17.4 lb (7.9 kg) |
Compare to Similar Items
Table 2 shows the comparison.
| Product Code | N3K-C3548P-XL | N3K-C36180YC-R |
| Ports | 48 fixed SFP+ ports (1 or 10 Gbps) | ·48 SFP ports; each supports native 25, 10, or 1 Gigabit Ethernet mode·6 QSFP28 ports; each supports native 100 Gigabit Ethernet and 4 x 25 Gigabit Ethernet modes |
| Physical dimensions (H x W x D) | 1.72 x 17.3 x 18.38 in. (4.36 x 43.9 x 46.7 cm) | 1.72 x 17.3 x 26.85 in. (4.4 x 43.9 x 68.2 cm) |
| Weight | 17.4 lb (7.9 kg) | 27.1 lb (12.3 kg) |