Performance

-  Layer 2 and 3 hardware forwarding at 1.44 Tbps; 1071 mpps (64-byte packets)

-  Support for up to 256,000 combined entries of MAC addresses and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) entries

-  Low latency of approximately 1 microsecond using cut-through forwarding for predictable, consistent traffic latency regardless of packet size, traffic pattern, or features enabled on 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

-  25-MB buffer per 12 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ interfaces

-  Line-rate traffic throughput on all ports in Layer 2 and 3 mode

Interfaces

-  48 fixed 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports with 16 of the 48 ports being unified, and 6 fixed 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ports with 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet FCoE support on all respective ports and 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel on all the unified ports

-  Expansion module: 24 SFP+ unified ports plus 2 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ports

-  Conversion of 40 Gigabit Ethernet ports to 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces through QSFP+ breakout cable

-  Fabric extension through the Cisco Nexus 2200 and 2300 platforms

Property

Cisco Nexus 5600 Platform

Physical (height x width x depth)

-  1.75 x 17.3 x 30 in. (4.4 x 43.9 x 76.2 cm)

Operating temperature

32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)

Nonoperating (storage) temperature

–40 to 158°F (–40 to 70°C)

Humidity

5 to 95% (noncondensing)

Altitude

0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3000m)

Weight

32 lb (2 power supplies)