Categories: Networking, Cisco Switches, Cisco Nexus, Cisco Nexus 3000
The Cisco Nexus 3016 Switch, part of the Unified Fabric family, provides wire-rate Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching, and delivers 40 Gigabit Ethernet bandwidth.
Physical
1RU fixed form-factor switch
16 QSFP ports; each supports native 40 Gigabit Ethernet and 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet modes
2 redundant power supplies
1 fan tray with redundant fans
1 I/O module with management, console, and USB flash memory ports
Performance
1.28-Tbps switching capacity
Forwarding rate of 960 mpps
Line-rate traffic throughput (both Layer 2 and 3) on all ports
Configurable maximum transmission units (MTUs) of up to 9216 bytes (jumbo frames)
Hardware Tables and Scalability
MAC addresses
128,000
Number of VLANS
4096
Spanning-tree instances
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP): 512
Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) Protocol: 64
Access control list (ACL) entries
2000 ingress
1000 egress
Routing table
16,000 prefixes and 16,000 host entries*
8000 multicast routes*
Number of EtherChannels
64 (with vPC)
Number of ports per EtherChannel
16
Buffers
9 MB shared
Boot flash memory
2 GB
Power
Number of power supplies
2 (redundant)
Power supply types
AC (forward and reverse airflow)
DC (forward airflow)
Typical operating power
207 Watts (W) (64p with Twinax at 100% load, 2 PSU)
246 Watts (W) (64p with SR optics at 100% load, 2 PSU)
Maximum power
267 Watts (W)
Input voltage
100 to 240 VAC
Frequency
50 to 60 Hz
Power Supply Efficiency
89% – 91% at 220V
Typical Heat Dissipation
707 BTU/hr (64p with Twinax at 100% load, 2 PSU)
840 BTU/hr (64p with SR optics at 100% load, 2 PSU)
Max Heat Dissipation
911 BTU/hr (267W)