Categories: Networking, Cisco Switches, Cisco Nexus, Cisco Nexus 3000
The Cisco Nexus 3164Q is a 40-Gbps Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable (QSFP)-based switch with 64 Enhanced QSFP (QSFP+) ports. Each QSFP+ port can operate in native 40-Gbps or 4 x 10-Gbps mode, up to a maximum of 256 10G ports.
Physical
â— 2 RU fixed form-factor switch
â— 64 QSFP+ ports; each supports native 40 Gigabit Ethernet and 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet modes
â— 2 redundant power supplies
â— 3+1 redundant fans
â— Management, console, and USB flash-memory ports
Performance
â— 5.12 Tbps switching capacity
â— Forwarding rate up to 3.8 bpps
â— Line-rate traffic throughput (both Layer 2 and 3) on all ports
â— Configurable maximum transmission units (MTUs) of up to 9216 bytes (jumbo frames)
Hardware tables and scalability
Number of VLANS
MSTP: 4096
Number of spanning-tree instances
MSTP: 64 RPVST+: 507
Number of access control list (ACL) entries
4000 to 16000 ingress
1000 to 4000 egress
Routing table
Maximum number of longest prefix match (LPM) routes 128,000
Maximum number of IP host entries 120,000
Maximum number of MAC address entries 96,000
Number of EtherChannels
256
Number of ports per EtherChannel
32
Buffer size
48 MB shared
System memory
16 GB
Power
Frequency
50 to 60 Hz
Power supply types
â— AC
Typical operating power
â— 410 watts (W) without optics
Maximum power
1134 watts (W)
AC PSUs
â— Input voltage
â— Frequency
â— Efficiency
â— 200 to 240 VAC
â— 50 to 60 Hz
â— 93% at 220V
Typical heat dissipation
â— 2739 BTU/hr (with SR4 optics at 100% load)
Maximum heat dissipation
â— 1160 BTU/hr
Cooling
Port-side intake and port-side exhaust options
Port-side intake: Yes
Port-side exhaust: Post FCS
Dimensions
â— Dimentions (height x width x depth)
â— 3.48 x 17.41 x 22.32in. (88.4 x 442 x 566 mm)
Environment
Weight
37 lb (16.8kg)
Operating temperature
32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Storage temperature
-40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C)
Operating relative humidity
â— 10 to 85% noncondensing
â— Up to 5 days at maximum (85%) humidity
Recommend ASHRAE data center environment
Storage relative humidity
â— 5 to 95% noncondensing
Altitude
0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3000m)