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The Cisco Nexus 3408-S is a 4RU, 8-slot data center switch designed for high-density 100G and 400G deployments. Its 12.8-Tbps ASIC architecture supports configurations of up to 128 native 100G ports or 32 native 400G ports, with breakout options for lower-speed connectivity. The platform provides a 25.6-Tbps switching capacity, wire-rate Layer 2 and Layer 3 […]

The Cisco Aironet 3800 Series is a controller-based 802.11ac Wave 2 access point family designed for high-density indoor enterprise deployments, with dual radios, 4×4 MIMO, three spatial streams, flexible radio assignment, multigigabit Ethernet, modular expansion, and internal or external antenna options. The family is intended for environments where client density, RF adaptability, coverage flexibility, and […]

The Cisco 900 Series Integrated Services Routers are fixed-configuration branch routers that combine WAN connectivity, a four-port managed Gigabit Ethernet switch, security services, wireless LTE options, DSL access on selected models, and centralized management in a compact customer-premises platform. They are designed for enterprise small branch offices and service-provider managed-service deployments. The platform supports secure […]

The Cisco Nexus 3500 platform comprises fixed 1RU, 10-Gigabit Ethernet data-center switches designed for line-rate Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding, low latency, Top-of-Rack deployment, high-frequency trading, high-performance computing, big data, and traffic-monitoring environments. The platform includes the Nexus 3548, 3524, 3548-X, 3524-X, 3548-XL, and 3524-XL models. Product Selection The principal selection criteria are port […]

The Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series 48-Port Fiber 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module is a modular, wire-rate interface card for Cisco Nexus 7700 chassis. It provides 48 SFP and SFP+ ports, supports 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, and delivers distributed Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding at up to 720 million packets per second […]

The Cisco Nexus 7000 F3-Series 48-Port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module is a high-density modular line card for Cisco Nexus 7000 Series chassis. It provides 48 SFP/SFP+ interfaces, supports both 1 Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, and delivers wire-rate Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding for IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. The module […]

The Cisco Nexus 3550-T Programmable Network Platform is a fixed 19-inch, 1RU top-of-rack application platform with 48 SFP28 ports, a dynamically reconfigurable FPGA, an x86 management CPU, and a firmware development environment for low-latency networking and custom packet-processing applications. Product role and deployment model The Nexus 3550-T is designed for deployments that require deterministic, low-latency […]

The Cisco ASR 9000 Series modular chassis are carrier-class aggregation and edge routers designed for high-density Ethernet, IP/MPLS, Carrier Ethernet, mobile backhaul, converged service delivery, and service-provider core or edge deployments. The modular portfolio ranges from the 6 RU ASR 9904 to the 44 RU ASR 9922, with chassis capacity from 2 to 20 line-card […]

Cisco ASR 1000 Series Embedded Services Processors (ESPs) are data-plane processing modules for ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. They perform packet forwarding, queuing, traffic management, encryption, firewall, NAT, QoS, NetFlow, and other network services in parallel while maintaining high forwarding rates. The product family includes integrated ESP implementations and field-replaceable ESP modules with nominal […]

The Cisco NCS 540 Large Density routers are 1RU, temperature-hardened platforms for converged IP transport, offering interfaces from 1G through 400G, QSFP28 and QSFP56-DD support, and coherent 400G transport capabilities in a compact 299 mm deep chassis. Product positioning and deployment role The NCS 540 Large Density family is intended for service provider, mobile transport, […]

Cisco Secure Email Gateway is an email security platform for cloud, on-premises virtual-machine, and hybrid deployments. It protects inbound and outbound messaging against business email compromise, ransomware, advanced malware, phishing, spam, and data loss. Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager provides centralized reporting, message tracking, quarantine administration, and configuration management across multiple gateways. Product role […]

The Cisco NCS 540 Large Density Router is a 1RU, temperature-hardened service provider platform with QSFP28 and QSFP56-DD interfaces, Ethernet speeds from 1G through 400G, up to 1 Tbps throughput, and forwarding performance up to 600 Mpps. It is designed for converged IP transport, routed optical networking, mobile and fixed broadband aggregation, metro transport, and […]