N3K-C3548P-10GX, Cisco Nexus 3548-X Switch, 48xSFP+ ports/Low latency/Enhanced features

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    End-of-Life Notice
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    N3K-C3548P-10GX is officially EOL. Service support ends on 2027-01-31.
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    Cisco N3K-C3548P-10GX Overview

    The Cisco N3K-C3548P-10GX is a high-performance, enterprise-class Cisco Nexus 3548-X switch designed for ultra-low-latency data center and financial trading environments. With 48 fixed SFP+ ports supporting 1/10Gbps, 960Gbps switching capacity, and a 720mpps forwarding rate, this switch delivers deterministic, line-rate Layer 2/Layer 3 performance. Redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fans, advanced Layer 2/3 features, and rich automation and monitoring capabilities make it ideal for modern latency-sensitive networks.

    Product Highlights

    960Gbps
    Switch Cap
    48 SFP+
    10G Ports
    720mpps
    Fwd Rate

    Product Applications Scenarios

    Data Center
    Ultra-low latency switching and 960Gbps capacity enable lossless, high-density leaf or access aggregation in modern data center fabrics.
    Cloud Services
    Advanced Layer 2/3, VXLAN-friendly MTUs and automation hooks simplify scalable cloud pods and elastic east-west traffic.
    Enterprise Network
    Rich QoS, ACL, and multicast plus strong L2/L3 scale make it ideal as a campus core or data center aggregation switch.

    Product Features Comparison

    Cisco N3K-C3548P-10GX Cisco WS-C3850-24U-L Huawei S5700-24TP-SI-AC Cisco C9300-24T-A
    Model N3K-C3548P-10GX WS-C3850-24U-L S5700-24TP-SI-AC C9300-24T-A
    Brand Cisco Cisco Huawei Cisco
    Port Configuration 48 fixed SFP+ ports (1 or 10Gbps) 24 x UPOE (100Mbps / 1 / 2.5 / 5 / 10Gbps) 20 GE ports, 4 GE Combo ports 24 Total 10/100/1000 or Multigigabit Copper Ports
    Switching Capacity 960-Gbps switching capacity 640Gbps n/a 208 Gbps
    Forwarding Rate Forwarding rate of 720mpps Forwarding performance 68.4Mpps Forwarding performance 36Mpps Forwarding Rate 154.76 Mpps
    PoE Budget n/a Available PoE power 800W Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Non-POE Available PoE Power --
    Stacking Capability n/a Maximum stacking number Up to 9 switches Extended slot Provides an extended slot for a stack card Cisco StackWise-480 Yes

    Optional Add-ons

    Model Number Description
    SFP-10G-SR Cisco 10GBASE-SR SFP+ transceiver for short-range fiber links on Nexus 3548-X
    SFP-10G-LR Cisco 10GBASE-LR SFP+ transceiver for long-distance single-mode connections
    N2200-PAC-400W Cisco 400W AC power supply module compatible with Nexus 3000 series switches

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    Specification

    Cisco N3K-C3548P-10GX Specification

    Model
    N3K-C3548P-10GX
    Brand
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    Physical
    鈼?nbsp; 48 fixed SFP+ ports (1 or 10Gbps) 鈼?nbsp; Dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies 鈼?nbsp; Four individual redundant hot-swappable fans 鈼?nbsp; One 1-PPS timing port, with the RF1.0/2.3 QuickConnect connector type* 鈼?nbsp; One 10/100/1000-Mbps management port 鈼?nbsp; One RS-232 serial console port 鈼?nbsp; Two USB ports 鈼?nbsp; Locator LED 鈼?nbsp; Locator LED button
    Performance
    鈼?nbsp; 960-Gbps switching capacity 鈼?nbsp; Forwarding rate of 720mpps 鈼?nbsp; Line-rate traffic throughput (both Layer 2 and 3) on all ports 鈼?nbsp; Configurable MTUs of up to 9216 bytes (jumbo frames)
    Typical operating power
    鈼?nbsp; 112W
    Maximum power
    鈼?nbsp; 213W
    Typical heat dissipation
    鈼?nbsp; 383 BTUs per hr
    Maximum heat dissipation
    鈼?nbsp; 727 BTUs per hr
    Hardware tables and scalability
    Number of MAC addresses
    64,000
    8000
    Number of VLANS
    4096
    Number of ACL entries
    4096
    Number of spanning-tree instances
    Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP): 512 Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) Protocol: 64
    Number of EtherChannels
    24
    Number of ports per EtherChannel
    24
    Buffer size
    6MB shared among 16 ports; 18MB total
    Boot flash memory
    2GB (3524P and 3548P models) 4GB (3524X and 3548X models)
    Power supply types
    鈼?nbsp; AC (forward and reversed airflow) 鈼?nbsp; DC (forward and reversed airflow)
    Input voltage
    100 to 240 VAC
    Frequency
    50 to 60 Hz
    Power supply efficiency
    89 to 91% at 220V
    Cooling
    Forward and reversed airflow schemes 鈼?nbsp; Forward airflow:Port-side exhaust (air enters through fan tray and power supplies and exits through ports) 鈼?nbsp; Reversed airflow: Port-side intake (air enters through ports and exits through fan tray and power supplies) Four individual, hot-swappable fans (3+1 redundant)
    Operating temperature
    32 to 104° F (0 to 40°C)
    Storage temperature
    40 to 158° F (-40 to 70°C)
    Relative humidity (operating)
    鈼?nbsp; 10 to 85% noncondensing 鈼?nbsp; Up to 5 days at maximum (85%) humidity 鈼?nbsp; Recommend ASHRAE data center environment
    Relative humidity (nonoperating)
    5 to 95% noncondensing
    Altitude
    0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3000m)
    Mean time between failure (MTBF)
    317,030 hours
    Layer 2
    鈼?nbsp; Layer 2 switch ports and VLAN trunks 鈼?nbsp; IEEE 802.1Q VLAN encapsulation 鈼?nbsp; Support for up to 4096 VLANs 鈼?nbsp; Rapid Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVRST+) (IEEE 802.1w compatible) 鈼?nbsp; MSTP (IEEE 802.1s): 64 instances 鈼?nbsp; Spanning Tree PortFast 鈼?nbsp; Spanning Tree Root Guard 鈼?nbsp; Spanning Tree Bridge Assurance 鈼?nbsp; Cisco EtherChannel technology (up to 24 ports per EtherChannel) 鈼?nbsp; LACP: IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.1ax 鈼?nbsp; Advanced PortChannel hashing based on Layer 2, 3, and 4 information 鈼?nbsp; Jumbo frames on all ports (up to 9216 bytes) 鈼?nbsp; Storm control (multicast and broadcast) 鈼?nbsp; Link-level flow control (IEEE 802.3x) 鈼?nbsp; vPC
    Layer 3
    鈼?nbsp; Layer 3 interfaces: Routed ports on interfaces, switch virtual interfaces (SVIs), PortChannels, and subinterfaces (total: 1024) 鈼?nbsp; 24-way Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP) 鈼?nbsp; 4096 ACL entries 鈼?nbsp; Routing protocols: Static, RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP 鈼?nbsp; HSRP and VRRP 鈼?nbsp; ACL: Routed ACL with Layer 3 and 4 options to match ingress and egress ACLs 鈼?nbsp; VRF: VRF-Lite (IP VPN), VRF-aware unicast (BGP, OSPF, and RIP), and VRF鈥慳ware multicast 鈼?nbsp; VRF route leaking 鈼?nbsp; Jumbo frame support (up to 9216 bytes)
    Multicast
    鈼?nbsp; Multicast: PIMv2, PIM Sparse Mode (PIM-SM), SSM, and BiDir 鈼?nbsp; Bootstrap router (BSR), Auto-RP, and Static RP 鈼?nbsp; MSDP and Anycast RP 鈼?nbsp; Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Versions 2 and 3
    Security
    鈼?nbsp; Ingress ACLs (standard and extended) on Ethernet 鈼?nbsp; Standard and extended Layer 3 to 4 ACLs include IPv4, Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), TCP, and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) 鈼?nbsp; VLAN-based ACLs (VACLs) 鈼?nbsp; Port-based ACLs (PACLs) 鈼?nbsp; Named ACLs 鈼?nbsp; ACLs on virtual terminals (VTYs) 鈼?nbsp; Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) relay 鈼?nbsp; Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
    Cisco Nexus Data Broker
    鈼?nbsp; Topology support for tap and SPAN aggregation 鈼?nbsp; Traffic load balancing to multiple monitoring tools 鈼?nbsp; Time stamping using PTP 鈼?nbsp; Packet truncation 鈼?nbsp; Traffic filtering based on Layer 1 through Layer 4 header information 鈼?nbsp; Traffic replication and forwarding to multiple monitoring tools 鈼?nbsp; Robust RBAC 鈼?nbsp; Northbound Representational State Transfer (REST) API for all programmability support
    Management
    鈼?nbsp; Power On Auto Provisioning (POAP) 鈼?nbsp; Python scripting 鈼?nbsp; Switch management using 10/100/1000-Mbps management or console ports 鈼?nbsp; CLI-based console to provide detailed out-of-band management 鈼?nbsp; In-band switch management 鈼?nbsp; Locator and beacon LEDs 鈼?nbsp; Configuration rollback 鈼?nbsp; SSHv2 鈼?nbsp; Telnet 鈼?nbsp; AAA 鈼?nbsp; AAA with RBAC 鈼?nbsp; RADIUS 鈼?nbsp; TACACS+ 鈼?nbsp; Syslog 鈼?nbsp; Embedded packet analyzer 鈼?nbsp; SNMP v1, v2, and v3 鈼?nbsp; Enhanced SNMP MIB support 鈼?nbsp; XML (NETCONF) support 鈼?nbsp; Remote monitoring (RMON) 鈼?nbsp; Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for management traffic 鈼?nbsp; Unified username and passwords across CLI and SNMP 鈼?nbsp; Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (MS-CHAP) 鈼?nbsp; Digital certificates for management between switch and RADIUS server 鈼?nbsp; Cisco Discovery Protocol Versions 1 and 2 鈼?nbsp; RBAC 鈼?nbsp; SPAN on physical, PortChannel, and VLAN 鈼?nbsp; ERSPAN Versions 2 and 3 鈼?nbsp; Ingress and egress packet counters per interface 鈼?nbsp; Network Time Protocol (NTP) 鈼?nbsp; Cisco OHMS 鈼?nbsp; Comprehensive bootup diagnostic tests 鈼?nbsp; Cisco Call Home 鈼?nbsp; Cisco DCNM 鈼?nbsp; Active buffer monitoring 鈼?nbsp; PTP (IEEE 1588) boundary clock
    Standards
    鈼?nbsp; IEEE 802.1D: Spanning Tree Protocol 鈼?nbsp; IEEE 802.1p: CoS Prioritization 鈼?nbsp; IEEE 802.1Q: VLAN Tagging 鈼?nbsp; IEEE 802.1s: Multiple VLAN Instances of Spanning Tree Protocol 鈼?nbsp; IEEE 802.1w: Rapid Reconfiguration of Spanning Tree Protocol 鈼?nbsp; IEEE 802.3z: Gigabit Ethernet 鈼?nbsp; IEEE 802.3ad: Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) 鈼?nbsp; IEEE 802.1ax: Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) 鈼?nbsp; IEEE 802.3ae: 10 Gigabit Ethernet 鈼?nbsp; IEEE 802.3ba: 40 Gigabit Ethernet 鈼?nbsp; IEEE 802.1ab: LLDP
    RFC
    BGP 鈼?nbsp; RFC 1997: BGP CommunitiesAttribute 鈼?nbsp; RFC 2385: Protection of BGP Sessions with the TCP MD5 Signature Option 鈼?nbsp; RFC 2439: BGP Route Flap Damping 鈼?nbsp; RFC 2519: A Framework for Inter-Domain Route Aggregation 鈼?nbsp; RFC 2545: Use of BGPv4 Multiprotocol Extensions 鈼?nbsp; RFC 2858: Multiprotocol Extensions for BGPv4 鈼?nbsp; RFC 3065: Autonomous System Confederations for BGP 鈼?nbsp; RFC 3392: Capabilities Advertisement with BGPv4 鈼?nbsp; RFC 4271: BGPv4 鈼?nbsp; RFC 4273: BGPv4 MIB: Definitions of Managed Objects for BGPv4 鈼?nbsp; RFC 4456: BGP Route Reflection 鈼?nbsp; RFC 4486: Subcodes for BGP Cease Notification Message 鈼?nbsp; RFC 4724: Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP 鈼?nbsp; RFC 4893: BGP Support for Four-Octet AS Number Space OSPF 鈼?nbsp; RFC 2328: OSPFVersion 2 鈼?nbsp; 8431RFC 3101: OSPF Not-So-Stubby-Area (NSSA) Option 鈼?nbsp; RFC 3137: OSPF Stub Router Advertisement 鈼?nbsp; RFC 3509: Alternative Implementations of OSPF Area Border Routers 鈼?nbsp; RFC 3623: Graceful OSPF Restart 鈼?nbsp; RFC 4750: OSPF Version 2 MIB RIP 鈼?nbsp; RFC1724: RIPv2 MIB Extension 鈼?nbsp; RFC 2082: RIPv2 MD5 Authentication 鈼?nbsp; RFC 2453: RIP Version 2 鈼?nbsp; IP Services 鈼?nbsp; RFC 768: User Datagram Protocol (UDP) 鈼?nbsp; RFC 783: Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) 鈼?nbsp; RFC 791: IP 鈼?nbsp; RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) 鈼?nbsp; RFC 793: TCP 鈼?nbsp; RFC 826: ARP 鈼?nbsp; RFC 854: Telnet 鈼?nbsp; RFC 959: FTP 鈼?nbsp; RFC 1027: Proxy ARP 鈼?nbsp; RFC 1305: Network Time Protocol (NTP) Version 3 鈼?nbsp; RFC 1519: Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR) 鈼?nbsp; RFC 1542: BootP Relay 鈼?nbsp; RFC 1591: Domain Name System (DNS) Client 鈼?nbsp; RFC 1812: IPv4 Routers 鈼?nbsp; RFC 2131: DHCP Helper 鈼?nbsp; RFC 2338: VRRP IP Multicast 鈼?nbsp; RFC 2236: InternetGroup Management Protocol, version 2 鈼?nbsp; RFC 3376: Internet Group Management Protocol, Version 3 鈼?nbsp; RFC 3446: Anycast Rendezvous Point Mechanism Using PIM and MSDP 鈼?nbsp; RFC 3569: An Overview of SSM 鈼?nbsp; RFC 3618: Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) 鈼?nbsp; RFC 4601: Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised) 鈼?nbsp; RFC 4607: Source-Specific Multicast for IP 鈼?nbsp; RFC 4610: Anycast-RP using PIM 鈼?nbsp; RFC 5015: PIM BiDir 鈼?nbsp; RFC 5132: IP Multicast MIB
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    17.4 kg

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    What accessories are available for the Nexus 3548-X Switch?

    Accessories include spare SFP+ modules, power supply units, and rack-mount kits specifically designed for the Nexus 3548-X Switch.

    How does the Nexus 3548-X Switch compare to similar products?

    The Nexus 3548-X Switch is distinguished by its ultra-low latency, making it superior for environments requiring fast and reliable network performance.

    Can the Nexus 3548-X Switch be used in a cloud environment?

    Yes, the Nexus 3548-X Switch is suitable for high-performance cloud environments due to its scalability and enhanced features.

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