N2K-C2348TQ, Cisco Nexus 2300 Switch, 48x10GBASE-T/6x40G QSFP+/3 Fans

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    Overview
    End-of-Life Notice
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    N2K-C2348TQ is officially EOL. Service support ends on 2025-09-30.
    For full lifecycle details, see N2K-C2348TQ EOL.
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    Official replacement model. Aligned with current deployment environments.

    Cisco N2K-C2348TQ Overview

    N2K-C2348TQ is a Cisco Nexus 2300 Platform Chassis, offering 10G BASE T Fabric Extender, 2 power supplier, 3 Fan Modules, 48x100M/1/10GT (RJ45) + 6x40G QSFP+(req QSFP+) and choice of airflow. Cisco Nexus 2300 platform fabric extenders are the successors to the industry’s widely adopted Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders. The Nexus 2300 platform with its Cisco fabric extender architecture provides a highly scalable unified server-access platform across a range of connectivity options such as 100 Megabit Ethernet; 1, 10, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet; unified fabric; copper and fiber connectivity; and rack and blade server environments.

    Quick Specs

    Figure 1 shows the appearance of the N2K-C2348TQ.

    N2K-C2348TQ Appearance

    Table 1 shows the Quick Spec.

    Product Code

    N2K-C2348TQ

    Fabric extender host interfaces

    48

    Fabric extender host interface type

    48 x 100M/1/10GBASE-T ports: RJ-45 connectors

    Fabric extender fabric interfaces

    6 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP (24 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet)

    Fabric speed

    Up to 240 Gbps in each direction

    (480-Gbps full duplex)

    Performance

    Hardware forwarding at 1440 Gbps or 2160 mpps

    FCoE

    FCoE support up to 30m with Category 6a and 7 cables (Cisco Nexus 5500 and 5600 platforms and 6000 Series)

    Cisco parent switch

    Cisco Nexus 5500 and 5600 platforms
    Cisco Nexus 6000 Series
    Cisco Nexus 7000 Series and 7700 platform
    Cisco Nexus 9300 and 9500 Series

    Dimensions (H x W x D)

    4.37 x 43.94 x 43.36 cm

    Net Weight

    8.0 kg

    Product Details

    Figure 2 shows the front panel of the N2K-C2348TQ.

    N2K-C2348TQ Front Panel

    Note:

    ID LED

    40-Gigabit ports (six) for QSFP+ transceivers and 40-Gigabit QSFP+ to four 10-Gigabit SFP+ breakout cables

    Status LED

    48 x 100M/1/10GBASE-T ports

    Figure 3 shows the back panel of the N2K-C2348TQ.

    N2K-C2348TQ Back Panel

    Note:

    Power supply modules (one or two, hot swappable) (AC power supply shown)

    Fan modules (three, hot swappable)

    ID LED

    Management/Console HDMI port

    Status LED

    The Accessories

    Table 2 shows some recommended accessories.

    Models

    Description

    SFP-10G-SR

    10GBASE-SR SFP Module

    SFP-H10GB-CU1M

    Cisco Direct-Attach Twinax Copper Cable Assembly with SFP+ Connectors SFP-H10GB-CU1M

    SFP-H10GB-CU5M

    SFP-H10GB-CU5M,5M Passive Copper Twinax Cable F, Nexus,24AWG cable assembly

    QSFP-H40G-CU5M

    Cisco QSFP to QSFP copper direct-attach 40GBASE-CR4 cable QSFP-H40G-CU5M

    QSFP-40G-LR4

    40GBase-LR4 Optical Transceiver,QSFP+,40GE,Single-mode Module(1310nm,10km,LC)

    Compare to Similar Items

    Table 3 shows the comparison of similar items.

    Product Code

    N2K-C2348TQ

    N2K-C2348UPQ

    Fabric extender host interfaces

    48

    48

    Fabric extender host interface type

    48 x 100M/1/10GBASE-T ports: RJ-45 connectors

    For 48 x 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet host interface ports:

    1/10 Gigabit Ethernet ports SFP/SFP+
    AOC cables
    DS-SFP-FC16G-SW

    Fabric extender fabric interfaces

    6 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP (24 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet)

    6 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP (24 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet)

    Fabric speed

    Up to 240 Gbps in each direction

    (480-Gbps full duplex)

    Up to 240 Gbps in each direction

    (480-Gbps full duplex)

    Performance

    Hardware forwarding at 1440 Gbps or 2160 mpps

    Hardware forwarding at 1440 Gbps or 2160 mpps

    Cisco parent switch

    Cisco Nexus 5500 and 5600 platforms
    Cisco Nexus 6000 Series
    Cisco Nexus 7000 Series and 7700 platform
    Cisco Nexus 9300 and 9500 Series
    Cisco Nexus 5500 and 5600 platforms
    Cisco Nexus 6000 Series
    Cisco Nexus 7000 Series and 7700 platform
    Cisco Nexus 9300 and 9500 Series

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    Quality Certifications

    • ISO 14001
    • ISO 9001
    • RoHS
    • REACH
    • CE
    • FCC
    Specification

    Cisco N2K-C2348TQ Specification

    N2K-C2348TQ Specification

    Type

    Cisco Nexus 2348TQ

    Fabric extender host interfaces

    48

    Fabric extender host interface type

    48 100M/1/10GBASE-T ports: RJ-45 connectors

    Fabric extender fabric interfaces

    6 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP (24 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet)

    Fabric extender fabric interface type

    Fiber: QSFP-40G-SR-BD, QSFP-40G-SR4,QSFP-40G-SR4-S, QSFP-40G-LR4, QSFP-40G-LR4-S, and QSFP-40G-CSR4-S

     

    Copper: 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ active Twinax cables (QSFP-H40G-ACU7M and QSFP-H40G-ACU10M (no passive cables)

     

    AOC cables: QSFP-H40G-AOC1M, QSFP-H40G-AOC2M, QSFP-H40G-AOC3M, QSFP-H40G-AOC5M, QSFP-H40G-AOC7M, QSFP-H40G-AOC10M, and QSFP-H40G-AOC15M

     

    AOC breakout cables: QSFP-4X10G-AOC1M, QSFP-4X10G-AOC2M, QSFP-4X10G-AOC3M, QSFP-4X10G-AOC5M, QSFP-4X10G-AOC7M, and QSFP-4X10G-AOC10M

     

    Copper breakout cables: QSFP-4x10G-AC7M and QSFP-4x10G-AC10M (no passive cables)

    Distance between Cisco Nexus 2300 fabric extender and Cisco Nexus 5500 switch is up to 10 km (up to 3 km for FCoE traffic), and for the Cisco Nexus 5600 switch or 6000 Series Switch the distance is up to 3 km (300m for FCoE traffic)

     

    All equivalent S-class optics are supported

    Cisco 40GBASE QSFP to SFP+/SFP adapter (CVR-QSFP-SFP10G)

    Fabric speed

    Up to 240 Gbps in each direction
    (480-Gbps full duplex)

    Oversubscription

    Up to 2:1

    Performance

    Hardware forwarding at 1440 Gbps or 2160 mpps

    FCoE

    FCoE support up to 30m with Category 6a and 7 cables (Cisco Nexus 5500 and 5600 platforms and 6000 Series)

    Cisco parent switch

    Cisco Nexus 5500 and 5600 platforms

    Cisco Nexus 6000 Series

    Cisco Nexus 7000 Series and 7700 platform

    Cisco Nexus 9300 and 9500 Series

    Minimum software

    Cisco NX-OS Release 7.1(0)N1(1)
    (Cisco Nexus 5500 and 5600 platforms and 6000 Series)

    Cisco NX-OS Release 7.2.0D1(1)

    (Cisco Nexus 7000 Series and 7700 platform)

    Cisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I2(1)

    (Cisco Nexus 9300 Series and 9500 platform)

    Dimensions (H x W x D)

    1.72 x 17.3 x 17.07 in. (4.37 x 43.94 x 43.36 cm)

    Weight

    17.7 lbs. (8.0 kg)

    Environment

    Operating temperature: 32 to 131°F (0 to 55°C)

    Non-operating temperature: -40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C)

    Humidity: 5 to 95 percent (noncondensing)

    Altitude: 0 to 10,000 ft. (0 to 3000m)

    Power supply

    N2200-PAC-400W,
    N2200-PAC-400W-B,
    N2200-PDC-400W,
    N2200-PDC-350W-B, NXA-PHV-500W, and NXA-PHV-500W-B

    Fan modules

    NXA-FAN-30CFM-F and NXA-FAN-30CFM-B (N+1 redundancy = 3 fans)

    Typical input operating power

    280W at 30m (maximum 350W)

    Heat dissipation

    952 BTU/hour (typical); 1190 BTU/hour (maximum)

    Regulatory Compliance

    Products should comply with CE Markings according to directives 2004/108/EC and 2006/95/EC

    Safety

    • UL 60950-1
    • CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1EN 60950-1
    • IEC 60950-1AS/NZS 60950-1GB4943

    EMC: Emissions

    • 47CFR Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A
    • AS/NZS CISPR22 Class A
    • CISPR22 Class A
    • EN55022 Class A
    • ICES003 Class A
    • VCCI Class A
    • EN61000-3-2
    • EN61000-3-3
    • KN22 Class A
    • CNS13438 Class A

    EMC: Immunity

    • EN50082-1
    • EN61000-6-1
    • EN55024
    • CISPR24
    • EN300386
    • KN 61000-4 series

    RoHS

    The Cisco Nexus 2348UPQ, 2348TQ, and 2332TQ are RoHS-6 compliant

    Network Equipment Building Standards (NEBS)

    The Cisco Nexus 2348UPQ, 2348TQ, and 2332TQ meet NEBS level-3 standards (hardware revision 3) (not currently supported)

    Description

    Specification

    Layer 2 features

    • Layer 2 VLAN trunks
    • IEEE 802.1Q VLAN encapsulation
    • Cisco EtherChannel technology on uplinks
    • PortChannel on server ports on Cisco Nexus 2300 platforms
    • Advanced PortChannel hashing
    • Jumbo frames on all ports (up to 9216 bytes)
    • Pause frames (Priority Flow Control [PFC] and IEEE 802.3x)
    • Private VLANs (promiscuous only on uplinks)
    • Local multicast replication on Cisco Nexus 2300 platform (8000 entries)
    • Autonegotiation to 1000BASE-T; full duplex on host interfaces

    Enhanced Ethernet

    • DCB

    Quality of service (QoS)

    • Layer 2 IEEE 802.1p (class of service [CoS])
    • Eight hardware queues per port (Cisco Nexus 2300 platforms)
    • Per-port QoS configuration
    • Local policing on Cisco Nexus 2300 platform (64 policers)
    • CoS trust
    • Configurable tail-drop threshold on Cisco Nexus 2300 platform
    • Egress strict-priority queuing
    • Egress port-based scheduling: Weighted Round Robin (WRR)

    High availability

    • Hot-swappable field-replaceable power supplies and fan modules
    • 1:1 power redundancy
    • Uplink traffic management through Cisco EtherChannel hashing or static port pinning
    • vPCs for dual-homed active-active connectivity across two Cisco Nexus parent switches
    • vPCs for dual-homed straight-through NIC connectivity across two Cisco Nexus 2300 platform fabric extenders
    • In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)

    Security

    • Local classification (256 access control list [ACL] entries)

    Management

    • Fabric extender management using in-band management
    • Locator and beacon LEDs on front and back of chassis (locator beacons on the front and rear of the chassis help reduce errors when the equipment is serviced)
    • Per-port locator and beacon LEDs
    • Syslog
    • Simple Network Management Protocol Versions 1, 2, and 3 (SNMP v1, v2, and v3)
    • Enhanced SNMP MIB support
    • XML (NETCONF) support
    • Remote Monitoring (RMON)
    • Cisco Discovery Protocol Versions 1 and 2
    • Cisco Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) source on server ports
    • Power-on self-test (POST)
    • Cisco Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD): Ethernet
    • Comprehensive bootup diagnostic tests
    • CiscoWorks
    • Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM); the Cisco Nexus 2300 platform is managed through the parent Cisco Nexus switch using DCNM and standard SNMP, XML interface, and command-line interface (CLI)

    Configuration MIBs

    • ENTITY-MIB
    • IF-MIB
    • FABRIC-EXTENDER MIB
    • CISCO-ENTITY-EXT-MIB
    • CISCO-ENTITY-FRU-CONTROL-MIB
    • CISCO-ENTITY-SENSOR-MIB
    • CISCO-ETHERNET-FABRIC-EXTENDER-MIB

    Monitoring MIBs

    • RMON-MIB

    Industry standards

    • IEEE 802.1p: CoS prioritization
    • IEEE 802.1Q: VLAN tagging
    • IEEE 802.3: Ethernet
    • IEEE 802.3ae: 10 Gigabit Ethernet
    • SFF 8431 SFP+ support
    • IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX specification
    • IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T specification
    • IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T
    • 10GBASE-SR
    • 10GBASE-LR
    • RMON
    • SFF-8461

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    Questions & Answers

    What troubleshooting steps should be taken if the Nexus 2348TQ malfunctions?

    Start by checking power connections, ensuring all fan modules are operational, and verifying the status of network ports. Refer to the troubleshooting section in the Nexus 2348TQ manual for further guidance.

    Can the Nexus 2348TQ integrate with existing Cisco Nexus switches?

    Yes, the Nexus 2348TQ is designed to seamlessly integrate with other Cisco Nexus switches, offering extended connectivity and simplified management.

    What are the power supply options for the Nexus 2348TQ?

    The Nexus 2348TQ offers a choice of airflow and power supply options to meet different data center requirements. Ensure you choose the correct options during purchase to match your setup.

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