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Cisco N9K-C93108TC-FX3 | Nexus 9300-FX3 48-Port 10G Switch, 6x 40/100G QSFP28

N9K-C93108TC-FX3

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Description

The Cisco N9K-C93108TC-FX3 Nexus 93108TC-FX3 is a high-performance 1RU data center switch engineered for leaf/ToR deployments in VXLAN EVPN and Cisco ACI fabrics. It delivers 48 ports of flexible 100M/1/10GBASE-T connectivity that reuses existing CAT6/CAT6A copper infrastructure, combined with six QSFP28 uplinks supporting 40/100G for scalable spine connectivity. With 2.16 Tbps switching capacity, 1.2 Bpps forwarding performance, and MACsec encryption on all ports, this switch is ideal for secure, high-density brownfield and greenfield data center environments requiring wire-rate performance and investment protection.

Features

Cisco Cloud Scale ASIC architecture for wire-rate performance and advanced telemetry
- VXLAN hardware VTEP with EVPN control plane support in NX-OS mode
- Full Cisco ACI fabric integration with policy-driven automation
- MACsec hardware encryption on all ports (IEEE 802.1AE)
- Comprehensive Layer 2 protocols: VLANs, STP, RSTP, MST, LACP, vPC
- Advanced Layer 3 routing: BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, RIPv2, static routing
- IPv4 and IPv6 dual-stack support with OSPFv3, BGP4+, PIM-SM, SSM
- Quality of Service (QoS): 8 queues per port, DSCP/CoS marking, weighted round-robin
- Access control lists (ACLs): IPv4/IPv6 ACLs, port-based ACLs, VLAN ACLs
- Comprehensive security: RADIUS, TACACS+, SSH, SNMPv3, RBAC
- Network analytics: Streaming telemetry, NetFlow, sFlow, SPAN/ERSPAN
- Flexible management: NX-OS CLI, NX-API, NETCONF, RESTCONF, Cisco DCNM, APIC
- Python scripting and automation: on-box Python, Ansible, Puppet, Chef integration
- Hot-swappable redundant power supplies with N+1 configuration
- Hot-swappable fan modules with selectable front-to-back or back-to-front airflow
- LLDP, CDP discovery protocols for automated topology mapping
- Precision Time Protocol (PTP) IEEE 1588v2 support
- Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) IEEE 802.3az compliance

Warranty

All products sold by XS Network Tech include a 12-month warranty on both new and used items. Our in-house technical team thoroughly tests used hardware prior to sale to ensure enterprise-grade reliability.

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Technical Specifications

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Technical Specifications

48x 100M/1/10GBASE-T ports (RJ-45)
- 6x 40/100G QSFP28 uplink ports
- Switching capacity: 2.16 Tbps
- Forwarding rate: 1.2 Bpps (billion packets per second)
- MAC address table: 512,000 entries
- Shared buffer memory: 40 MB
- CPU: 4 cores
- System memory: 16 GB
- Flash storage: 128 GB SSD
- Form factor: 1RU rack-mountable
- Dimensions (HxWxD): 4.4 x 43.9 x 45.9 cm (1.72 x 17.3 x 18 in)
- Weight: Approximately 7.25 kg (16 lb) chassis only
- Typical power consumption: 460W
- Power supply options: NXA-PAC-500W (AC), NXA-PDC-930W (DC), N9K-PUV-1200W (Universal)
- Dual redundant hot-swappable PSUs and fan modules
- Selectable airflow: port-side intake or exhaust
- Dual out-of-band management: RJ-45 and SFP
- MTBF: 302,360 hours
- Operating modes: Cisco NX-OS or Cisco ACI

FAQs

Q: What licensing is required for the N9K-C93108TC-FX3?
A: The switch supports both NX-OS and ACI operating modes with subscription-based licensing. For NX-OS mode, Essential or Advantage licenses are available. The switch ships without a software license and requires separate purchase of appropriate license tier based on desired features (Essential for base L2/L3, Advantage for advanced protocols and telemetry).

Q: Can this switch operate in both standalone NX-OS mode and Cisco ACI mode?
A: Yes, the N9K-C93108TC-FX3 supports both operating modes but cannot run them simultaneously. It can be deployed in standalone NX-OS mode with VXLAN EVPN control plane for traditional data center fabrics, or integrated into a Cisco ACI fabric with APIC controller for policy-driven automation. The operating mode is configured during initial setup.

Q: Does the N9K-C93108TC-FX3 support MACsec encryption?
A: Yes, the switch provides hardware-accelerated MACsec encryption on all 48 10GBASE-T ports and all 6 QSFP28 uplink ports, enabling encrypted leaf-to-leaf and leaf-to-spine traffic for multi-tenant, healthcare, finance, and government environments without performance degradation.

Q: What is the maximum distance supported on the 10GBASE-T ports?
A: The 10GBASE-T ports support up to 100 meters over CAT6A cabling at 10 Gbps, 100 meters over CAT6 at 1 Gbps, and 100 meters over CAT5e/CAT6 at 100 Mbps, enabling reuse of existing copper infrastructure while providing a smooth migration path to higher speeds.

Q: Is the N9K-C93108TC-FX3 compatible with Cisco virtual port channel (vPC) technology?
A: Yes, the switch fully supports vPC in NX-OS mode, allowing two switches to appear as a single logical device to downstream devices for Layer 2 redundancy and active-active connectivity. In ACI mode, the equivalent functionality is provided through vPC-like behavior managed by the APIC controller.

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