Cisco N9K-C9396TX | Nexus 9300 48-Port 10GBASE-T Switch, 8x 40G QSFP+, Layer 3

The Cisco Nexus N9K-C9396TX is a high-performance data centre switch featuring 48 ports of 100M/1G/10GBASE-T copper connectivity and 8 QSFP+ 40G uplinks. Designed for top-of-rack and middle-of-row deployments, it delivers wire-speed Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching with up to 2.56 Tbps bandwidth and low-latency forwarding. Supporting both traditional NX-OS and Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) modes, this 2U switch is ideal for enterprise data centres, cloud environments, and service provider hosting.

Wire-speed Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching with non-blocking architecture
- Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) ready with software-defined networking capabilities
- Support for traditional NX-OS standalone mode for flexible deployment
- Advanced Quality of Service (QoS) with DSCP marking, WRED, and WRR queuing
- Comprehensive Layer 2 features: VLANs, STP/RSTP/MSTP, LACP link aggregation
- Layer 3 routing: Static routes, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP (depending on license tier)
- Access Control Lists (ACLs) for granular security and traffic filtering
- Integrated buffer space for efficient traffic management and speed mismatch handling
- Hot-swappable, redundant power supplies and fan trays for high availability
- Flexible airflow configurations: port-side intake or port-side exhaust
- Low-latency forwarding optimised for high-frequency trading and real-time applications
- Energy-efficient 80 Plus Platinum certified power supplies
- Support for RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) for storage and HPC workloads
- SNMP, RMON, SSH, and Telnet for comprehensive network management
- Hot-swappable modular uplink modules for easy upgrades and scalability

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