Cisco N5K-C5696Q Nexus 5696Q 8x Expension Slot Network Switch Chassis
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Cisco N5K-C5696Q Nexus 5696Q 8x Expension Slot Network Switch Chassis
- Part number
- N5K-C5696Q
- Up to 96 high-speed 40G ports
- 7.68Tbps forwarding supports scale
- QSFP breakout enables 10G connectivity
- 256K MAC/ARP scale supports large fabrics
- 1µs-class cut-through forwarding
- NX-OS supports data center operations
CONDITION
Ideal for
Data centers, 40G aggregation, leaf/spine networks, FCoE environments
Cisco N5K-C5696Q Nexus 5696Q 8x Expension Slot Layer 3 Rack-mountable Network Switch Chassis
Overview
Cisco Nexus 5696Q 4RU extensible 10/40Gb data center switch supporting up to 96 40Gb Ethernet ports through expansion modules.
Application & Use Cases
- High-density data center switching
- 40G leaf and aggregation deployments
- 10G breakout connectivity
- FCoE and unified data center networks
Features
- Eight line-card expansion slots
- Up to 96 × 40Gb ports
- QSFP breakout to 10Gb
- NX-OS operating system
- Cut-through forwarding
Key Specifications
- Form Factor: 4RU
- Maximum 40G Ports: 96
- Expansion: 8 LEM slots
- Forwarding: 7.68Tbps / 5713Mpps
- MAC/ARP: Up to 256K combined
- VLANs: Up to 4000
- Jumbo Frames: Up to 9216 bytes
- Latency: Approximately 1 microsecond
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| Product Line | Nexus |
| Product Series | 5000 |
| Model | C5696Q |
| Product Type | Switch Chassis |
| Quantity of Expansion Slots | 9 |
| Quantity of SFP+ Slots | 96 |
| Expansion Slots Details | Expansion Module |
| Console Management Port | Yes |
| USB Port | Yes |
| Stacking Port | No |
| POE/POE+ Supports | Non-PoE |
| Media Standard | Optical Fiber |
| Shared Status SFP/SFP+ Slots | Yes |
| Supported Layer Standard | Layer 2/3 |
| Manageable | Yes |
| MAC Address Table Capacity | 256000 MAC Addresses |
| Jumbo Frames | 9216 Bytes |
| Supported Rack | 1U |
| Form Factor | Rack-mountable |
| Compliance Standards | RoHS,WEEE |
| Source of Power | Power Supply |
| Power Rating | 6600 Watts |