Nexus 3524-XL Switch, 24 SFP+

Model:

N3K-C3524P-XL – Cisco Nexus 3000 Series

Brand:

Cisco

N3K-C3524P-XL Overview

N3K-C3524P-XL is the Nexus 3524-XL Switch, with 24 SFP+. The Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches are a comprehensive portfolio of 1, 10, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet switches built from a Switch-on-a-Chip (SoC) architecture. Introduced in April 2011, this series of switches provides line-rate Layer 2 and 3 performance and is suitable for Top-of-the-Rack (ToR) architecture. This series of switches has established itself as a leader in High-Frequency Trading (HFT), High-Performance Computing (HPC), and big data environments by pairing high performance and low latency with innovations in performance visibility, automation, and time synchronization.

Quick Specs

Table 1 shows the Quick Specs.

Product Code

N3K-C3524P-XL

Physical

24 fixed SFP+ ports (1 or 10 Gbps); expandable to 48 ports

Dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies

Four individual redundant hot-swappable fans

One 1-PPS timing port, with the RF1.0/2.3 QuickConnect connector type

One 10/100/1000-Mbps management port

One RS-232 serial console port

Two USB ports

Locator LED

Locator LED button

Performance

480-Gbps switching capacity

Forwarding rate of 360 mpps

Line-rate traffic throughput (both Layer 2 and 3) on all ports

Configurable MTUs of up to 9216 bytes (jumbo frames)

Physical dimensions

(H x W x D)

1.72 x 17.3 x 18.38 in. (4.36 x 43.9 x 46.7 cm)

Weight

17.4 lb (7.9 kg)

Product Details

The Cisco Nexus 3524-XL Switches are, respectively, Cisco Nexus 3524-X Switches with a faster CPU, running at 2.5 GHz; system memory increased to 16 GB; and bootflash memory increased to 16 GB. These enhancements allow the switches to support the Cisco NX-OS Data Management Engine (DME) model.

The Cisco Nexus 3524-XL have the following hardware configuration:

24 fixed SFP+ ports (1 or 10 Gbps)

Dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies

Four individual redundant hot-swappable fans

One 1-PPS timing port, with the RF1.0 and 2.3 QuickConnect connector type

One 10/100/1000 management port

One RS-232 serial console port

Two USB ports

Locator LED

Locator LED button

Support for both port-side exhaust and port-side intake airflow schemes is available. Port-side exhaust airflow is useful when the port side of the switch sits on a hot aisle and the power supply side sits on a cold aisle. Port-side intake airflow is useful when the power supply side of the switch sits on a hot aisle and the port side sits on a cold aisle.

The Accessories

Table 2 shows the supported accessories.

Model

Description

SFP-10G-SR

10GBASE-SR SFP+ module (MMF)

SFP-10G-LR

10GBASE-LR SFP+ module (single-mode fiber [SMF])

SFP-10G-ER

Cisco 10GBASE-ER SFP+ module for SMF

GLC-TE

1000BASE-T SFP

GLC-SX-MM

GE SFP, LC connector SX transceiver (MMF)

GLC-SX-MMD

1000BASE-SX SFP transceiver module, MMF, 850 nm, DOM

NXA-FAN-30CFM-F

N2K/3K Individual Fan, Forward airflow (port side exhaust)

NXA-FAN-30CFM-B

N2K/3K Individual Fan, Reversed airflow (port side intake)

N2200-PAC-400W

N2K/3K 400W AC Power Supply, Forward airflow (port side exhaust)

N2200-PAC-400W-B

N2K/3K 400W AC Power Supply, Reversed airflow (port side intake)

N2200-PDC-400W

N2K/3K 400W DC Power Supply, Forward airflow (port side exhaust)

N3K-PDC-350W-B

N2K/3K 350W DC Power Supply, Reversed airflow (port side intake)

N3524-LAN1K9=

Nexus 3524 Layer 3 LAN Enterprise License (Requires N3K-BAS1K9 License)

N3548-ALGK9=

Nexus 3500 Algo Boost License

Compare to Similar Items

Table 3 shows the comparison.

Product Code

N3K-C3548P-XL

N3K-C3524P-XL

Ports

48 fixed SFP+ ports (1 or 10 Gbps)

24 fixed SFP+ ports (1 or 10 Gbps); expandable to 48 ports

Physical dimensions

(H x W x D)

1.72 x 17.3 x 18.38 in. (4.36 x 43.9 x 46.7 cm)

1.72 x 17.3 x 18.38 in. (4.36 x 43.9 x 46.7 cm)

Weight

17.4 lb (7.9 kg)

17.4 lb (7.9 kg)