Nexus 56128P Chassis, 2RU, 48x 10-Gbps SFP+, 4 x 40G QSFP+ Fixed Ports (Base)

Model:

N5K-C56128P – Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch

Brand:

Cisco

N5K-C56128P Overview

The Cisco Nexus 56128P (N5K-C56128P) is a 2RU (2 rack unit) switch that supports 2.56 Tbps of bandwidth across 48 fixed 1 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports, and four 40-Gbps QSFP+ ports. The 48 fixed SFP+ ports and 4 40Gbps QSFP+ ports support FCOE also, in addition to Ethernet. The Cisco Nexus 56128P runs the industry-leading Cisco NX-OS Software operating system, providing features and capabilities that are widely deployed.

Quick Specs

Table 1 shows the Quick Specs.

Product Code

N5K-C56128P

Bandwidth

2.56 Tbps

Fixed Interfaces

48 fixed 1 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports, and four 40-Gbps QSFP+ ports

Form Factor

2-rack unit

Expansion slots

2

Power Supplies

four 2+2 redundant, hot-swappable power supplies

Fan Modules

four 3+1 redundant, hot-swappable independent fans

Number of ports

1152 with FEX

10 GE

Up to 96 wire-rate ports

40 GE

Up to 8 QSFP ports

Unified ports

Up to 48 ports (Ethernet; FCoE; 2/4/8-gigabit FC)

10 and 40 Gbps FCoE

Yes

Hardware VXLAN

Yes

NVGRE capable

Yes

Latency

1 microsecond

Airflow

supporting both port-side intake (red handle) and fan-side intake (blue handle) airflow options.

Physical (height x width x depth)

3.5 x 17.3 x 30 in (8.8 x 43.9 x 76.2 cm)

Weight

60 lb (2 expansion modules and 4 power supplies)

Product Details

The Accessories

Table 2 shows the recommended elements for the N5K-C56128P.

Category

Model

Description

N5600 SFP Transceiver and Optics

SFP-10G-SR

10GBASE-SR SFP Module

SFP-H10GB-CU1-5M

10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 1.5 Meter

Software License Options

N56-LAN1K9-P

Limited Time Promotion for Nexus 5600 Series LAN Enterprise

Compare to Similar Items

Table 3 shows the comparison of N5K-C56128P and N5K-C5672UP.

Product Code

N5K-C56128P

N5K-C5672UP

Form factor

2-rack unit

1-rack unit

Power Supplies

four 2+2 redundant, hot-swappable power supplies

two 1+1 redundant, hot-swappable power supplies

Airflow

supporting both port-side intake (red handle) and fan-side intake (blue handle) airflow options.

supporting both port-side intake (red handle) and fan-side intake (blue handle) airflow options for flexible mounting

Number of ports

1152 with FEX

Up to 1152 with FEX

10 GE

Up to 96 wire-rate ports

48 ports

40 GE

Up to 8 QSFP ports

6 true QSFP ports

Unified ports

Up to 48 ports (Ethernet; FCoE; 2/4/8-gigabit FC)

16 ports (Ethernet; FCoE; 2/4/8-gigabit FC)

10 and 40 Gbps FCoE

Yes

Yes

Hardware VXLAN

Yes

Yes

NVGRE capable

Yes

Yes

Latency

1 microsecond

1 microsecond