Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series 12-Port 100 Gigabit Ethernet Module Data Sheet
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Product Overview
The Cisco Nexus® 7700 F3-Series 12-Port 100 Gigabit Ethernet Module (referred to as the Cisco Nexus 7700 F3‑Series module in this document) offers outstanding feature flexibility and wire-rate performance on each port. The module enables the deployment of high-density, low-latency, scalable data center architecture.
Powering Cisco’s Unified Fabric Architecture
The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches are the foundation of the Cisco® Unified Fabric solution. Designed to meet the requirements of mission-critical data centers, these switches deliver exceptional availability, outstanding scalability, and the proven and comprehensive Cisco NX-OS Software data center switching feature set.
The Cisco Nexus 7700 platform is the latest extension to the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series modular switches. With more than 83 terabits per second (Tbps) of overall switching capacity, the Cisco Nexus 7700 platform delivers the highest-capacity 10, 40, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports in the industry, with up to 768 native 10-Gbps ports, 384 40-Gbps ports, and 192 100-Gbps ports. This high system capacity is designed to meet the scalability requirements of the largest cloud environments.
The Cisco Nexus 7700 platform switches have operational and feature consistency with the existing Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches, using a common system architecture, the same application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technology, and the same proven Cisco NX-OS Software releases.
The Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series module (Figure 1) is a low-latency, high-performance, high-density 100 Gigabit Ethernet module designed for mission-critical data center networks. This module delivers 1.8 billion packets per second (bpps) of distributed Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding and up to 1.2 Tbps of data throughput. A Cisco Nexus 7700 18-Slot Switch fully populated with the Cisco Nexus 7700 F3‑Series module can support up to 192 wire-rate 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports (Table 1) and deliver up to 28.8 bpps and 38.4 Tbps of switching performance.
Table 1. Cisco Nexus 7700 Platform 100 Gigabit Ethernet Maximum Port Density
| Cisco Nexus 7700 6-Slot Switch |
48 |
| Cisco Nexus 7700 2-Slot Switch |
12 |
The Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series module is based on the Cisco Nexus F3-Series switch-on-chip (SoC) ASIC. This type of design increases performance while lowering the power and cooling requirements of the module. The Cisco Nexus F3-Series SoC is an innovative Cisco ASIC powered by a flexible packet engine, which makes it excellent for building the network infrastructure for public and private cloud environments. The Cisco Nexus F3‑Series engine supports all the foundational networking protocols needed to build Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks. It also provides hardware support for Cisco Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) and Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP) which enable building scalable virtual overlay networks. The Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series module enables customers to transparently interconnect their data centers with protocols such as Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), and Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS).
Features and Benefits
The Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series module is powered by the proven Cisco NX-OS software which provides a comprehensive set of Cisco data center innovations along with traditional Layer 2 and Layer 3 functions making this module an excellent choice for high density, high performance, and robust data center networks.
● The Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series module supports Cisco FabricPath. With Cisco FabricPath, organizations can build resilient, flexible, and massively scalable Layer 2 networks. Cisco FabricPath also provides investment protection by allowing existing spanning-tree-based networks to be connected to a Cisco FabricPath network.
● The Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series module can be used in conjunction with the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders (FEX). The Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders are designed to simplify data center architecture and operations by dramatically reducing the number of points of management.
● The Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series module delivers integrated Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), greatly simplifying the network infrastructure and reducing costs by enabling the deployment of unified data center fabrics to consolidate data center traffic onto a single, general-purpose, high-performance, highly available network. With the Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series module, FCoE can be deployed in director-class modular platforms for the access layer and core of converged networks.
● The Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series module supports wire-rate VXLAN, offering the architectural flexibility needed to expand cloud deployments with repeatable pods in different Layer 2 domains. VXLAN can also enable migration of virtual machines between servers across Layer 3 networks.
● The support for advanced data center interconnect (DCI) protocols such as Cisco OTV and VPLS makes the module excellent for helping customers simplify the extension of applications across geographically dispersed data center sites.
● The Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series module supports high-performance MPLS for 100 Gigabit Ethernet data center deployments.
● The Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series module supports Cisco LISP, which allows enterprises and service providers to simplify multi-homed routing, provide scalable any-to-any WAN connectivity, and support data center virtual machine mobility.
● The virtual device context (VDC) feature helps enable the virtualization of a single physical device in to two or more logical devices. Each provisioned logical device is configured and managed as if it were a separate physical device.
● The Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series module offers exceptional security with integrated hardware support for:
◦ Configurable Control-Plane Policing (CoPP), which protects the supervisor CPU from excessive traffic
◦ Access control list (ACL) counters and logging capability to provide deeper packet visibility
◦ Layer 2 to Layer 4 ACL for both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic
◦ Cisco TrustSec® technology and ACL processing for security group tags (SGTs)
Note: This document describes capabilities of the Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series module hardware. Please consult your Cisco representative to confirm the appropriate Cisco NX-OS Software release required to enable these features.
Product Specifications
Table 2 lists product specifications for the Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series module. Table 3 lists specifications for Cisco transceivers installed in the module’s Cisco CPAK ports to enable connectivity over the physical medium. Refer to the release notes for up-to-date software version information to see which optics and copper assemblies are supported. Complete information about supported transceivers can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/prod_models_home.html.
Table 2. Product Specifications
| Item |
Specifications |
| System |
|
| Product compatibility |
Supported in all Cisco Nexus 7700 chassis |
| Software compatibility |
Contact your local account representative for software release availability |
| Front-panel LEDs |
● Status: Green (operational), red (faulty), or orange (module booting)
● Link: Green (port enabled and connected), orange (port disabled), off (port enabled and not connected), or blinking green and orange in conjunction with ID LED blue (port flagged for identification; beacon)
● ID: Blue (operator has flagged this card for identification; beacon) or off (module not flagged)
|
| Programming interfaces |
● XML
● Scriptable command-line interface (CLI)
● Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) web services
● Python
● Tool Command Language (TCL) interpreter
● Cisco Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
● Cisco One Platform Kit (OnePK)
|
| Physical Interfaces |
|
| Connectivity |
12 ports of 100 Gigabit Ethernet (Cisco CPAK) |
| Maximum port density |
● 192 ports of 100 Gigabit Ethernet in Cisco Nexus 7700 18-Slot chassis
● 96 ports of 100 Gigabit Ethernet in Cisco Nexus 7700 10-Slot chassis
● 48 ports of 100 Gigabit Ethernet in Cisco Nexus 7700 6-Slot chassis
● 12 ports of 100 Gigabit Ethernet in Cisco Nexus 7700 2-Slot chassis
|
| Queues per port |
4 ingress, 8 egress |
| Virtual output queue (VOQ) buffer |
144 MB per module |
| Jumbo frame support for bridged and routed packets |
Up to 9216 bytes |
| SoC |
|
| Performance |
1.8 bpps of Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding capacity for both IPv4 and IPv6 packets |
| MAC address entries |
64K |
| VLAN |
4096 simultaneous VLANs per VDC |
| IPv4 entries |
64K |
| IPv6 entries |
32K |
| Adjacency entries |
64K |
| ACL entries |
16K |
| CoPP |
Supported |
| Environmental |
|
| Physical dimensions |
● Occupies one I/O module slot in a Cisco Nexus 7700 chassis
● Dimensions: 1.75 x 15.9 x 21.8 in. (4.4 x 40.39 x 55.37 cm)
● Weight: 18.5lb (8.4kg)
|
| Environmental conditions |
● Operating temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
● Operational relative humidity: 5 to 90%, noncondensing
● Storage temperature: -40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C)
|
| Regulatory compliance |
● EMC compliance
● FCC Part 15 (CFR 47) (USA) Class A
● ICES-003 (Canada) Class A
● EN55022 (Europe) Class A
● CISPR22 (International) Class A
● AS/NZS CISPR22 (Australia and New Zealand) Class A
● VCCI (Japan) Class A
● KN22 (Korea) Class A
● CNS13438 (Taiwan) Class A
● CISPR24
● EN55024
● EN50082-1
● EN61000-3-2
● EN61000-3-3
● EN61000-6-1
|
| Environmental standards |
● NEBS criteria levels
*
◦ SR-3580 NEBS Level 3 (GR-63-CORE and GR-1089-CORE)
● Verizon NEBS compliance
*
◦ Telecommunications Carrier Group (TCG) Checklist
● Century Link NEBS requirements
*
◦ Telecommunications Carrier Group (TCG) Checklist
● ATT NEBS requirements
*
◦ ATT TP76200 level 3
● ETSI
*
◦ ETSI 300 019-2-1, Class 1.2 Storage
◦ ETSI 300 019-2-2, Class 2.3 Transportation
◦ ETSI 300 019-2-3, Class 3.2 Stationary Use
|
| Safety |
● UL/CSA/IEC/EN 60950-1
|
| Warranty |
|
Table 3. 100 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Distances and Options
| 100 Gigabit Ethernet Cisco CPAK Module |
Wavelength (nm) |
Fiber and Cable Type |
Core Size (microns)/Modal Bandwidth (MHz*km)*** |
Connector Type |
Cable Distance* |
| MMF (OM4) |
24-fiber MTP/MPO |
||||
| SC duplex |
|||||
| CPAK-100G-ER4L |
1310 |
SMF |
G.652/- |
SC duplex |
25km |
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Table 4. Ordering Information
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