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Nexus 3000

 Cisco Nexus 3048
VXLAN CapabilityNo
Openflow SupportYes
Rack unit (RU)1
Switching capacity176 Gbps
Interface Type48 RJ-45 and 4 SFP+
Maximum 10 GE ports4
Maximum 40 GE ports0
Switch latency2.7 to 7.2 microseconds
Line-rate traffic throughput (both Layer 2 and 3) on all portsYes
Redundant and hot-swappable power supply and fansYes
Air flowFront-back and back-front

Nexus 3100

 Cisco Nexus 3132Q-X/3132Q-XLCisco Nexus 3164QCisco Nexus 3172PQ/PQ-XLCisco Nexus 3172TQ-XLCisco Nexus 31128PQ
First version of support7.0(3)I3(1) and later6.1(2)I2(2) and later7.0(3)I3(1) and later7.0(3)I3(1) and later7.0(3)I2(1) and later
Virtual extensible LAN (VXLAN) capableBridgingBridgingBridgingBridgingBridging
Shared buffer space12 MB48 MB12 MB12 MB12 MB
Bootflash4 GB (3132Q-X)
16 GB (3132Q-XL)
64 GB2 GB (3172PQ)
16 GB (3172PQ-XL)
2 GB (3172TQ)
16 GB (3172TQ-XL)
64 GB
System memory4 GB (3132Q-X)
8 GB (3132Q-XL)
16 GB4 GB (3172PQ)
8 GB (3172PQ-XL)
4 GB (3172TQ)
8 GB (3172TQ-XL)
8 GB
Rack unit (RU)12112
Switching capacity2.56 Tbps5.12 Tbps1.44 Tbps1.44 Tbps2.56 Tbps
Interface-type32 QSFP+64 QSFP+48 SFP+ and 6 QSFP+48 RJ-45 and 6 Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (QSFP+)96 Small Form Factor Pluggable+ and 8 Quad SFP+ transceivers
Maximum 10 GE ports104256727296
Maximum 40 GE ports3264668

Nexus 3100-V

 Cisco Nexus 31108PC-VCisco Nexus 31108TC-VCisco Nexus 3132Q-V
First version of supportCisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I4(1) and laterCisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I4(1) and laterCisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)I4(1) and later
Virtual extensible LAN (VXLAN) capableBridging and RoutingBridging and RoutingBridging and Routing
Shared Buffer Space16 MB16 MB16 MB
Openflow supportYesYesYes
Rack unit (RU)111
Switching capacity2.16 Tbps2.16 Tbps2.56 Tbps
Interface-type48 SFP
6 QSFP/QSFP28
48 RJ-45
6 QSFP/QSFP28
32 QSFP 
Maximum 10 GE ports7272104
Maximum 40 GE ports6632
Maximum 100 GE ports660

Nexus 3100-Z

 Nexus 3132C-Z
First version of supportNX-OS Release 9.2(2) and later
Virtual extensible LAN (VXLAN) capableBridging and routing
Shared Buffer Space32 MB
Open-flow supportYes
Boot-flash memory128 GB
System memory16 GB
Rack unit (RU)1 RU
Switching capacity6.4 Tbps
Interface-type32 QSFP28
Maximum 10 GE ports128
Maximum 25 GE ports128
Maximum 40 GE ports32
Maximum 50 GE ports64
Maximum 100 GE ports32

Nexus 3200

 Cisco Nexus 3232CCisco Nexus 3264QCisco Nexus 3264C-E
First version of supportCisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)IX1(2) and 7.0(3)I3(1) and laterCisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)IX1(2) and 7.0(3)I3(1) and laterCisco NX-OS Release 7.0(3)IM7(2)
VXLAN CapabilityBridgingBridgingBridging
Openflow SupportYesYesYes
Rack unit (RU)122
Switching capacity6.4-Tbps5.12 Tbps12.8 Tbps
Interface Type32 QSFP2864 QSFP+64 QSFP28
Maximum 10 GE ports128128128
Maximum 25 GE ports128n/a128
Maximum 40 GE ports326464
Maximum 50 GE ports64n/a128
Maximum 100 GE ports32n/a64
Switch latency450ns515-700ns450ns
Line-rate traffic throughput (both Layer 2 and 3) on all portsYes*Yes*Yes*
Redundant and hot-swappable power supply and fansYesYesYes
Air flowPort-side intake or port-side exhaustPort-side intake or port-side exhaustPort-side intake or port-side exhaust
*Packets greater than 250 Bytes  

Nexus 3400

 34180YCNexus 3464CNexus 3432D-SNexus 3408-S
First version of supportNX-OS Release 9.2(2) and laterNX-OS Release 9.2(3) and laterNX-OS Release X and laterNX-OS Release X and later
Virtual extensible LAN (VXLAN) capableBridging and routingBridging and routingBridging and routing 
Shared Buffer Space20 MB22 MB70 MB70 MB
Open-flow supportYesYesYesYes
Boot-flash memory128 GB128 GB128 GB128 GB
System memory16 GB16 GB--
Rack unit (RU)1 RU2 RU1 RU4 RU
Switching capacity3.6 Tbps12.8 Tbps25.6 Tbps25.6 Tbps
Interface-type48 SFP
6 QSFP28
64 QSFP28X QSFP+
X QSFP28
X QSFP56
32 QSFP-DD
X QSFP+
X QSFP28
X QSFP56
32 QSFP-DD
Maximum 10 GE ports72256--
Maximum 25 GE ports72256--
Maximum 40 GE ports664128-
Maximum 50 GE ports--128-
Maximum 100 GE ports664128128
Maximum 400 GE ports--3232

Nexus 3500

 Cisco Nexus 3524-XCisco Nexus 3548-XCisco Nexus 3524-XLCisco 3548-XL
First version of supportIn 6.0 train, 6.0(2)A6(1) and later releases.
In 7.0 train, 7.0(3)I7(2) and later releases
7.0(3)I7(3)In 6.0 train, 6.0(2)A6(1)
and later releases.
In 7.0 train, 7.0(3)I7(2)
and later releases
7.0(3)I7(3)
Algo Boost-capable (NAT, Active Buffer Monitoring)YesYesYesYes
VXLAN CapableNoNoNoNo
Multicast NATYesYesYesYes
Latency MonitoringYesYesYesYes
System Memory4 GB16 GB4 GB16 GB
Openflow supportYesYesYesYes
Rack unit (RU)1111
Switching capacity480 Gbps960 Gbps480 Gbps960 Gbps
Interface-type24 SFP+48 SFP+24 SFP+48 SFP+
Maximum 10 GE ports24 10G SFP+ ports. Additional 24 ports via license4824 10G SFP+ ports. Additional 24 ports via license48
Maximum 40 GE ports612612
Switch latencySub-250nsSub-250nsSub-250nsSub-250ns
Line-rate traffic throughput (both Layer 2 and 3) on all portsYesYesYesYes
Redundant and hot-swappable power supply and fansYesYesYesYes
Air flowFront-back and back-frontFront-back and back-frontFront-back and back-frontFront-back and back-front

Nexus 3600

 Nexus 36180YC-RNexus 3636C-R
First version of supportNXOS-703F3.3NXOS-703F3.4
Virtual extensible LAN (VXLAN) capableYesYes
Shared Buffer Space8 GB16 GB
Boot-flash memory128 GB128 GB
System memory32 GB32 GB
MACsecYesYes
Rack unit (RU)1 RU1 RU
Switching capacity3.6-Tbps7.2-Tbps
Interface-type48 SFP
6 QSFP28
36 QSFP28 ports
Maximum 10 GE ports48144
Maximum 25 GE ports48144
Maximum 40 GE ports636
Maximum 100 GE ports636