Scalable, Zero Loss Platform

Cisco's flagship switching platform is designed to deliver performance, flexibility, and zero service loss for the next-generation data center.

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches Video Data Sheet

Video Data Sheet

Learn more about the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches. (5:25 mins)

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The Cisco Nexus 7000 10-Slot Switch delivers:

Infrastructure scalability for investment protection:

• Designed for future scalability to switching capacity of more than 15 terabits per second
• Modular, flexible, scalable OS based on Linux
• Efficient power and cooling design
• Virtualization for efficient resource utilization

Operational continuity:

• Lossless, nondisruptive upgrades for zero service downtime
• Graceful system operations to minimize the effect of upgrades and other maintenance
• Comprehensive, open Extensible Markup Language (XML) API for flexible management options

Transport flexibility:

• Support for new technologies without total upgrades
• Virtualized control plane and data plane forwarding for optimized performance
• Support for emerging 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps Ethernet standards