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Product DescriptionSmall form factor designed for pre-aggregation and aggregation at the edges of the data center leaf-spine data centre/WAN topologySmall form factor designed for pre-aggregation and aggregation at the edges of the data center leaf-spine data centre/WAN topology. With extended scale capabilitiesSmall form factor designed for pre-aggregation and aggregation at the edges of the data center leaf-spine data centre/WAN topologySmall form factor designed for pre-aggregation and aggregation at the edges of the data center leaf-spine data centre/WAN topology. With extended scale capabilitiesData centers, large enterprise, Web and service provider’s WAN, Core and Aggregation networks Modular router for data centers, large enterprise, Web and service provider’s WAN, Core and Aggregation networks
Target DeploymentsPre-aggregation and aggregation networksPre-aggregation and aggregation networksPre-aggregation and aggregation networksPre-aggregation and aggregation networksPre-aggregation and aggregation networksPre-aggregation and aggregation networks
Slots per ChassisFixedFixedFixedFixedUp to 8 line cards
6 switch fabric cards
2 route processors
2 system controllers
3 fan trays
8 power supplies
Up to 16 line cards
6 switch fabric cards
2 route processors
2 system controllers
3 fan trays
10 power supplies
Rack Size1 RU1 RU2 RU2 RU13 RU21 RU
Max Capacity800 Gbps800 Gbps4.8 Tbps4.8 Tbps28.8 Tbps57.6 Tbps
Size (H x W x D)21.70 x 17.40 x 1.72 inches (55.12 x 44.20 x 4.37 cm)21.70 x 17.40 x 1.72 inches (55.12 x 44.20 x 4.37 cm)30 x 17.30 x 3.45 inches (76.20 x 43.94 x 8.73 cm)30 x 17.30 x 3.45 inches (76.20 x 43.94 x 8.73 cm)22.70 x 17.50 x 30.00 in. (57.78 x 44.50 x 76.20 cm)36.70 x 17.50 x 31.76 in. (93.41 x 44.50 x 80.67 cm)
Weight22.8 lbs (10.34 kgs) 23.5 lbs (10.66 kgs)52.5 lbs (23.8136 kgs) 55.5 lbs (25.17438 kgs)Chassis: 150.0 lb (68.2 kg)Chassis: 192 lb (87.3 kg)
Power AC or DC
1+1 redundancy
Typical consumption: 243 Watts
AC or DC
1+1 redundancy
Typical consumption: 320 Watts
AC or DC
N+N redundancy
Typical consumption: 1450 Watts
AC or DC
N+N redundancy
Typical consumption: 1850 Watts
AC or DC
8 Power Supplies
N+1 and N+N (grid) redundancy
AC or DC
10 Power Supplies
N+1 and N+M redundancy
Fansredundant 1+1redundant 1+1N+1 redundant hot-swappable fan traysN+1 redundant hot-swappable fan trays3 Fan trays3 Fan trays
AirflowFront-to-Back or Back-to-Front AirflowFront-to-Back or Back-to-Front AirflowFront-to-Back or Back-to-Front AirflowFront-to-Back or Back-to-Front AirflowFront-to-Back AirflowFront-to-Back Airflow
Fabric Architecture 2 Switch Fabric Element (SFE) ASICs 2 Switch Fabric Element (SFE) ASICs Up to 6 Fabric Modules / chassis N+1 Redundancy Up to 6 Fabric Modules / chassis N+1 Redundancy
SoftwareIOS XRIOS XRIOS XRIOS XRIOS XRIOS XR
System Memory32GB DRAM32GB DRAM64GB DRAM64GB DRAM24GB DRAM (per RP)24GB DRAM (per RP)
Storage64GB64GB64GB64GB256GB (per RP)256GB (per RP)
ProcessorIntel 6-Core processor @ 1.9 GHz Intel 8-Core processor @ 2.0 GHzIntel 12-Core processor @ 1.6 GHzIntel 12-Core processor @ 1.6 GHzIntel 6-Core processor @ 2.2 GHz (per RP)Intel 6-Core processor @ 2.2 GHz (per RP)

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