Nexus 9500 Chassis Comparison

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General

Form factor

7 RU

Form factor

13 RU

Form factor

21 RU

Line card slots

4

Line card slots

8

Line card slots1

6

Supervisor slots

2

Supervisor slots

2

Supervisor slots

2

Fabric module slots

6

Fabric module slots

6

Fabric module slots

6

ACI support

Yes

ACI support

Yes

ACI support

Yes

Bandwidth per slot (Tbps)

3.84

Bandwidth per slot (Tbps)

3.84

Bandwidth per slot (Tbps)

3.84

Bandwidth per system (Tbps)

15

Bandwidth per system (Tbps)

30

Bandwidth per system (Tbps)

60

Maximum number of 1/10G BASE-T ports

192

Maximum number of 1/10G BASE-T ports

384

Maximum number of 1/10G BASE-T ports

768

Maximum number of 10 GE ports

576

Maximum number of 10 GE ports

1152

Maximum number of 10 GE ports

2304

Maximum number of 40 GE ports

144

Maximum number of 40 GE ports

288

Maximum number of 40 GE ports

576

Maximum number of 100GE ports

144

Maximum number of 100GE ports

288

Maximum number of 100GE ports

576

Maximum number of 400GE ports

64

Maximum number of 400GE ports

128

Maximum number of 400GE ports

256

Airflow

Front to back (port side intake)

Airflow

Front to back (port side intake)

Airflow

Front to back (port side intake)

Power supplies (3kW AC/DC/HVAC/HVDC)

Up to 4

Power supplies (3kW AC/DC/HVAC/HVDC)

Up to 8

Power supplies (3kW AC/DC/HVAC/HVDC)

Up to 10

Fan trays

3

Fan trays

3

Fan trays

3