Cisco Nexus 5548 Layer 3 Functionality

Powered by Cisco NX-OS Data Center Operating System Layer-3 on Nexus 5500 Series Extensible Flexible Feature Rich IPv4 Robust Add L3 to existing 5548s 160Gbps of L3 processing Basic and Advanced features Flexible licensing model Add more L3 processing as needed on 5596 (future) Deploy with Advanced Features Virtual Port Channel (vPC) Fabric Extenders (FEX) FCoE VN-Link Future proof IPv6 capable hardware FabricPath/TRILL compatible 1GE/10GE Linerate L3 SVIs VRFs and VRF-Lite Port-channels and ECMP OSPF, RIP, EIGRP, BGP IGMP, PIM HSRP, VRRP QoS uRPF and RACLs SNMP and DCNM support Modular NX-OS Standards-compliant L3 L3 derived from Nexus 7000 L3 stack in use by over 4000 customers Complete data center class switching portfolio Consistent data center operating system across all platforms - NXOS Infrastructure scalability, transport flexibility and operational manageability Powered by Cisco NX-OS Data Center Operating System

Cisco Nexus 5548P First Switch in the Nexus 5500 Platform Shipping Now! Cisco Nexus 5548P First Switch in the Nexus 5500 Platform Back of the Switch 32 Fixed SFP+ Ports Line Rate Hardware Capable of 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet Traditional Ethernet or Fibre Channel over Ethernet Expansion Modules (GEM2) 16p SFP+ Ethernet Ports 8p Eth + 8p Native FC Front of the Switch Front to Back Airflow Mgmt 0, Console, USB Redundant Fan Modules Redundant 750W AC Power Supplies

Generic Expansion Modules Added Flexibility Shipping Now! Generic Expansion Modules Added Flexibility N55-M16P 16p SFP+ Ethernet Ports All Ethernet Ports hardware capable of 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet N55-M8P8FP 8p SFP+ Ethernet Ports 8p Native FC Ports 8/4/2/1G All Ethernet Ports hardware capable of 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet

Introducing Layer 3 Capabilities Enabling new Nexus 5500 deployments Orderable Now! N55-D160L3 Daughter-card for Nexus 5548P In-rack upgradeable for deployed units Enables Layer 3 on all 48 10GE ports 160Gbps (240Mpps) of Layer 3 processing Additional 100W power consumption Available Soon! N55-M160L3 Expansion module for Nexus 5596P No front-panel ports Enables Layer 3 on all ports of 5596P 160Gbps (240Mpps) of Layer 3 processing Expandable to 480Gbps of processing* Functions as 48 port Linerate router* Not compatible with 5548P Additional 100W power consumption per module * Enabled in future with software upgrade when 3 modules will be hosted

Nexus 5500 Series Layer 3 support overview Layer 3 Features – IOS-like CLI Unicast routing: Static routing, RIPv2, OSPFv2, EIGRP, BGP Up to16K IPv4 Host (/32 entries) Routing Table Up to 8K IPv4 Longest Prefix Match Routing Table Multicast routing: IPv4 PIM, IGMP v2/3 Up to 2K IPv4 Multicast Groups Interfaces: Routed 1/10GE, SVI, Port-channel, 16-way ECMP Segmentation: VRFs and VRF-Lite (IP VPNs) Quality of Service: Marking, Scheduling and Policing (MQC) Redundancy: HSRP, VRRP Security: Broadcast/Multicast suppression, Unicast RPF (uRPF) checks, RACL

Layer 3 Software License N55-BAS1K9 Free base Layer 3 software license Static Routing, RIPv2, OSPFv2, EIGRP-stub HSRP, VRRP IGMP v2/v3, PIMv2 (sparse mode) Routed ACL and uRPF Scalability limited to 256 dynamically-learned routes N55-LAN1K9 Advanced Layer 3 software license Includes all functionality of base license Full EIGRP BGP support VRF-Lite (IP-VPN) support Scalable to 8K routes Use install license command under configuration context to install L3 license

Layer 3 Feature Details at FCS L3 interface L3 interface (non-FEX ports) L3 sub-interface SVI (FEX ports could be members of VLANs) Port channels VRF VRF-lite VRF aware Unicast -BGP/OSPF/RIP VRF Aware Multicast BGP Peer templates Neighbor Authentication Route Reflectors BGP Confederations Route Aggregation BGP Dampening Route Refresh Capability Graceful Restart ECMP Route Redistribution Route Filtering VRF aware BGP

Layer 3 Feature Details at FCS OSPF Supports all type of OSPF Area Authentication Area Filter-list Virtual Link Graceful Restart ECMP Route Redistribution Route Filtering – Prefix-list, Filter-list LSA & SPF Throttling VRF Aware OSPF RIP MD5 Authentication Route filtering VRF Aware EIGRP Route Summarization Static route

Layer 3 Feature Details at FCS Multicast PIM-SM MSDP RP Selection – Static, Auto , Any cast, BSR SSM VRF Aware PIM-SM/IGMP IGMP Version 2, 3 uRPF Strict and Loose mode, uRPF with ACL ACL Router ACL with L3 & L4 options to match HSRP/VRRP Object Tracking, Preemption, MD5 Authentication, VRF Aware Other SPAN, ECMP (16)

Layer 3 on Nexus 5548P Flexibility, Choice, and Future-Proofing Orderable Now! Layer 3 Daughtercard Front of the Switch N55-D160L3 Field Replaceable Daughtercard Upgradeable in-Rack No Un-mounting Required Flexibility Choice Future Proofing

Installing Layer 3 on Nexus 5548 A 3-Step Process Orderable Now! 2 Unscrew the IO Module Pull the IO Module out Front of the Switch 3 Plug and Screw the L3 IO Module Plug and Screw the Fan Modules Unscrew the Fan Modules Pull the Fan Modules out 1

Nexus 5548 Layer 3 Architecture and Forwarding N5548P Layer 3 Daughter Card Layer 3 Forwarding Engine 160Gbps (312Mpps) processing capacity Layer 2 Forwarding Path Layer 3 Forwarding Path UPC UPC X-Bar Fabric UPC UPC UPC UPC UPC UPC 32 Fixed Ports 16-port Expansion module

Nexus 5596 – Layer 3 Expansion Module 5596 Configured with one Layer 3 Expansion Module L3 Expansion Module 5596 Configured with three Layer 3 Expansion Modules* * Support in Future with Software Upgrade

Nexus 5596 Layer 3 Architecture and Forwarding Layer 2 Forwarding Path N5596UP Layer 3 Forwarding Path 16-port Expansion module Layer 3 Expansion Module 16-port Expansion module UPC Layer 3 Forwarding Engine UPC UPC UPC X-Bar Fabric UPC UPC UPC UPC UPC UPC 48 Fixed Ports

Nexus 5596 as a 48 Port 10GE Linerate Router Nexus 5596 as a 48 Port 10GE Linerate Router* * Available in future with software upgrade Layer 2 Forwarding Path N5596UP Layer 3 Forwarding Path Layer 3 Forwarding Engine Layer 3 Expansion Module UPC Layer 3 Forwarding Engine Layer 3 Expansion Module UPC Layer 3 Forwarding Engine Layer 3 Expansion Module UPC X-Bar Fabric UPC UPC UPC UPC UPC UPC 48 Fixed Ports

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