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Cisco Nexus 5548 Layer 3 Functionality

Cisco Nexus 5548 Layer 3 Functionality. Layer-3 on Nexus 5500 Series. Robust. Extensible. Feature Rich IPv4. Flexible. 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

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Cisco Nexus 5548 Layer 3 Functionality

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  1. Cisco Nexus 5548 Layer 3 Functionality

  2. Layer-3 on Nexus 5500 Series Robust Extensible Feature Rich IPv4 Flexible • 1GE/10GELinerateL3 • 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 • Deploy with Advanced Features • Virtual Port Channel (vPC) • Fabric Extenders (FEX) • FCoE • VN-Link • Future proof • IPv6 capable hardware • FabricPath/TRILL compatible • Modular NX-OS • Standards-compliant L3 • L3 derived from Nexus 7000 • L3 stack in use by over 4000 customers • 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) Powered by Cisco NX-OS Data Center Operating System

  3. Cisco Nexus 5548PFirst Switch in the Nexus 5500 Platform Shipping Now! 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 Redundant 750W AC Power Supplies Mgmt 0, Console, USB Redundant Fan Modules

  4. Shipping Now! Generic Expansion ModulesAdded 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

  5. Introducing Layer 3 CapabilitiesEnabling 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

  6. Nexus 5500 SeriesLayer 3 support overview

  7. Layer 3 Software License • N55-BAS1K9 • Free base Layer 3 software license • Static Routing, RIPv2, OSPFv2, EIGRP-stub • HSRP, VRRP • IGMPv2/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

  8. Layer 3 Feature Details at FCS

  9. Layer 3 Feature Details at FCS

  10. Layer 3 Feature Details at FCS

  11. Layer 3 on Nexus 5548PFlexibility, Choice, and Future-Proofing Orderable Now! Layer3Daughtercard Front of the Switch • N55-D160L3 • Field ReplaceableDaughtercard • Upgradeable in-Rack • No Un-mounting Required Choice Future Proofing Flexibility

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

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

  14. 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

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

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

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