Cisco Nexus 2348TQ-E. Networking standards: IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3an, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE...

The Cisco Nexus 2348TQ Fabric Extender (FEX) provides 48 10 GBASE-T host port interfaces and up to six 40 GE fabric interfaces in a compact 1-rack-unit (1RU) form factor. This platform, with innovative features and enhanced buffers, is ideally suited for migrating to 10GBASE-T in the network access. Architectural Flexibility The Cisco Nexus 2348TQ FEX is part of Nexus 2300 Series Fabric Extenders. Combining the fabric extender and Cisco Nexus switches creates a flexible strategy for server access. Read on to learn its capabilities. Reduced TCO - Allows easy migration from 100M or 1 Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet - Uses existing category 6 or 7a cabling - Effectively reuses structured cabling with bidirectional optics - Reduces power consumption Simplified Operations - Offers a single point of management, software upgrade, and policy enforcement - Features for fast, easy management include autoconfiguration Increased Business Agility - Supports Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for LAN and SAN convergence - Offers large 32-MB buffers that sustain workload spikes - Provides architectural flexibility with Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation and Application Centric Infrastrucure - Delivers improved resilience with virtual PortChannel (vPC), and In-Service Software Upgrades (ISSUs)