Name: Cisco Nexus 3548 Switch - SunSpike
SKU: N3K-C3548P

Category	Details
Product Series	Cisco Nexus 3500 Series
Model	Cisco Nexus 3548 Switch (specific SKU: N3K-C3548P-10G, N3K-C3548P-XL)
Product Type	Data Center Switch, Top-of-Rack (ToR) Switch
Enclosure Type	Rack-mountable 1RU
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS Software

Category	Specification
Ports	48 x 1/10 Gbps SFP+ ports
Switching Capacity	960 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	Up to 720 Mpps (million packets per second)
Latency	Ultra-low latency: ~250 ns (Normal mode), as low as ~190 ns (Warp mode)
MAC Address Table	64,000 entries
IPv4 Unicast Routes	Up to 24,000
IPv4 Host Entries	64,000
Number of VLANs	4096
ACL Entries	4096
Jumbo Frame Support	Up to 9216 bytes
Buffer Size	18 MB (shared in 3 x 6 MB pools for 16-port groups)

Category	Details
Interfaces	48 x SFP+; 2 x 10/100/1000 Management ports (RJ-45); 1 x RS-232 Serial Console port (RJ-45); 1 x USB port

Category	Details
Power Supplies	Dual, redundant, hot-swappable (1+1 redundancy)
Input Voltage	AC 100 to 240 V (50/60 Hz)
Typical Power (AC)	152W
Maximum Power (AC)	265W
Typical Heat Dissipation	519 BTUs/hr
Maximum Heat Dissipation	904 BTUs/hr
Cooling	4 x individual, hot-swappable fans (3+1 redundancy), with forward and reversed airflow options
Dimensions (H x W x D)	1.72 x 17.3 x 18.38 in (4.36 x 43.9 x 46.7 cm)
Weight	17.4 lbs (7.9 kg)

Category	Details
Remote Management	SNMP v1, v2, v3; RMON; Telnet; SSH v2; CLI; Cisco DCNM
Authentication	RADIUS, TACACS+, MS-CHAP, SSH v2
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3z (1000BASE-X), 802.3ae (10GBASE), 802.1D, 802.1Q, 802.1p, 802.3ad (LACP), 802.1w (RSTP), 802.1s (MSTP), 802.1ab (LLDP)
Operating Temperature	32 to 104 °F (0 to 40 °C)

The Cisco Nexus 3548 is distinguished by several advanced technologies:

Cisco Algo Boost Technology: Enables ultra-low latency and real-time performance visibility.
Warp Mode: Allows further reduction in latency to under 200 ns for specific use cases.
Warp SPAN: Provides low-latency packet replication (as low as 50 ns) for monitoring traffic.
Active Buffer Monitoring: Offers detailed visibility into buffer usage to detect and manage micro-bursts.
Hitless NAT: Supports Network Address Translation without impacting latency