Cisco Nexus 5596 Layer 3 Expansion Module Version 2

Introduction

Version 2 of Layer 3 daughter cards and expansion modules have enhanced capabilities that increase the host table size from 8000 to 16,000 entries, or multicast routes from 4000 to 8000 starting from software release Cisco NX-OS Software Release 5.2(1)N1(1b) and later.

Data transmission

Switching capacity

160 Gbit/s

Forwarding rate

240 Mpps

Number of multicast groups

8000

Performance

Compatibility

Cisco Nexus 5596UP, 5596T

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

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