N9K-C9232C Cisco Nexus 9200 Series 32-Ports QSFP28 GbE Switch
N9K-C9232C Overview
The Cisco Nexus N9K-C9232C is a high-density, 32-port QSFP28 data center switch from the Nexus 9200 Series, designed to deliver ultra-low latency, high performance, and scalability for modern cloud-scale and enterprise data center networks. Each of its 32 QSFP28 ports supports 100 Gigabit Ethernet, with the flexibility to break out into 40GbE or 4×10/25GbE connections, providing versatile deployment options across different network topologies.Built for next-generation data centers, the Nexus 9232C runs on Cisco NX-OS or can be deployed in Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode, enabling policy-driven automation, virtualization, and simplified operations.
N9K-C9232C Technical Specifications
Cisco Nexus 9200 Series 32-Ports QSFP28 GbE Switch
Manufacturer Part Number: N9K-C9232C
Brand Name: Cisco
Product Type: Managed Layer 3 Data Center Switch
Total Ports: 32
Port Type: 32 x QSFP28 (40/100 Gigabit Ethernet)
Breakout Options: 4x10G or 4x25G per QSFP28 (up to 128 ports)
Switching Capacity: 6.4 Tbps
Forwarding Rate: 2,500 Mpps
Layer Support: Layer 2 / Layer 3 (VXLAN, EVPN, BGP, OSPF, ISIS, etc.)
VLAN Support: Up to 4,094 VLANs (802.1Q)
Spanning Tree Protocols: STP, RSTP, MSTP
Link Aggregation: IEEE 802.3ad LACP
Static & Dynamic Routing: IPv4 / IPv6 supported
Multicast Support: IGMP, PIM
Quality of Service: Advanced QoS, congestion management
Security: ACLs, Role-based access, MACsec (optional)
Management: CLI, SNMP, NX-API, DCNM, Telemetry
Automation: Puppet, Chef, Ansible support
High Availability: Virtual Port Channel (vPC), In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)
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