Cisco 100 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card The Cisco Nexus 9000 series offers two modes of operation. Organizations can use Cisco NX-OS Software with the Cisco Nexus 9000 series in standard Cisco Nexus switch environments (NX-OS mode). They can also use ACI mode, with hardware infrastructure ready to support the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) solution, to take full advantage of an automated, policy-based, systems management approach using Cisco ACI. This data sheet covers standard Cisco Nexus 9500 platform deployment scenarios using NX-OS mode.
Cisco 36-Port 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 Line Card with TCAM.These chassis support the Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series line cards and fabric modules. These line cards offer 100-, 40-, 25-, 10-, and 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports with deep buffers and large tables, delivering up to 9.6 Terabits per second (Tbps) per slot, for a total of 76.8-Tbps in the 8-slot chassis.