Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switch

About Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switch

The Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switch is a high-performance, rack-mountable, 1 RU data centre switch built on the Cisco Nexus 5000 series platform. It offers 32 unified 10 Gb/s SFP+ ports, with support for Fibre Channel, FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet), and Ethernet, which makes it ideal for converged data centre environments. The switch supports up to 960 Gb/s throughput and provides flexible expansion via one Generic Expansion Module (GEM) slot, enabling network scaling up to 48 ports.

Designed for high reliability, the device includes redundant hot-swappable power supplies and hot-swappable fan modules, supporting both front-to-back and back-to-front airflow based on data-centre cooling design. 
Thermal and electrical protection features ensure safe operation, and support for Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching makes it a versatile solution for enterprise data centre deployments. The Nexus 5548UP also supports advanced protocols such as Spanning Tree, QoS, ACLs, and more, making it well-suited for mission-critical environments. 

Key Advantages:

• High-density 10G unified ports for Ethernet or storage (FCoE/FC)

• Scalable architecture with expansion module support

• Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans

• Flexible airflow configuration for efficient cooling

• Layer 2/3 feature-rich for advanced networking

Use Cases:

• Data Center Core / Top-of-Rack

• Converged Storage + Network Deployments

• High-Performance Computing (HPC) Clusters

• Enterprise Virtualized Server Environments