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Optical Transceivers for Cisco N3K-C3172TQ-32T Switch
2016-11-16
Type Of Tutorial SFP Switch Cisco Nexus 3000 Switch N3K-C3172TQ-32T=

Cisco N3K-C3172TQ-32T Switch Overview

N3K-C3172TQ-32T belongs to the Cisco Catalyst Nexus 3100 Series Switches; these switches are ideal for traditional or fully automated data center deployments. The Cisco Nexus 3172TQ switch is a dense, high-performance Layer 2 and 3 10 and 40-Gbps switch that is a member of the Cisco Nexus 3100 switches. The Cisco Nexus 3172TQ switch is a dense, high-performance Layer 2 and 3 10 and 40-Gbps switch that is a member of the Cisco Nexus 3100 switches. The Nexus 3100 switch is the Cisco Nexus 3000 series switches and offers improved port density, scalability, and features compared to the first-generation switches. It supports both forward and reverse airflow schemes with AC and DC power inputs. The Cisco Nexus 3172TQ is well suited for data centers that require a cost-effective, power-efficient line-rate Layer 2 and 3 top-of-rack (ToR) switch. Cisco Nexus 3172TQ is a 10GBASE-T switch with 48 10GBASE-T ports and 6 Quad SFP+ (QSFP+) ports.

Cisco N3K-C3172TQ-32T Switch 

Cisco N3K-C3172TQ-32T Switch List Price

ProductList PriceDescription
N3K-C3172TQ-32T
$ 16000.00
Nexus 3172-T, 32 x 10GBase-T and 6 QSFP+ ports

Cisco N3K-C3172TQ-32T Switch Parameters

Device Type 
Switch - 48 ports - L3 - Managed       
Enclosure Type 
Rack-mountable 1U 
Subtype 
10 Gigabit Ethernet
Ports 
32 x 10GBase-T + 6 x QSFP+ 
Performance 
Switching capacity: 1.4 Tbps 
Capacity
Virtual interfaces (VLANs): 4096 ¦ Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol instances: 64 ¦ Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol instances: 512 ¦ MAC addresses: 288000 ¦ QoS hardware queues per port: 8
Jumbo Frame Support 
9216 bytes
Routing Protocol 
RIP-2, EIGRP, VRRP, OSPFv2, PIM-SM, static IP routing, PIM-SSM, MSDP, policy-based routing (PBR)
Remote Management Protocol 
SNMP 1, SNMP 2, RMON, Telnet, SNMP 3, SSH-2, CLI
Features 

VLAN support, Syslog support, Weighted Round Robin (WRR) queuing, Broadcast Storm Control,

Multicast Storm Control, Unicast Storm Control, Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED), sFlow,

Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) support, Virtual Route Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) support,

Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) support, DHCP snooping, Access Control List (ACL) support,

Quality of Service (QoS), RADIUS support, EIGRP Stub Routing, Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP),

Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD), STP Root Guard, Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (URPF),

Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD), Rapid Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVRST+), LLDP support,

Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) support, redundant hot

swappable fans, 12MB packet buffer, STP PortFast, Class of Service (CoS), Automated Attendant (IVR),

Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP), Virtual PortChannel (vPC) technology, DiffServ Code Point

(DSCP) support, In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU), ARP inspection, Control plane protection (CoPP), Secure Copy (SCP)    

Compliant Standards
IEEE 802.3z, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3ad (LACP), IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1ab (LLDP), IEEE 802.3ba
Power Redundancy
Optional
Dimensions (WxDxH)
43.9 cm x 50.5 cm x 4.4 cm
Weight
10 kg

Optical Transceivers for Cisco N3K-C3172TQ-32T Switch 

Based on the SFP (optical module form factor) Gigabit Ethernet ports accommodate range SFP (optical module form factor) optical transceivers, including Cisco 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBase-ER, 10GBASE-ZR/ZW, 10G SFP+ DAC Twinax Cable, 10G SFP+ AOC. For more information on these Cisco optical transceivers, please check the following table.

MFG Part number 
Description
Price 
SFP-10G-SR
Cisco SFP-10G-SR Compatible 10GBASE-SR SFP+ 850nm 300m DOM Transceiver 
US$16.00
SFP-10G-LR
Cisco SFP-10G-LR Compatible 10GBASE-LR SFP+ 1310nm 10km DOM Transceiver
US$32.55
SFP-10G-ER 
Cisco SFP-10G-ER Compatible 10GBase-ER SFP+ 1550nm 40km Transceiver Module
US$153.45
SFP-10G-ZR 
Cisco SFP-10G-ZR Compatible 10GBASE-ZR/ZW and OTU2e SFP+ 1550nm 80km DOM Transceiver
US$339.45
SFP-10G-SR-S 
Cisco SFP-10G-SR-S Transceiver Module Compatible 10G 10G SFP+ 850nm 300m
US$16.00
SFP-10G-LR-S
Cisco SFP-10G-LR-S Transceiver Module Compatible 10G 10G SFP+ 1310nm 10km 
US$32.55
SFP-10G-ER-S 
Cisco SFP-10G-ER-S Transceiver Module Compatible 10G 10G SFP+ 1550nm 40km 
US$153.45
SFP-10G-ZR-S
Cisco SFP-10G-ZR-S Transceiver Module Compatible 10G SFP+ Pluggable 1550nm 80km
US$339.45
SFP-H10GB-CU1-5M
Cisco SFP-H10GB-CU1-5M Compatible 10G SFP+ DAC Twinax Cable (1.5-meter, passive, SFP+ to SFP+, 30AWG) 

 SFP-H10GB-CU2M 
Cisco SFP-H10GB-CU2M Compatible 10G SFP+ DAC Twinax Cable (2-meter, passive, SFP+ to SFP+, 30AWG) 

SFP-H10GB-CU2-5M
Cisco SFP-H10GB-CU2-5M Compatible 10G SFP+ DAC Twinax Cable (2.5-meter, passive, SFP+ to SFP+, 30AWG) 

SFP-H10GB-CU5M 
Cisco SFP-H10GB-CU5M Compatible 10G SFP+ DAC Twinax Cable (5-meter, passive, SFP+ to SFP+, 24AWG)

SFP-H10GB-ACU7M
Cisco SFP-H10GB-ACU7M Compatible 10G SFP+ DAC Twinax Cable (7-meter, active, SFP+ to SFP+, 30AWG)

SFP-H10GB-ACU10M
Cisco SFP-H10GB-ACU10M Compatible 10G SFP+ DAC Twinax Cable (10-meter, active, SFP+ to SFP+, 28AWG) 

SFP-10G-AOC1M
Cisco SFP-10G-AOC1M Compatible 10G SFP+ AOC (1-meter, SFP+ to SFP+) 

SFP-10G-AOC2M
Cisco SFP-10G-AOC2M Compatible 10G SFP+ AOC (2-meter, SFP+ to SFP+) 

SFP-10G-AOC3M 
Cisco SFP-10G-AOC3M Compatible 10G SFP+ AOC (3-meter, SFP+ to SFP+) 

SFP-10G-AOC5M
Cisco SFP-10G-AOC5M Compatible 10G SFP+ AOC (5-meter, SFP+ to SFP+) 

SFP-10G-AOC7M
Cisco SFP-H10GB-ACU7M Compatible 10G SFP+ DAC Twinax Cable (7-meter, active, SFP+ to SFP+, 30AWG) 

 SFP-10G-AOC10M
Cisco SFP-H10GB-ACU10M Compatible 10G SFP+ DAC Twinax Cable (10-meter, active, SFP+ to SFP+, 28AWG)

Note: Cozlink compatible with Cisco optical module. For more information, please feel free to contact us.

How to determine what types of optical transceivers for Cisco switches?

1. Finding the corresponding optical module compatibility matrix via Cisco official website. 
2. On the running switches, enter the privileged mode and input # "show idprom interface gi1 / 0/48" command, you can query the optical module model and serial number, If not, try to input other two commands: xuxic or show idprom int g2/6
3. Checking the type and port based on the specification, it can be used as long as it is gigabit SFP optical module interface. But the specific models to be decided according to the actual demand, such as type, the actual use of distance, single-mode or multimode, single fiber or dual fiber etc. Welcome to consult Cozlink engineer.

Summary

The Cisco N3K-C3172TQ-32T switch is well suited for customers who want to reuse existing copper cabling while migrating from 1-Gbps to 10-Gbps servers. Just like all other switches from this series this particular model's also works with a lot of Gigabit Ethernet SFP optical transceivers which can be found in Cozlink with high quality and competitive price. Moreover, most of them have adequate inventory, which ensures the customers to enjoy same day shipping. In addition to providing optical transceivers, Cozlink also offers patch cords, fiber optic pigtails and high speed cables for your choice.
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